May 18, 2026

Here is what is making news for May 18, 2026.================================A sixty-year-old man has been hospitalized following a serious dog attack in Camperdown.Emergency services were called to Manifold Street following reports of an animal-related incident. ================================================================A prominent fishing co-operative on the Great Ocean Road has been fined fifteen thousand dollars for breaching child employment laws.The Apollo Bay Fishermen’s Co-Operative pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court to thirteen offences involving three children under the age of fifteen. ================================================================Colac's search for its newest group of volunteers is underway with the countdown on for the Colac Volunteer Expo this week.The event will be held at COPACC on Tuesday.Salvation Army's Josiah Van Niekerk says its about finding volunteers across all walks of live for all different sorts of organisations. ================================================================The Federal and State governments are delivering an extra thirty-seven million dollars to assist communities such as the Otways recovering from the January bushfires.The funding package includes nearly thirty-three million dollars to construct over one hundred temporary modular homes for uninsured residents.Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery Vicki Ward says Four million dollars will also be injected into local legal services to support families and primary producers.================================================================Two men have been heavily fined in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court following a major investigation into the illegal harvesting of native tea tree from the Otways.A seventy-four-year-old Colac man and his forty-four-year-old son were found guilty of taking protected native vegetation to sell as fencing stakes.The court heard the pair made approximately thirty thousand dollars from the illegal venture. ================================================================This week Volunteers from all across the region with Australia's National Volunteer Week kicking off today.Colac Volunteers Leaders Network's Liz Bishop says events will be on such as the Volunteer Expo at COPACC tomorrow to celebrate those who are the backbone of the community.================================================================AND IN SPORTIn the weekends Colac and District Football and Netball action,Birregurra proved too strong in the football winning by 25 againts Otway Districts, and South Colac beat the Western Eagles by 32 points.In the netball Otway Districts caused an upset to topple ladder-leaders Birregurra to notch the Demons third straight win.AND South Colac beat Western Eagles by 7.================================================================In the Hampden League's netball results Cobden had a thrilling win against Warrnambool while Camperdown suffered a heavy defeat against South Warrnambool.In the football Cobden went down by 15, and Camperdown lost by 24 points.================================================================The Colac Golf Club has advanced to the South West Golf Association’s Division One Pennant Grand Final.Playing on their home greens, Colac defeated Curlewis five matches to two in a dominant semi-final performance.The historic win cements their place in the flag decider next Sunday against Barwon Heads at Lonsdale Links.================================================================See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.