Articles by: Ben Martin

Colac Tigers start training
COLAC Tigers football coach Paul Lynch says the club will not get ahead of itself despite the hype that has come with a stack of big-name signings.

Colac Tigers sign Beckett
COLAC Tigers officials hope they have put together a midfield to rival Geelong Football League’s best following the signing of midfielder Khan Beckett.

Champion team is shock omission
REIGNING champion Pennyroyal has been a shock omission from the upcoming Polwarth district senior tennis competition.

Footballers strip off for cash
ALVIE footballers have stripped off to raise money for the club.

National test for archer
VETERAN archer Lorriane Black will be Colac’s sole archery representative at a national sporting competition at Geelong this weekend.

Entries open for bike marathon
ENTRIES have opened for one of Australia’s toughest mountain bike marathons in the Otways.

NBL prospect joins Kookas
THE Colac Kookas have unveiled their biggest recruit of the Country Basketball League season with NBL prospect Liam McInerney joining the club.

Lions coach hunt continues
FORREST Football Club is continuing a “slow process” to find a replacement for former premiership coach Justin Bliss.

Boxing mum packs punch
COLAC mother-of-two Tamara Stewart will make history this weekend when she becomes the first Colac woman to compete in the boxing ring.

Young Tigers commit to Colac
THE Colac Tigers have begun building for the future with a stack of emerging junior footballers committing to the club for season 2014.

Ex-VFL player coaching Saints
BIRREGURRA Football Club has appointed former VFL-listed footballer Ben Boseley to lead the Saints in 2014.

Tiger returns to lead Simpson
AN opportunity to coach has lured two-time Simpson football best-and-fairest winner Adam Courtney back to the club.

Swimming to help hospital
COLAC teenager Joanne Towers has combined a passion for swimming with raising money for The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

Fairytale for proud parents
WATCHING their son Joffy win an AFL premiership with Hawthorn capped off a fairytale week for Colac’s Ian and Marianne Simpkin.

Hawks captain praises team
COLAC AFL export Luke Hodge has praised his Hawthorn teammates after captaining his first AFL premiership.

Hawk’s week felt like a dream
COLAC'S Joffy Simpkin says he was pinching himself after playing a part in Hawthorn’s eleventh AFL premiership.