Melbourne Cup Day
PHOTO FEATURE: Marking Cup Day in style
Frocks, fascinators, fun and frivolity – Colac district community members gathered this week at Melbourne Cup events to catch up, raise money and hopefully back a winner.
By Greta Lannen
Hiccup for race holiday plan
A call to make the Colac Gold Cup a public holiday has received a tepid reception, while laws about timing might have scratched the proposal before it’s out of the gate.
Holiday switching to Melbourne Cup
Colac Otway Shire workers and families can plan for a public holiday on Melbourne Cup Day this year for the first time since 2008.