Sport
Long weekend delays soccer return
Colac Otway Rovers president Tom Davis says the long weekend made it an easy decision for officials to delay soccer’s return at senior level after the coronavirus lockdown.
Clubs launch Indigenous game
Birregurra and Apollo Bay will make football-netball history later this season when they face off in the region’s first ever Indigenous game.
Shortened season an option
Colac district officials say “nothing is off the table” as the league considers shortening the home-and-away season and moving finals forward to get a result in 2021.
Another premiership teammate joins Apollo Bay
Another Geelong Amateur premiership player is among two mid-season football recruits at Apollo Bay.
Surgery sidelines Demon
Otway Districts stalwart Emma Craddock will have to wait at least another netball season to reach her 200-game milestone with the club after having surgery this week.
Promising signs for Alvie netball rising star
Alvie rising star Lily Eldridge could play more B Grade with the Swans in a bid to ease her way back into netball and push for a state league debut in the back-half of the season.
Tribunal hands down suspensions
Colac district league boss Peter Hickey says officials will come down hard on players found guilty of making contact to an opponent’s head after two footballers copped lengthy suspensions for separate incidents.
Jumpers available to public
Birregurra and Apollo Bay’s Indigenous jumpers will be available for the public to purchase.