June 24, 3036

Here is what is making news for June 24, 2026.=================================Community members across the Colac Otway and Corangamite regions are being invited to help create a new, inclusive image library.The project, led by the Respect Twenty-Forty Partnership, is currently seeking expressions of interest from local photographers and models.Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West C-E-O Jodie Hill says the initiative aims to provide organisations with respectful images that accurately reflect the region's diversity.==================================================================Colac Otway Shire is inviting local tourism and hospitality businesses to feature on its new digital wayfinding kiosks for free.The kiosks, located at Memorial Square, Colac Unearthed, and soon in Apollo Bay, operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.==================================================================This weekend's C-D-F-N-L action marks the annual Let's Talk Colac round, focusing on men's mental health.The initiative encourages local men to speak up and seek support.Let's Talk Colac representative Janet says a special panel event will be held tonight at the Colac R-S-L.==================================================================The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has successfully removed a dead whale from Bells Beach.Crews worked closely with the Victorian Fisheries Authority, Traditional Owners, and coastal authorities to safely clear the carcass, which has now been buried offsite to naturally decompose.The complex operation was designed to reduce public safety risks and limit environmental impacts.Despite the removal, an advice message remains in place for surrounding Great Ocean Road beaches due to potential lingering shark activity.==================================================================Community groups across the Colac Otway region are being urged to apply for up to ten-thousand dollars through Telstra’s Connected Communities Grant Program.==================================================================A new Auditor-General’s report has exposed the deteriorating condition of regional government schools.In the Polwarth electorate, three out of four schools are rated poor or worn. Local M-P Richard Riordan says the findings highlight severe neglect.==================================================================AND IN SPORTThe Winchelsea Football Netball Club will celebrate its monumental one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary this weekend.Festivities at Eastern Reserve kick off on Saturday with a milestone luncheon, followed by the senior football clash against North Geelong.Celebrations will continue into the evening with a heritage jumper auction and the naming of a team of the quarter-century.A community family day will wrap up the historic weekend on Sunday.==================================================================Apollo Bay export Kai Clissold enjoyed a stellar weekend with the ball while overseas playing for Martley Cricket Club in the UK.Clissold picked up 5 for 28 from 7.5 overs with the ball.Apollo Bay import Alex Basford also blasted 116 not out from 139 balls.==================================================================The Hampden League's Under Seventeen side has claimed the state title at the Association Championship Finals in Melbourne.Coached by Will Jamison and Josie Ellerton, the team defeated Goulburn Valley by three goals in a thrilling decider.The league's other representatives also shined, with the Under Fifteens finishing fifth and the Under Thirteens reaching the semi-finals.==================================================================See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.