Col Ritchie remembers a couple of footy premierships he played in with the Colac Youth Club Under 16s in 1965 and 1966, featuring some team photos of the lads who won.
Almanac Fashion: Colac ‘Ready-To-Wear’
June 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
This week, in his regular Friday column, KD discusses his idea for a new fashion line, mainly inspired by Colac and Picasso.
Almanac Life: ‘Chilla’ Porter, Colac, and childhood memories
August 21, 2020 by 8 Comments
The death of Olympian ‘Chilla’ Porter rekindled many memories for Peter Fuller of the Melbourne Olympics and growing up in rural Victoria around that time.
Almanac Memoir: The late Herald
May 27, 2020 by 10 Comments
Andrew Gaylard revives memories of a Colac weekend in the 1960s, where the tempo was set by the Saturday afternoon VFL footy, and the late edition of the Herald was a particular treat.
AFL Preseason – Geelong v Essendon: AFL meets Colac
March 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
It was a celebration of footy in Colac as the Dons snuck home against Geelong.
Rock Triv Shows Entertaining Colac and Raising Money for Charity
June 4, 2014 by 19 Comments
Luke Reynolds tells us how Colac has been celebrating with Rock Triv – a unique community fund raiser that combines fun, music and fund raising for charities.
Melbourne Test – Day 2: Down from the bush
December 28, 2013 by 13 Comments
Luke Reynolds has the quintessential down-from-the-bush cricket experience.
Off-Season Odyssey Part 7: Alcohol und Footyball
September 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
This Odyssey is turning me into an alcoholic. Each stop, old teammates badger me: “We haven’t seen you in years! And you don’t want to have a drink with us?!” So we kick, then drink, as if a little run around has earned it. Each stop I pick up a few more good memories [Read more]
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