Articles by: Kiel Egging
Country Week title for juniors
COLAC District Cricket Association’s under-17 representative side produced a series of epic comebacks to win a Country Week title at Warrnambool.
Yacht club set for milestone celebration
COLAC Yacht Club leaders hope to attract more than 100 past and present members for the club’s 130-year anniversary celebration in April.
Chance encounter sparked music career
THE FORMER general manger of the Soundwave Festival can thank a relative of his old Warrion neighbours for kick-starting his passion for heavy music.
Star of country music sings at celebration
COLAC Otway Shire mayor Frank Buchanan hopes the shire’s Australia Day celebrations will give community members an opportunity to enjoy themselves after a summer marred by bushfires.
Elliminyt man’s target in Pier to Pub
A COLAC district Pier To Pub veteran says he hopes to eventually notch up 30 appearances in the famous open-water swim.
Colac’s airfield offers starting point for adventures
A COLAC man says more people could use Irrewarra Airfield, east of Colac, as a departure point for their next domestic holiday.
Another parched year for Colac
COLAC has had its fifth drier-than-average year in a row, despite 2015 being wetter than 2014.
Colac teen stars in Broadway hit
ASPIRING Colac actor Ryan Quinn is preparing for the biggest role of his career in the Australasian premiere of a Broadway musical at Warrnambool.
Filmmaker proud of Oddball
COLAC-BORN filmmaker Lachlan Ryan felt “a lot of pride” after a film he worked on received a nomination at an Australia’s top film awards.
Actor’s second shot at Hollywood work
COLAC acting export Tyson Jarvis is confident he will fulfil his Hollywood dreams when he moves to Los Angeles early next year.
Solid partnership sparks City to win
AN UNBEATEN 80-run partnership between Eli Cashion and Jack Parker guided City United to a vital win over Colac in their division one cricket match.
Five weeks of AC/DC shows for Winchelsea couple
WINCHELSEA’S Anthea Reinen admits she’s sad her five-week rock ‘n’ roll adventure taking in AC/DC’s Australian tour is coming to an end.
Parched spring sparks concern
FIREFIGHTERS have fought almost 50 grass and scrub fires in Colac and district since September as the Otways had their driest spring on record.
Region ready for tourism onslaught
A COLAC district tourism expert expects accommodation to be “full throughout the region” and tourist attractions to benefit from a bumper summer ahead.
Colac teenager wins national beauty prize
A COLAC teenager says she has new-found confidence after winning an award in a Melbourne beauty pageant in her first attempt.
Kooka hits top form in victory
COLAC KOOKAS centre Ben McCawley had his highest individual scoring performance of the Country Basketball League season in his team’s 68-point annihilation of Timboon Taipans.
