Articles by Ben Martin
Golf bowlers on top after win over Lake
Camperdown Golf skipper Craig Skene says his side’s win over Corangamite bowls powerhouse Colac has proven his side deserves its spot at the top of the ladder.
Mentor rapt for Beechy
Barongarook’s Kallan Thompson says he’s rapt to see the club’s newest A Grade team taking such big strides in its first season in the top grade.
Young archer steps up during wet and wild shoot
Youngster Kayley Phillips was Colac Otway Archers’ standout performer during wet and wild conditions in the final two-day shoot of the year.
Birregurra officials sad to lose cycling event
Birregurra Recreation Reserve officials have apologised to the town’s local businesses and community groups after making the call to pull out of this year’s Great Victorian Bike Ride.
Trinity tennis teams finish top four in Victoria
Two junior tennis teams from Trinity College Colac have finished top four in Victoria at School Sport Victoria’s State Tennis Finals.
Anyone for tennis?
The Colac Herald’s Ben Martin plays a couple of sets with Barongarook Beechy’s Riley Westlake.
Trinity finishes runner-up in state carnival
A Trinity College Colac cricket team has ranked second in the state after School Sport Victoria’s cricket championships wrapped up today. Trinity’s Year Eight girls’ cricket team faced off against Mount Waverley in the final this afternoon, falling short 134-189. Coach Michael Tomkins was full of praise for the young side. “They had an amazing […]
Sketch recovering after terrifying ordeal
Popular Colac wrestler Andrew “Sketch” Clissold says he still faces a long road to recovery after a terrifying ordeal that left him without the use of his limbs. The father of three returned home this week after a stay at Geelong Hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with Guillain–Barré syndrome. GBS is a rapid-onset muscle weakness […]