Archive for December 2011
Fire authority recognises district brigades
THE Country Fire Authority has recognised the work of Colac district brigades in the 2009 bushfires.
Butchers win tennis pennant title
COLAC Lawn Tennis Club team Butchers has claimed the club’s first pennant title in 15 years after victory against the Shunters.
District harvester helps set state record
COLAC district farmer Geoff Shields joined contractors and farmers across Victoria to set a state record harvesting the largest amount of grain in a single day.
New atlas of groundwater aquifers
NEW maps will help farmers understand groundwater in south-west Victoira.
Colac student is apprentice of the year
COLAC Trinity College student Jessica Perkins is Gordon TAFE’s school-based apprentice of the year for cookery.
Schoolies shaking bad reputation
LORNE police and businesses say the town’s annual Schoolies Week is starting to shake its troublesome reputation.
Calm approach seals Twenty20 quarter final
NIC FISHER delivered the spectacular, but a consistent and measured approach proved match-winning for Colac on the midweek Twenty20 cricket stage.
Jockey credits Colac track for success
THE most successful jockey in Colac Gold Cup history credits Colac Racecourse for helping him reap success.