Articles by Alex Baird

  • Saints start season with a bang

    Colac district cricket followers didn’t get a chance to see Birregurra’s full potential despite the pre-season flag favourite delivering a stern warning to the competition during its mammoth win over Warrion.

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  • Coastal conversations continue

    A much-loved discussion group is back in full swing at Apollo Bay to help the coastal town’s mission of supporting Afghani families in desperate need.

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  • Barongarook wins a thriller

    Barongarook upstaged tennis powerhouse Colac Lawn on sets after games were locked at 41-apiece at the completion of the final rubber on Saturday.

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  • College community to host cancer fundraiser

    When Apollo Bay teenager Harry Arthur was diagnosed with leukemia last month, the incredible amount of support stunned his family coming to terms with the news.

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  • Special return for City star

    City United skipper Shane Currie says Bill Johnston Medallist Dylan Slater could feature in more outings this summer after making a special return to his home club as part of a tribute to his late dad Norm

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  • A life-changing diagnosis

    Getting told you have cancer is one of those sentences that changes your life.

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  • Otways home damaged during earthquake

    “The roof started collapsing in, the chimney was about to fall off, windows had been rattled out, literally the whole window had been rattled out of the building.”
    SES Otway and Colac unit controller Steve Tevelein says a Ferguson home copped the brunt of this morning’s earthquake, “absolutely” one of the biggest the region has witnessed.

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  • Campaigning for the next generation

    As worked up as Apollo Bay’s Matt Armstrong gets about climate change after almost 40 years of campaigning, he says sometimes you have to do it with a smile.

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