Articles by Ben Martin

  • Star Kooka out for the season

    The Colac Kookas have copped a major blow in their finals push with scans revealing star centre Jordan Lingard will be unable to return this season.

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  • Star duo out to defend crown

    Local stars Ken Hanson and Steve Nelson will team up again to defend their crown when Bowls Victoria’s integrated triples event makes its return to Colac next month.

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  • Kookas dominate at Horsham

    Colac’s junior representative basketballers have had a tournament to remember at Horsham, with three young teams winning grand finals.

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  • Anyone for tennis?

    The Colac Herald’s Ben Martin plays a couple of sets with Colac Lawn’s Mark “Butch” Robinson.

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  • Winless Apollo Bay almost causes upset

    Apollo Bay has come agonisingly close to ending its winless start to the Midweek Pennant bowls season against an undefeated Central side.

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  • No expectations on Bombers’ star recruit

    Irrewarra-Beeac coach Cam Parker says the club just wants to ensure star recruit Cooper Stephens enjoys his footy when the former VFL and Colac Tigers star joins the Bombers next year.

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  • Colac to host Australia’s first wiffle ball league

    Colac could be home to one of Australia’s first wiffle ball competitions when the sport kicks off in coming weeks.

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  • National honour for pioneer

    Women’s woodchopping in Australia might not be where it is without pioneer Ann Duryea.

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