History
COPACC is still the ‘jewel in the crown’ after 20 years
Theatre, gallery, meeting place, cinema, council chambers, emergency hub and COVID vaccination site. Colac’s arts centre has been all this and more.
Squiz sets the record straight
“I really made it my priority and I just wanted to be happy with what I did. I kept telling the family ‘It’s not going to write itself’ as I disappeared into the shed during Covid.”
Gold detector turns to history
A lust for gold has turned into a hobby for history for a Colac man bearing a metal detector.
Warrion rules the cricket pitch
There might never be a team in Colac district sport that rivals the dominance of Warrion Cricket Club in the late ‘80s and 1990s.
Family mystery leads to Colac
A Yarrawonga woman is hoping someone in Colac can help shed some light on the lives of her mysterious great-aunts Johannah and Maggie Smith.
Swimmer powering through
Not even the coronavirus pandemic can stop Tristan Read’s incredible run in Lorne’s Pier to Pub.
A quirky look at history
Most people usually walk past historical plaques without pausing to read them, but three Colac researchers have used them to gather a snapshot of Colac’s history.
East Timor human rights struggle is unlikely inspiration for Colac family history book
Witnessing history in the making in East Timor has inspired a former Colac district man to delve into his own family’s history.
