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AROUND PORTLAND

Portland Bowls Club

 

http://www.portlandbc.bowls.com.au

 

Founded in 1881 Portland Bowling Club was originally located in what is now the Municipal precinct of the city.  
 

 In 1968 Portland Bowl Club moved to its present location on the cliff top overlooking the picturesque Portland Bay.
 

 Where else can you be surprised by passing whales, dolphins and seals, or contemplate the everchanging nature of the sea while enjoying a game of bowls?

Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club

http://www.portlandrslbowls.com.au

 

 

Welcoming Members and Guests to come and experience our great new Bistro & Function Rooms.

 

Bistro open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, free entertainment most Friday nights, member draws, raffles, function room.

 

 

Portland Cable Tram

 

http://www.portlandcabletrams.com.au

 

The Portland Cable Tram Depot is more than just a tram stop. Housing a museum of historic local artifacts, featuring a local gemstone display, local model railway club display and giftshop. Enjoy a coffee while watching a short film documenting our local history.

 

You can easily find one of our iconic tram stops from the Portland Foreshore. Visiting the WW2 Lookout Museum, Portland Botanic Gardens, Portland Information Center, Foreshore Facilities and of course, a breathtaking view of Portland Bay.

Portland Vintage Car Club

Corner of Percy & Glenelg Streets

Phone: 03 5523 5795

 

The Museum features veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorcycles, a Penny Farthing bicycle, stationary engines, signs, models, a 1920s Cable Tram and Grip car, tractors and general motoring memorabilia. 

There are also interactive displays for the children including a moving steam engine, and two sectioned, push button operated motors, a Holden 6 cyl grey motor and a Mazda rotary. Group bookings are most welcome.

Portland District Hospital

Portland District Health (Directly beside Seaview House Building) provides an integrated health service which comprises acute, primary health and aged residential care service. Our health service provides:

  • 24-hour, 7 days a week Urgent Care Centre (Emergency Department) 

  • 69 registered inpatient beds 

  • 2 operating theatres 

  • 8-bed day procedure unit, Plus Chemotherapy / Dialysis / Sleep Studies 

  • 30 bed residential aged care facility (Harbourside Lodge) 

  • Comprehensive range of Primary Health, Community and Home Care services 

  • GP Superclinic (Active Health Portland) 

  • PDH Specialist Centre (visiting specialist centre)

These tranquil gardens were established in 1857 by William Allitt, with assistance from Melbourne Botanical Gardens curator, Dr Ferdinard Von Mueller. With over 13,000 dahlias planted annually, the gardens are renowned for their dazzling flower displays, which peak in late summer and autumn. The dahlia's are used in the annual floral ANZAC tribute.

 

Featuring over 300 varieties of roses and 130 varieties of dahlias, the display is always a huge hit with locals and visitors alike. Visit the cottage in the gardens, check with the Portland Visitor Information Centre for opening times. Portland Botanic Gardens are Victoria's 2nd oldest gardens, with a croquet lawns, native and exotic plants.

 

The Botanic Gardens are bounded by Glenelg Street and Cliff Street to the north, the canal to the east and south and by the oval and tennis courts in Henty Park to the west. The design and layout is unusual for a botanic garden as it is based on the traditional squared formal layout of experimental and systematic gardens, and the central path and curving perimeter walks have largely remained unchanged since the 1860s.

Portland Botanical Gardens

Local Portland Photos

Thank you to Michael Walker, Andrew Carr & Billy Fox for kindly allowing us to show these wonderful photos of Portland and our facility.

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