Sport
Kookas mentor to call on youth
Colac teenagers Will McLachlan, Will Parkhouse and Brady Hall are among young Kookas that Colac senior coach Jordan Lingard hopes to expose to the Country Basketball League this summer.
Local professional leads women to golf
Camperdown-based pro Michael Bainbridge has been leading Colac’s charge to create a greater female presence at the golf club.
Versatile Tiger wins back-to-back trophies
Simpson co-coach Nick Harding says champion Simpson utility Brenton de Jong was well and truly deserving of his second straight best-and-fairest award.
Alvie’s best chance in 16 years
Alvie Football Netball Club president Luke McLennan believes the Swans had their best chance to end their premiership drought since the 2005 grand final this season.
WAFL coach predicted Darcy’s breakout season
Sean Darcy’s former WAFL coach predicted the Cobden export’s breakout season in the AFL.
Leader claims Saints’ top honour
Birregurra president Mick Paddick says star footballer James Rowan’s club best-and-fairest win demonstrates why the Saints were desperate to have him as a co-coach in 2021.
Tennis officials reveal first steps towards season
The Polwarth District Tennis Association has revealed plans for the 2021-22 season to best handle the current COVID-19 situation in Victoria.
Hendersons ride the highs and lows
Birregurra’s Lachie Henderson retired on his own terms from the AFL on Wednesday night after 14 seasons and more than 200 games at the elite level across three clubs. He will go down as one of the Colac district’s finest exports and we caught up with his mum Vonnie about what it was like following Lachie’s journey through the ups and downs of a career which started with the Saints in the Colac district league at junior level.