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ARTIST Judy Antill is back in Portland while she completes a commissioned artwork inspired by the Southern Ocean. While she is here, her most recent works will be on display in an exhibition at Sandilands on Percy Street, open every day until Christmas Eve for visitors. Read more Picture: KAREN HODGE 241212kh90 on PAGE 8.
Ultimatum: refurbish or refund GABRIEL GARCIA
TONIGHTāS council meeting could see the multi-storey Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion face the axe.
Regional Development Victoria (RDV), that provided $5million for the 2021 project, has demanded that project delays only allow two options: upgrade the ageing Portland Yacht Club and Angling Club facilities or return the money to the State Government. Glenelg Shire councillors are due to vote on the options tonight. The project, which has had many options debated over the years, has been the subject of recent correspondence between council and RDV. āUse existing funding to undertake any immediate upgrades of existing facilities at the Yacht Club and Angling Club to ensure facilities are fit for purpose for all users until a modified or new proposal is identified and funded,ā Regional Development and Outdoor Recreation acting deputy secretary Rachaele May told council. āAlternatively, refund the remaining $3.578
million paid to and held by Glenelg Shire Council until further site investigations, consultation and updating of the Portland Foreshore Master Plan are complete. āGlenelg Shire Council can then present RDV with a new and fully funded proposal for the foreshore or another priority project.ā In 2021 the Glenelg Shire Council received $4 million dollars (a further $1 million more was held by the government for later release) for the Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion. Ms May, in her letter, said Glenelg Shire Council has already spent $422,000 of the $4 million. Council documents on the agenda of tomorrowās meeting say refurbishments of the facilities will be sizeable, and āwill include roof replacement, new windows, doors, floor coverings, service upgrades, heating/cooling, toilet and kitchen upgrades, and other works to bring the building up to National Construction Code standards.ā āAdditional works may be included, including potential external design changes and treatment, subject to both budget and any Marine and Coastal Act limitations.ā Continued PAGE 2
GLENELG Shire Council has been told by Regional Development Victoria to refurbish the Portland Yacht Club (pictured) and Portland Angling Club facilities or pay back the money the State Government gave them for the multi-storey Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion. Picture: ISABELLA PUNTON 241216ip04