Articles by Ben Martin
Group honours young athletes
Colac’s little athletics association has rewarded Izaac Tate and Tily Miraglia for their stellar seasons. The association hosted its annual awards night, awarding its age group champions and runners-up, encouragement awards, as well as most improved awards for its athletes who recorded personal bests this season. “Izaac and Tilly are our little athletes of the […]
Hoopster heads home
Colac basketballer Jordan Lingard will look to keep up his fitness on the streets of Colac, after returning from a city hit by coronavirus.
Month to remember for Toby
Colac’s Toby Jacques has had a month to remember in Colac district sport.
Bowlers unable to represent region
Eight Corangamite bowlers are stuck in limbo after Bowls Victoria postponed a host of state events. Winchelsea’s Rhys Jeffs, Simpson’s Peter Inglis, City’s Ken Hanson, Central’s Sue Kerr and Cobden’s Damian Riches, Darren Mulgrew, John Carlin and Colin Whiteside were all gearing up to represent the West Coast Region in April and May. The bowlers […]
Gun recruit on track after reconstruction
Irrewarra-Beeac officials say the delayed start to the Colac district football season will allow extra time for one of their star recruits to recover from off-season surgery.
2006: State cricketer breaks arm in footy return
State cricketer Liam Buchanan’s comeback to football with Apollo Bay ended in disaster when he broke his arm in the opening quarter against Forrest at the weekend.
Runners ecstatic event will still go ahead
Organisers of a major Colac district running event say runners have been ecstatic the event has not been cancelled, only postponed.
No more social bowls events
“Everyone’s just got to pull their heads in and follow the rules, it’s not that hard.”
Corangamite bowls personality Damian Riches hopes the current state of isolation will be short-lived if everyone follows government advice.