Articles by Alex Baird

  • Birre to host Hawks blockbuster at home

    Birregurra will host this weekend’s clash against Apollo Bay at home after the venue for the do-or-die final-round clash was up in the air. 

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  • Public holiday push after Gold Cup move

    A public holiday in February is on the agenda for horseracing officials after their successful bid to move the Colac Gold Cup meeting to a Friday next year.

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  • Saints embrace playing alongside rising star

    Decorated Birregurra netballer Kirsty Roberts says the Saints’ B Grade squad is embracing an opportunity to play with state league rising star Tully Bethune.

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  • Netballers gear up for state titles

    Four up-and-coming netballers have ensured the Colac region has another strong presence at junior state titles during the event’s returns this year.

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  • League set to release finals plans

    CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says the league is likely to release plans today about how footy and netball finals might look after dates were locked in.

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  • Top 20 Tigers of the GFL era #2

    To mark the 20-year anniversary of the Colac Tigers in the GFL, the Colac Herald has given a panel of eight committed Tigers the arduous task of individually voting on their top 20 modern-day Tigers, and the results are in.

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  • Grand final clash no longer in local leagues

    AFL Barwon has released new finals dates tonight, which will mean CDFNL and GFL grand finals will no longer clash due to the Colac district league hosting final-round matches this weekend. 

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  • League officials work through return

    “We’ll get the matches that were supposed to be played on Saturday done and from there we’ll work our way through it.”

    Colac district league chairman Peter Hickey says league officials want 48 hours to digest today’s shock return out of lockdown, before rushing into footy and netball finals plans.  

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