Sport
Sports stars mentor young Saint
Birregurra rising star Tully Bethune has no shortage of advice from Australian sporting stars as she aims to forge her own path in netball following a taste of national competition for the first time.
OPINION: Young umpire keen to help out
A desperate plea to get more people involved in football umpiring has led Colac’s Liam McCullagh to pick up a whistle again this season. The journalism student has shared his views on the state of umpiring in the Colac district.
Cheetahs cause upset in table tennis decider
The Cheetahs caused one of the greatest upsets in recent Colac table tennis history when they upstaged a previously unbeaten Panthers in the grand final.
Women’s side remains on Braves’ agenda
Colac baseball officials aren’t giving up on fielding a women’s team and a junior side in the Geelong league despite plans falling through for this season.
Perfect day for emerging Bomber
Irrewarra-Beeac’s Tom Ennor was among three footballers who earned the perfect 10 coaches’ votes during the second round of Colac district football.
No pressure on former Saint
Colac Tigers officials say they won’t be putting pressure on former AFL footballer Tom Simpkin despite his starring performance for the Tigers’ reserves team on the weekend.
Rowan pinches win with goal in final seconds
A Jimmy Rowan goal in the final nine seconds has helped Birregurra continue its unbeaten start to the season.
Forward fires as Lorne downs reigning premiers
Lorne co-captain Sean Smartt says returning forward James Hughes put an exclamation point on the Dolphins’ impressive performance against reigning premier South Colac with a six-goal haul in the wet.