Birregurra Fire Brigade hopes an auction this weekend will cover most of the cost of a new storage shed. The brigade’s annual auction, one of its major fundraisers, is on Sunday at Birregurra Recreation Reserve. Brigade secretary Narelle Dunnill said more than 250 buyers would converge on [...]

One of the most familiar faces of Colac’s Kana Festival could take on a new appearance next year. Organisers hope festival icon Jellybuttons the clown lives on when the woman behind the make-up steps away from the role. Former Colac woman Jenny Nash, sister of festival organiser [...]

A 54-year-old Birregurra man has died after collapsing in the cellar of a hotel in Main Street, Birregurra, this morning.
A 45-year-old Corio man who was delivering supplies to the hotel discovered the man just after 7.30am.
Firefighters were at the scene to attend to a gas leak.
Work Safe is investigating the incident.
Police will prepare a [...]

“I have been doing much at all actually, I have been taking it easy and relaxing for the weekend.” Ian Nicholls, Colac

“I’ve just been hanging around up the street and [...]

Apollo Bay captain Jake Gillam has rejected suggestions his team’s lack of turf-wicket preparation could come back to haunt the Sharks this weekend. Underdog Bay travels to Warrion Recreation Reserve this week having missed out on a valuable final-round turf wicket hit-out against Colac last week. [...]

Alvie captain Michael Groves hopes the energy his band of young guns generates in the field will be the driving force behind the club’s title defence during the next fortnight. Groves said the ability of his players to take half-chances and their willingness to throw themselves on the ground to save [...]

The sharp-shooters from Colac’s two Western Region State League teams will have their final chance to earn votes for the competition’s three top individual awards. Colac Tigers teenage tower Rebecca Scott and Colac District’s goal machine Errin Schaeffer are both in contention for the league’s Most Valuable Player, Emma McVilly Coaches Most [...]

Colac women’s basketball team has gone within six points of winning its first representative title in 15 years. Colac, playing in its second successive senior competition at Ballarat after a long hiatus from the basketball landscape, fell just short of a memorable long-weekend tournament but renewed hope about the state of [...]

A couple of weeks ago, my staff and I were almost hit from behind by a semi trailer. We were trying to make a right-hand turn into a driveway off the Princes Highway between Winchelsea and Colac. Ironically, I was there for a briefing about safety concerns on [...]

Competitive prices, superior service and quality products have landed Colac’s Greg Allan Farm Machinery two national awards. The Princes Highway company finished in the top 10 dealers for sales of product manufacturer Lely’s Australian range. It also took out the award for being the [...]