Sport

Season’s biggest chase a bat-fest
A century to Colac’s Cullan Spence has helped the Stallions secure the highest run chase this season.

Grand opening for indoor facility
Eastern Reserve’s indoor training facility has officially opened, with members, supporters and players of the City United Cricket Club and Colac Braves Baseball Club excited to use the facility.

Tons of runs
The inaugural season of the Colac-South West Premier League has already seen a surge in scoring, but round nine’s explosion in centurions could mark a shift in teams’ comfortability at the crease.

Saints win from captain’s knock
Birregurra has won its fourth game in a row, holding off a tight Cobden run chase.

Colac starting to find best form
It’s taken nine rounds of bowls, but Colac have finally cracked into the top four, and one of their leaders believe the team has turned a corner.

Gold comes close to ending Rookes’ streak
Pennyroyal Gold has fallen agonisingly short of putting an end to Cororooke’s win streak.

Welsh adds accolade
Nick Welsh has capped another successful year at Colac Golf Club with the first Medal of Medallists win of his career.

Cats paint Rongdit’s road to AFL
After the heartbreak that was 2025, Colac Tigers product and draft hopeful Ben Rongdit will train with the Geelong Cats AFL program until the end of January.

Top-of-the-table titans lock horns
Bookaar is gearing up to face its “strongest opposition” of the season in tomorrow’s top of the table clash.

Historical sport saving lives
Birregurra’s Deb Marshman is a breast cancer survivor who has found success and sanctuary in dragon boating – a ritualised sport that has helped many cancer survivors worldwide.

Versatile Bombers recruit to fill multiple roles
Irrewarra-Beeac football co-coach Bryce McDonald says key-position recruit Jayson Tomicic is set to have an impact at both ends of the ground in 2026.

Former Saint becomes Dragons’ hat-trick hero
Former Birregurra cricketer Matilda McCullagh has claimed her first-ever hat-trick while leading Bell Park’s A-grade side to a third victory of the season.

Magpies set sights on midweek finals berth
Camperdown Magpies’ midweek team has its sights set on finals after a crucial win at home over Central.

Golfers show up at Longest Day’s good cause
Fifteen golfers will take part in the Longest Day of Golf at Colac today, having ballooned from an original group of three spearheaded by pennant captain Nick Welsh.

New Tiger leading from front
Woorndoo recruit Jarryd Walsh says he is confident more wins are around the corner for the Tigers.

Lakers home ground advantage to test Sharks
Camperdown is confident it can snag its second win of the season, following an interrupted run of games.

Riflemen ready to fire at New Year’s festivals
Colac Rifle Club members are getting ready for multiple shoots over the New Year’s period.

CDCA board holding firm on international player rules
The Colac district cricket association is holding the line on its international player rules following a board meeting this week.

Final four set for CDCA Twenty20 knockouts
Colac district’s Twenty20 group stage has closed with Colac, City United, Irrewarra and Alvie pushing on to the semi-finals.

Missed chance to proud reality
When Nathan Murray looks at his now AFL-listed son Tobyn, he sees the perfect example of what he might have done differently in his own career.

Dominant Blues eye future move
Winchelsea bowls could be on the move as early as next year with the club discussing a shift to the Geelong Bowls Region.

Run machine thriving with white ball switch
New Colac Herald CricketStar leader Alex Inglis says he has loved facing the white ball this season.

Awesome athlete attains league MVP award
Colac Kookas youngster Indi Cameron has cemented herself as a star of the competition, taking home the 2025 CBL South West Women season MVP.

Birre crown oldest champion
Birregurra Golf Club's latest club champion Ian Henderson is the oldest in its 112-year history.

