Articles by Ben Martin

  • Sprintcar driver sidelined after gruesome collision

    Colac sprintcar driver Shaun Lyness is set to miss the entire racing season after a brutal motorbike crash resulted in emergency surgery.

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  • Tigers champion returns as co-coach

    Colac football officials say retired Tigers champion Jason Armistead is the perfect fit to slot in as the club’s new co-coach.

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  • Work commitments lead duo to depart

    Colac football officials are backing their depth to help cover the loss of talented duo Dustin Walters and Ollie Butler due to work commitments.

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  • New Kooka not your average rookie

    At 29 years of age, Colac basketballer Jake McMahon is unlike most Country Basketball League rookies.

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  • Five teams reach grand finals

    It’s hard to think of a junior basketball tournament as unsuccessful if you have five teams reaching grand finals.

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  • Promising turnout for female soccer clinics

    New Colac Otway Rovers president Oaklee Balboni says he was rapt with the turnout for this week’s women’s and girls’ clinics.

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  • Bellarine forward among nine new Demons

    One of the Bellarine league’s top goalkickers of the past decade is among nine new and returning footballers set to bolster Otway Districts in 2025.

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  • 1993: Walsh, Garner score centuries to put their teams in control

    Unbeaten centuries by Cobden’s Wayne Walsh and Colac West’s Leigh Garner provided the highlight of Colac and District Cricket Association A Grade competition.

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