Here is what is making news for April 23, 2026.===================================As part of National Palliative Care Week, Anam Cara Colac is inviting the community to a special event featuring author and cultural anthropologist Dr. Hannah Gould.
Dr. Gould will discuss her new book, How to Die in the 21st Century, exploring contemporary death and religion in Australia.
The session kicks off at 11 AM on Monday, May 11th, at Anam Cara on Forans Road in Barongarook.
======================================================================With an El Niño season looking increasingly likely, the Bureau of Meteorology is urging farmers ACROSS COLAC OTWAY AND CORANGAMITE regions to use long-range forecasts for the best possible probability of what the season will deliver.
CEO of the BOM Dr Stuart Minchin spoke to ACE Radio's Country Today program talking about the chaos of weather prediction and the scrutiny the organisation has faced with its updated website.
======================================================================A five-hundred-million-dollar sports and tourism project southwest of Geelong on Cape Otway Road is reportedly facing collapse as creditors move to recover unpaid debts.
Allegations have surfaced that some consultants are still chasing payment for work completed nearly five years ago on the two-hundred-and-twenty-hectare site.
======================================================================Community groups across the Corangamite Shire are being urged to start planning for the twenty-twenty-six Victorian Seniors Festival.======================================================================Colac's search for it's newest group of volunteers is underway with the countdown on for the Colac Volunteer Expo which is just under a month away.
The event will be held at COPACC on May 19th.
Salvation Army's Josiah Van Niekerk says its about finding volunteers across all walks of live for all different sorts of organisations.
======================================================================Seafood Industry Victoria has launched its twenty-twenty-six election plan, aiming to safeguard the future of historic fishing hubs like Apollo Bay.
======================================================================AND IN SPORTGrading matches kick off this weekend for the Colac Tigers cohort of junior footballers, with the Under 12s playing Geelong Ammos, Under 14s facing Leopold, Under 16s up against Leopold and the Under 18s versing Grovedale.
Junior Committee member Nick Hay says the Tigers will field a full contingent of players across all junior age groups.
======================================================================The Colac Braves Baseball club have a double header against the East Belmont Saints this Saturday at Eastern Reserve.
Division 3 action kicks off proceedings at 12 pm with Division 1 starting at 2.25pm.
======================================================================The Corangamite Sportsmen’s Club has crowned its March winners on Tuesday night, with cricket dominating the highlights.
Bailey Fox was the Junior Sports Star after a massive month, averaging 107 with the bat to claim the C-D-C-A Under 14 M-V-P.
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