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Skier a favourite for gold

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Sport

A former Camperdown man who lost a leg to cancer is a favourite to win gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Canada. Cameron Rahles-Rahbula, who grew up at Leslie Manor, just outside Camperdown, carries the title of world slalom champion into his third Olympics campaign. Rahles-Rahbula will compete [...]



Young bowler happy to mix with veterans

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Lawn Bowls

Colac’s Will Collihole is happy to be the odd one out among his peers on the bowling green. The 15-year-old cuts a contrasting figure as a teenager among veterans playing for Colac in the Corangamite Bowling Association. But Collihole is okay with breaking the mould of the typical lawn [...]



Colac teams must travel

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Lawn Bowls

Colac bowling fans will have to travel almost 50 kilometres to see two of the city’s teams clash in the most anticipated game of the season. A Corangamite Bowling Association match committee has scheduled the preliminary final between Colac-based rivals City and Colac at Cobden. The neutral synthetic turf is [...]



Basking in premiership glory

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Lawn Bowls

WINNERS: Colac District Ladies Bowling Association Division One winners Colac Pink yesterday.
THIS MUCH ROOM: Colac’s Carmel Watson instructs team-mates yesterday.
STEADY: City Gold’s Roxanne Donovan plays a shot in yesterday’s grand final against Colac.

JUBILATION: Colac premiership players, from left, Dianne Hynes, Leona Pekin and Jan Jones celebrate their win against City Gold.
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Supporters tarnish Colac district footy – New umpires’ coach wants change in attitude

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Football

The man in charge of the region’s football umpires wants to change a discipline problem among supporters which he says is affecting Colac district football and its umpires. New Colac District Football Umpires Association coach Norm Douglas says Colac district football has developed a poor behavioural culture [...]



Bike rider’s big dream comes true

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Sport

A dare to dream big has paid off for Colac district cycist Aden Wyber. Six months ago the Yuulong mountain bike rider set a bold goal to represent his country – a brave move for someone who only started taking the sport seriously three years ago. [...]



Appealing for support

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Swimming

Organisers of a Colac Swimming Club reunion hope to see a flood of support for the milestone event in the coming weeks. The 50-year reunion is one of the biggest events the club has organised and it needs the support of former members to make the two-day [...]



AFL Tiger will be fit and playing in 2010

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Football

Colac football export Nathan Foley can see light at the end of the tunnel with the injury that has interrupted his AFL career. The Richmond vice-captain is back running and confident a second operation to repair his injured right ankle has been a success. [...]



Golfer sets sights on Australian Open

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Golf

Colac district golfer Stacey Keating hopes for a return to form when she competes in the Australian Open next week Keating missed the cut at the New Zealand Open last week after blowing out in the first two rounds of the professional event at Christchurch. “I shot 75 and 76 [...]



Defender says goodbye

By Rachel Rodger • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Football

The footballer many consider central to Irrewarra-Beeac’s back-to-back flag success is no longer at the club. Bomber defender Xavier Meade has told the club he is returning to Perth with girlfriend Laura for two years. Meade’s departure is arguably the biggest loss of any club heading into this season, with [...]