May 21, 2026

Here is what is making news for May 21, 2026.==================================Anti-violence advocate and football legend Phil Cleary is headed to Camperdown next month to headline a powerful community presentation.Following the tragic murder of his sister Vicki in the late nineteen-eighties, Cleary has dedicated his life to addressing Australia's domestic violence epidemic. ====================================================================A major agricultural legal battle in the South West has been delayed, with a Cobden primary producer and their farming enterprise set to face a wave of new water-related charges.====================================================================Colac and Elliminyt have officially taken out the title of Victoria's top fundraising postcode for the anti-bullying foundation, Dolly’s Dream.====================================================================The latest Situation and Outlook Report from Dairy Australia reveals the industry has steadied over the 2025-26 year, although global uncertainty is threatening late season gains for Colac Otway and Corangamite producers.====================================================================Time is running out for local business owners to register for a free information session aimed at tackling regional worker shortages.Co-hosted by the Colac Otway Shire Council and the local Chamber of Commerce, the event will explore various overseas visa worker schemes. ====================================================================A thirty-four-year-old Colac sheep shearer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars following a violent, jealousy-fueled home invasion.====================================================================AND IN SPORTIn this weekend's baseball matchups the Colac Braves take on the Ballarat Royals at home in the firsts.While in Division 3 the Braves are hosts to the Bacchus Marsh Tigers.====================================================================The Hampden League is in its final stages of preparation as the Bottle Greens gear up to renew their fierce interleague rivalry with Ballarat this Saturday.Now in its fourth year, the representative fixture at Reid Oval will feature under-twenty-three and under-seventeen boys' football, a girls' footy clash, and for the first time ever, an under-twenty-three netball contest.====================================================================Colac Cricket Club will be without one of its co-captains for 2026-27 with Will Ruddell officially signing for Grovedale CC.Ruddell was the fourth highest runscorer in Colac South West Premier Cricket last season scoring 644 runs at 42.9 also picking up 20 wickets at 25.====================================================================See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.