Articles by Ben Martin
Special double for talented Tiger
It’s a rare feat to win a premiership and a league best-and-fairest in the same season, but Ian Foley became just the seventh person in Hampden league history to achieve the impressive double during Colac-Coragulac’s 1980 premiership season.
Loss inspired Tiger to put retirement plans on hold
Former AFL footballer Tom Simpkin has revealed the Colac Tigers’ heartbreaking grand final loss had inspired him after almost giving up on a return to the sport.
Basketball leaders to go again
Colac basketball’s pursuit of a sixth Country Basketball League finals appearance in eight years has received a major boost with All Stars Nathan Lemke and Jordan Lingard re-signing as coaches.
If it’s not safe for seniors, then juniors can wait
Proposed junior football and netball competitions in the Colac district will be called off this week, if Colac Herald readers get their way.
District’s Crocs play their part
Port Douglas’s Colac district exports played starring roles in Port Douglas’s demolition in AFL Cairns football on the weekend.
Bowling suspended for two weeks
Colac’s 10-pin bowling competitions are on hold amid the coronavirus cluster that has hit Colac.
Junior baseball on hold due to virus
Colac baseball officials have postponed their junior competition in the wake of the current coronavirus cluster in Colac.
League boss certain CDFNL clubs will survive
Colac District Football Netball League’s chairman says he is extremely confident the league’s clubs will survive the ongoing effects of COVID-19, with the retention of senior players a bigger concern.