Articles by Liam McCullagh
New chapter for rising star
Colac cricket export Henry Melville says a chance for more opportunities in Victorian Premier Cricket’s top division was a big factor in his decision to join Melbourne University.
Hattah victory still to sink in
Winning one of Australia’s largest desert dirt bike races is still yet to sink in for former Lorne rider Callum Norton, who took out the Hattah Desert Race on Sunday. Norton overcame his second placed finish last month at the Finke Desert Race going one better over the weekend. The grueling race, which is four […]
Trekkers reflect on challenge
Seventeen trekkers including school students, teachers and AKD staff have returned home after completing Papua New Guinea’s iconic Kokoda trail.
Soccer growth excites skipper
Beginning his career in the second year of the Colac Otway Rovers’ establishment, Colac’s longest-serving player Nathan Haynes has enjoyed the rigours that come with being the club’s captain.
Petition calls for road fix
Simpson locals and community leaders are calling for sweeping changes to a dangerous stretch of the Lavers Hill-Cobden Road following six recent crashes. State Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan, Corangamite Mayor Kate Makin, Simpson Community House’s Deb Smith and Timboon business man David Costin gathered where 40-kilometre-per-hour signs have been introduced in response to the […]
Journalist’s special front-row seat
Not many people have had a front-row seat to some of sport’s most iconic moments, but former Colac local and journalist Scott Gullan can stake those claims.
Tokyo result to motivate cyclist
Ex-Camperdown local and current Australian cyclist Grace Brown will be using her fourth-place finish in the women’s individual time trial event at Tokyo in 2021 as motivation, hoping to go one better in Paris.
Colac fire station welcomes public defib
A defibrillator machine has been installed at the front of the Colac Fire Brigade station, providing central, 24-hour access to the vital, potentially life-saving equipment.