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Renegades’ captain leads team’s revival

Former Colac cricketer Aaron Finch has scored 131 runs in the Melbourne Renegades’ past two matches.

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by Lachlan Cowlishaw January 3, 2014

MELBOURNE Renegades coach Simon Helmot says ex-Colac cricketer Aaron Finch has been a major factor in the Renegades’ season revival.

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Emerging Geelong AFLW star Darcy Moloney returned

Emerging Geelong AFLW star Darcy Moloney returned to her former primary school, Sacred Heart, this week as Geelong AFLW carried out its community camp in Colac.

The sessions featured Q-and-As from primary aged students, tours of local production facilities such as Bulla, and clinics for juniors at Central Reserve as part of Geelong AFLW’s bid to promote the need for a Colac-based girls’ football team.

Click the link in our bio to read the full story plus extra photos from the visit.

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Police are investigating the circumstances surroun

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding two bodies that were found at Gellibrand Lower this morning.

A passerby found the man and woman, who are yet to be formally identified, on a walking track near Wreck Beach at about 10.45am.

The circumstances surrounding the deaths have not yet been determined.

Officers have cordoned off the area and a crime scene has been established.

At this early stage, police are not searching for anyone else in relation to the incident.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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FUTURE STARS ⭐️ Colac and district primary sc

FUTURE STARS ⭐️

Colac and district primary school students participated in the annual Lightning Premiership Cup last week.

The Colac Herald stopped by Central Reserve to capture some of the district's future football stars in action which featured in yesterday's edition.

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A return to the archery range held extra significa

A return to the archery range held extra significance for Colac's Carl Jacques, just four months after a serious accident almost cost him the ability to walk.

The 49-year-old was loading a truck at Princetown on February 6 when it is believed he fell around five metres to the ground resulting in serious internal injuries including a cracked skull, bleeding on the brain, one broken and "two or three" cracked vertebrae and a cracked rib.

Pick up a copy of today's Colac Herald for the full story, plus the latest news and sports updates.

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Raising awareness about seismic testing through ar

Raising awareness about seismic testing through art has been a powerful experience for Peter Day and Apollo Bay youngsters during his time with them at school.

The Johanna creative is spending terms two and three with Apollo Bay P-12 College as an artist in residence.

Click the link in our bio to read the full story.

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Until just a few weeks ago, Sifa Irunga and her si

Until just a few weeks ago, Sifa Irunga and her six children were living in a Kenyan refugee camp which they had called home for almost 10 years.

Sifa and her children were welcomed into the Colac community by the Colac and District Rural Australians for Refugees, Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan and Colac Otway Shire acting mayor Chris Potter, ahead of Refugee Week 2024.

Click the link in our bio to read the full story.

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Police are appealing for information following a b

Police are appealing for information following a break-in at Colac's Selwyn Jewellery.

Crime scene detectives are investigating the incident which occurred overnight.

Anyone with information can call the Colac Police Station on 5232 8200 or make a confidential report to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

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