Sport
Injury ends Colac Cup campaign
Leading Colac trainer Daryl Cannon believes home-town favourite Bourbonstreetblues still has a Colac Cup victory in him.
City United survives one-wicket thriller
City United has its finals destiny in its own hands after surviving a desperate scrap against Colac at Eastern Reserve on Saturday.
Fighting an uphill battle
Stand-in skipper Justin Mooney concedes Stoneyford is fighting an uphill battle to play finals this season after it fell 25 runs short of beating Irrewarra on Saturday.
Survival race down to wire
Camperdown has ensured the race to avoid relegation will have a thrilling conclusion after upstaging Cobden at the weekend.
Rockettes unearth a player for the future
Barwon Rockettes have potentially unearthed a future cricket talent in Colac’s Tayla Banham.
All-Stars raise thousands for flood victims
A buzzer-beating slam dunk by teenage tower Nathan Lemke provided an electrifying finale to Colac’s inaugural All-Star Charity Game.
Unique preparation for junior carnival
Colac’s under-12 boys’ basketball teams enjoyed a different kind of training ahead of this weekend’s Hamilton Junior Tournament.
Scenic foreshore run will raise vital funds
A fun run and walk taking in Colac’s iconic lake and botanic gardens will raise money for flood relief efforts in Victoria and Queensland.
Keen to get involved
Alan Murrell didn’t just want to own a business when he shifted to Winchelsea last month.
Richmond eyes Panther
As freakish Warrion all-rounder David Dunne committed to Country Week for the full five days, it emerged he would be under the microscope of potential recruiters.
Warrion sticking to bowl-first strategy
The chase is on for $15,000 and Warrion Cricket Club will keep chasing until its luck runs out.
Lorne basketballer earns state call-up
Lorne basketballer Zoe Donne capped a stellar week at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup with another state representative selection.
Shooting darts for flood effort
The impact of widespread floods throughout south-east Queensland struck a chord with Nicole Gill and Carolyn Phillips.
Versatility handy for young netball squad
A more settled but potentially transformed Colac District netball outfit will take to the court for round two of the 17-and-under Western Region State League.
Warrion through to Twenty20 final four
A 74-run partnership from just 50 balls has ushered Warrion into the semi-final round of this year’s Sungold Twenty20 Cup.
Golf emerges as a threat
Camperdown Golf has produced the strongest sign yet it is a force capable of unseating Division One’s top two.
Showcase set for tip-off
Colac’s basketball community is gearing up for what could be one of the biggest events in the association’s history.
Trump card strikes quick half century
Jake Carmody underlined his status as Irrewarra’s finals trump card with a scorching 54 against Stoneyford on Saturday.
Paceman tears Sharks apart
It’s hard to know who was happier about Mark Kent’s stunning 8-32 on Saturday – Alvie captain Michael Groves or his soon-to-be Country Week skipper Leighton Hart.
Basketballers rally to support victims
Colac’s basketball community has rallied to aid Queensland towns struggling to come to terms with one of Australia’s worst flood disasters.
Youth versus experience
Youth will battle experience on Sunday.
Apollo Bay faces exodus
First-year Apollo Bay coach Brian Brown will turn his focus to promoting juniors following a mass exodus of senior players during the offseason.
Crucial contest between rivals
It’s a predicament neither Cobden nor Simpson imagined at season’s start.
Ultimate “crunch game”
City United will recall two battle-hardened lieutenants to back-up Matt Nelson for a showdown the Yellow Caps’ skipper has called “the biggest game of the season”.
