Articles tagged: History
Opening a window on croquet’s history
Colac’s Mallet Sports Club has prepared a window display to celebrate a hundred years of croquet in Colac.
Walking back in time at Beech Forest
History enthusiasts and visitors will be able to take self-guided history tours of Beech Forest, with the launch of a new trail.
Deep digital dive into newspapers for history group
Camperdown local history buffs can get started future-proofing historical newspapers with help from a State Government cash boost.
Surf Coast chooses to protect heritage
Surf Coast Shire’s planning scheme will change to acknowledge Aboriginal heritage and to protect a historic Winchelsea building.
Federal cash boost for cemetery signs
A Camperdown history project has received a Federal Government funding boost.
Fossil title snapped up
Cape Otway has missed out on having one of its dinosaurs become Victoria’s new official fossil emblem.
Forty years of historical work for group
A Colac history group has reached its own historic moment.
Ringing in a huge milestone
It there’s one thing you can count on in Colac, it’s that the church bells will ring out at 10.57am every Sunday.
Charting the history of the Otways
Otways history buffs are set to unveil the results of a major research project, coinciding with the centenary of a local hall.
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.
Anzac spirit is alive at RSL during lockdown
There’s a smorgasbord of history on show at the Colac RSL; it’s just a shame no-one can see it.
RELIC RECLAIMED: Anchor buried in lake for decades
TWO CHILDREN have discovered a century-old anchor 300 metres from the shore of Lake Colac.
WONDERS OF WATER: Festival will make a splash
A DISPLAY of historic water artefacts, vintage cars and children’s activities will all be part of Colac’s Heritage Festival next month.
Gardens book a labour of love
FIRST-TIME author Helen Paatsch has sent her history of the Colac Botanic Gardens to the printers and now she just hopes “people will enjoy it”.
Running legend’s cup will return to district
A PIECE of history will return to the Colac Otway Shire this month when the late Cliff Young’s ultramarathon cup becomes a permanent tribute to the Otways runner.
Search on for names of Colac polio nurses
A QUEST to record a complete family history has Elliminyt man Cliff Tann searching for long-forgotten names in 75-year-old photos.
‘Secret’ time capsule contents still safe
COLAC’S Bluewater Fitness Centre staff have “no idea” what’s inside a time capsule which was buried when the centre opened in 1992.
