Articles tagged: Christmas
Cloudy Chrissie weather
A cloudy, mild and dry Christmas Day is on the cards for Colac this year.
Spreading Christmas joy
Colac’s Christian community is delivering Christmas cheer to households this year while COVID cancels its annual festive lunch.
Band prepares for virtual Carols
Colac City Band is tuning up for its annual Carols by Candlelight event on Friday.
Christmas season begins at the Bay
There’ll be no fireworks, but the Apollo Bay community is looking forward to a well-earned, if subdued Christmas celebration tomorrow.
Colac set to unveil festive decorations
It’s about to start feeling a lot like Christmas in Colac Otway Shire.
Christmas light displays brighten Colac homes
Find out the best places to see Christmas lights in Colac and Elliminyt
Colac trainer’s early Christmas
Christmas came early for veteran Colac horse trainer Bill Cerchi who claimed two wins from two starts at his home track.
Colac’s top Christmas lights earn accolades
Judges have picked the top Christmas displays for Colac and district, including one family's homemade snow machine.
Fertile, festive forest ready for Christmas
A COLAC district Christmas tree farmer has started shipping trees up Australia’s east coast and across Victoria.
Clubs appeal for gifts for vulnerable families
COLAC Rotary and Colac West Rotary clubs are helping the Colac district’s most vulnerable families through a Christmas Toy and Gift Appeal.
Racecourse prepares for racing to return
HORSERACING will officially return to Colac in December after officials gave the Colac Turf Club the green light to host Christmas racing following a 33-month break.
District reindeer make special deliveries for Christmas
REINDEER on a Colac district farm are giving birth in time for Christmas.
Colac Christmas carols a change for musician
COLAC UNITING Church’s Rev Phil Fischer is polishing his trombone in preparation for the 68th Colac City Band Carols by Candlelight next Friday.
Drop a line to Saint Nick in Colac
COLAC and district children can start posting their letters to Santa before the jolly man in red gets too busy in the lead-up to December 25.
Community supports families at Christmas
Community groups will gather again this Christmas to help Colac families whose loved ones have died.
Colac’s Christmas Races moved for second year
COLAC Turf Club president Matthew Walsh says Christmas Races will return to Colac despite the city losing the event for the second straight year.
Rain takes toll on Christmas races
RAIN reduced the crowd at Colac Turf Club’s annual Christmas Races.
Police plea for safe celebrations
POLICE want Colac and district residents to enjoy safe and trouble-free Christmas celebrations with their families.
Falling branches won’t stop carols
COLAC'S Carols by Candlelight will remain at Memorial Square despite two elm tree branches falling at the square in the past month.
Gathering gifts for children overseas
COLAC community groups are working together to give gifts to children in poor countries this Christmas.
Colac starts planning for Christmas
COLAC Carols by Candlelight organisers are calling on volunteers and sponsors to support this year’s carols, a little more than four months before Santa Claus will climb down Colac chimneys.
