Sport
Sport worth a Gamble at games
One of Colac’s top ten-pin bowlers Jackson Gamble believes it’s time the sport was part of the Olympics.
Public holiday push after Gold Cup move
A public holiday in February is on the agenda for horseracing officials after their successful bid to move the Colac Gold Cup meeting to a Friday next year.
Saints embrace playing alongside rising star
Decorated Birregurra netballer Kirsty Roberts says the Saints’ B Grade squad is embracing an opportunity to play with state league rising star Tully Bethune.
Netballers gear up for state titles
Four up-and-coming netballers have ensured the Colac region has another strong presence at junior state titles during the event’s returns this year.
Falcons cherish Tigers champ
“We’re as proud of Jake McGuane as we are of Luke Hodge.”
A former Geelong Falcons talent manager says Colac Tigers footballer Jake McGuane could have gone on to a successful career in the AFL if he had only been a couple of centimetres taller.
League set to release finals plans
CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey says the league is likely to release plans today about how footy and netball finals might look after dates were locked in.
Top 20 Tigers of the GFL era #2
To mark the 20-year anniversary of the Colac Tigers in the GFL, the Colac Herald has given a panel of eight committed Tigers the arduous task of individually voting on their top 20 modern-day Tigers, and the results are in.
League officials work through return
“We’ll get the matches that were supposed to be played on Saturday done and from there we’ll work our way through it.”
Colac district league chairman Peter Hickey says league officials want 48 hours to digest today’s shock return out of lockdown, before rushing into footy and netball finals plans.