A Colac junior badminton team has climbed from the bottom of the competition ladder to win a grand final.Colac Junior Badminton B Grade team the Skittles finished with the wooden spoon during the competition’s season but won all of its finals’ matches.Skittles’ victories included defeating the Tutters by 11 points in the grand final to [...]

Two Colac district girls said there was one word to describe how they felt after winning a badminton tournament – relieved!Colac’s Mouna Arun, 11, and Alvie’s Shannon Beets, 12, took home the under-13 female doubles title after winning their final match 21 to 15 in an annual junior tournament at Warrnambool.“I was surprised and relieved [...]

A Colac junior badminton competition has doubled its size in 12 months.Colac Junior Badminton’s Jo Cook said she was pleased to see 50 players in their junior competition this year.“It’s going very well because last year we only had 24 members and this year we have 50 people playing which is just wonderful and we [...]

School children from two Colac primary schools will put months of learning a new sport to the test today. Nearly 100 grade five and six youngsters from Colac South West and Colac Primary School will face each other in a badminton tournament in Colac South West’s multi-purpose room. [...]

Badminton officials at Camperdown are attempting to attract new players to the sport. Camperdown Badminton Association will have a new players’ day next month to get more players. Secretary Christine Ovens said the association’s daytime and night-time competitions were struggling. Mrs Ovens said she hoped people [...]

Apollo Bay Badminton Club is thriving due to an increase in its junior memberships. Secretary Shelley Robb said the club was about to finish its autumn competition. “The numbers have been steady and we have had increased interest towards the end of the season,” Mrs Robb said.
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A Colac badminton group wants more players from Colac district clubs to attend its next visitors’ day. Colac Ladies Daytime Badminton Association yesterday hosted a visitors day for Colac district clubs, with players from Ballarat travelling to Colac to have a hit and share a cuppa and sandwich.
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