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Colac store sale attracts crowd

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by Jacob Traynor April 8, 2024

Livestock agent Matt Nelson said Friday’s store cattle sale at the Colac Saleyards saw about 350 head go under the hammer.

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@westerneaglesfnc_ Eagles champion Ali Genua says

@westerneaglesfnc_ Eagles champion Ali Genua says she almost stopped playing netball in her teenage years until she found the Eagles.

Genua, 41, will notch up her 300th senior game when the Eagles take on Irrewarra-Beeac tomorrow.

It has taken the club stalwart 18 years to reach 300 games since making her A-Grade debut in 2007.

Colac district goal umpire Gary Bowen says sharing

Colac district goal umpire Gary Bowen says sharing his milestone game with his grandson will be a special moment.

Bowen will bring up game 400 when he goal umpires the match between Irrewarra-Beeac and Western Eagles today.

Meanwhile, his grandson Noah will run the boundary, after making his umpiring debut for the CDFUA last year.

Residents, road safety experts and emergency servi

Residents, road safety experts and emergency services workers are calling on authorities to improve safety at a notorious Birregurra blackspot.

They say they have seen a marked increase in crashes at Conns Lane over the past three years and say action is needed to stop travellers using the road as a connection to the coast.

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A community petition calling for “better social

A community petition calling for “better social housing options for Colac” has garnered hundreds of signatures in less than 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the city’s mayor has repeated calls for a proposed housing development at Pound Road to be integrated throughout the community instead.

It comes amid community debate on the proposal that highlights immediate need versus the long-term implications of concentrated social housing.

JUNIOR SPORT RETURNS The return of the Colac and

JUNIOR SPORT RETURNS

The return of the Colac and District Football Netball League means the Colac Herald's coverage of the junior sports teams is back in action.

Check out some of the @colacimperials and @southcolacsc junior sports stars giving it their all.

Community groups, businesses and sporting clubs ha

Community groups, businesses and sporting clubs have two days left to apply for council grants to deliver projects for the district, like the Colac Woodcrafters Guild’s new router table.

Colac Otway Shire Council’s 2025-26 grants program is offering more than $300,000 to deliver projects that benefit the wider community.

The grants program has three funding streams including community, events and business grants.

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