Sport
Stakes high for one-dayers
Another frustrating weekend washout is likely to turn Division One’s round 13 into 50-over one-day games this weekend.
New date for Colac Cup
Colac Cup Day will have a new place on the calendar from next year.
Nature’s helping hand
If lawn bowls teams had a 17th player, Central’s team sheet would read “Mother Nature”.
Netballers back on top
A scintillating and one-sided final quarter has restored Colac District to the top of Netball Victoria’s Western Region State League table.
Colac Cup favourite not certain to start
Colac Cup favourite Red Buttons is still only a 50-50 chance to make it to the stalls for Sunday’s $50,000 feature.
Spinner up to the challenge
Lone spinner Matt Beckett says bowling on familiar turf wickets in Melbourne will help him perform his trademark middle-innings shutdown role at Country Week.
Stayer primed to break drought
Colac trainer Bill Cerchi would be a happier man if Michael Kent didn’t make the trip with Colac Cup favourite Red Buttons.
Winchelsea driver ready to peak
A blown engine before the Super Rods season commenced meant Winchelsea driver Geoff Leigh’s season could only get better the longer it went.
Tiger selected for state
Colac Tigers netballer Georgia Berry has won selection in a Victorian 19-and-under side, 16 months after a knee reconstruction.
District bowlers set to crown new champion
A match-up between Group Two team-mates Peter Inglis and Paul Newcombe headlines day one of Colac district’s champion of champions tournament.
Emerging roller steals spotlight
Upstart Brendan Addison hopes his efforts at a state tournament this weekend will inspire young people to take up lawn bowls.
Daring clearance sparks confusion
Confusion about the legitimacy of Levi Dare’s clearance back to Stoneyford has raged throughout Colac district cricket circles this week.
State selection for track cyclist
It’s a good thing Zac Shaw has parents in the delivery industry.
Veteran confident he’s still got it
He is likely to line-up on full-backs half his age, but Alan Hoffmann and Forrest are confident there is still life and goals left in the 40-year-old’s legs.
Colac campaign nets goal sneak
Mercurial Irrewarra-Beeac goal-sneak David Dunne has become the latest big-name CDFL star to announce his Colac Tigers’ homecoming.
Tigers turn to teenager
Colac Tigers will ask talented teen Kelsey Lang to take on responsibility beyond her years when the Netball Geelong season kicks off.
Two-hour struggle for nine-foot reward
Colac angler David Baulch received an early birthday present in the form of a nine-foot mako shark.
Kookas win at junior tournament
Colac Kookas’ under-16 boys team has gone one better than its runner-up finish at last year’s Warrnambool Seaside Classic.
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.
