Colac district football clubs will receive a $2000 Christmas bonus on the back of a new league administration venture.Colac and District Football League has signed off on an agreement for Football Geelong officials to manage its administration, a move which will save the league $20,000 a year.Re-appointed Colac district football chairman Phil Cobbledick said clubs [...]
Colac is taking nothing for granted ahead of tomorrow’s Corangamite Bowling Association clash with Simpson.The match at Colac’s greens has taken on a new-found intensity since Simpson’s shock upset win against Camperdown Golf last weekend.Colac’s Jeff Turner said the stakes of tomorrow’s match had risen with Simpson’s form and his team would prepare for a [...]
Star fill-in Tony Moloney will swap alliances this weekend to help Pennyroyal overcome the toughest assignment in Polwarth district tennis.A week after helping Elliminyt destroy Warncoort Newcombe, Moloney will face his former team-mates when he steps onto the other side of the net with Pennyroyal tomorrow.The swap sets up an intriguing battle between the top [...]
Alvie Football Club has gone with one of its most loved characters to lead the senior team next season.Respected big man Luke McLennan will swap his playing duties for football’s toughest job after accepting the Swans’ coaching position.McLennan’s appointment ends Alvie’s two-month search following the retirement of Michael Hickey.Swan officials say the choice of a [...]
Geelong Falcons’ regional manager Michael Turner has backed Colac’s Nathan Foley to become Richmond’s next football captainTurner said having watched the way a young Foley acquitted himself at under-age football, he was always destined to be a strong leader.Foley, a former Colac Tigers and Geelong Falcons player, is in the running to take on the [...]
Forrest’s two top players return for its match against Birregurra in Polwarth district tennis tomorrow.Forrest struggled to fire this season but the return of number one man Glenn Garraway, for his first match since round one, and Paula Riches will ignite hope among the team.Forrest is desperate to climb the ladder after just one win [...]
City Two has a new ace up its sleeve for its Corangamite bowls clash with Colac tomorrow.City’s second side is clapping its hands together at the prospect of City One skipper Ian Johnson joining the team for its all-important Corangamite Bowling Association clash.The former association representative is unable to travel with City One to Apollo [...]
New Apollo Bay football coach Sean Permezel intends to change people’s perceptions of his club.Permezel, 30, said his first priority was turning around the club’s poor on and off-field record by developing “local” players who had an interest in the club.Permezel, who grew up at Apollo Bay and plays with the club, said the Hawks [...]
Prized Apollo Bay football recruit Damian O’Connor has parted ways with the club.O’Connor will move back to Hampden Football League club Terang-Mortlake next year after one season with the Hawks.O’Connor is just one of the Bay’s recruits to leave the club, with new coach Sean Permezel committed to developing players from within the seaside town.Permezel [...]
Colac district speedster Kurt Spence timed his ride to perfection to achieve double success in a western region motocross championship.Kurt, 10, came from second position in the 65cc and 85cc B Grade classes to claim both titles in the final round of the regional series at Colac’s motorcycle track.The result was another racing milestone for [...]
