Sport

  • Premiership coach eyes fairytale finish

    Two-time Birregurra premiership coach Ben Boseley says he would love nothing more than one last hurrah at the Saints after eyeing a return to football.

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  • The very best of Birregurra

    Birregurra’s 2016 and ’17 premiership sides might go down as one of the CDFNL’s most formidable outfits. The Saints lost just two games across both seasons with a blend of homegrown talent from its successful junior program mixing with a host of big-name and underrated recruits. Herald readers voted Birregurra’s back-to-back premiership outfit as the best of the decade in an online poll, so we decided to look back on the club’s glory years with Ben Boseley, the man who led the Saints to the top of Colac district footy.

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  • Eight-year plans leads Smith to Olympic Games

    Colac district shooter Penny Smith was 17 years old when she put in place an eight-year plan to get to the Olympic Games. She said there has been plenty of times she considered giving up on her dream, with her Commonwealth Games snub the biggest blow. But after almost a decade, Smith achieved her goal and will represent Australia at next year’s Tokyo Games.

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  • Jan’s remarkable journey earns recognition

    Warrion’s Jan Smith has made her mark in equestrian from grassroots level right through to the very top of the sport wearing various hats during her dedicated career.

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  • Upgrade to attract state’s up-and-coming shooters

    Up-and-coming shooters from across the state can now come to Colac in a bid to take their shot to the next level.

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  • Siblings share special wins

    Siblings Damien and Stephanie Thornton will always share special memories of the first Saturday of May after the Colac jockeys celebrated career-defining wins.

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  • Irrewarra-Beeac and Lorne teammate surveys

    The Colac Herald surveyed footballers and netballers from the 10 Colac District Football Netball Leagues clubs about their teammates ahead of the 2020 season. The results run in Wednesday editions of the Colac Herald. Here’s what the Irrewarra-Beeac and Lorne players had to say…

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  • Simpson’s signings give club confidence

    Simpson football officials believe they were building a list that could return the club to finals before the 2020 season was stalled.

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