Here is what is making news for February 27, 2026.========================================A thirty-one-year-old Colac P-plater has narrowly avoided a jail sentence after crashing his utility while almost six times over the legal blood-alcohol limit.

The court heard the driver returned a reading of point-two-eight-eight after a series of collisions on Corangamite Street last year. 
================================================================================Dairy Australia is bringing world-class expertise to our local farms this March.

Renowned consultant Dr Nollaig Heffernan will host Employment Masterclasses in Warrnambool on March 5th and Cobden on March 10th.
================================================================================The Twelve Apostles Precinct Redevelopment has reached a major milestone with the completion of the visitor centre's massive rammed-earth façade.

Constructed from fifteen-hundred tonnes of local rock, the structure is designed to echo the famous limestone stacks of the Shipwreck Coast. 
================================================================================Australia’s oldest cycling race returns this weekend for the Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool.

The iconic two-hundred-and-sixty-seven-kilometre classic departs Saturday, followed by the Warrnambool Women’s Classic on Sunday.
================================================================================The surf coast and Colac Otway Shire community are celebrating a win for wildlife after the offshore regulatorrejected a plan to conduct seismic testing in the Otway Basin.
================================================================================Surf Coast Shire Council is taking a stand against unreliable mobile networks that consistently fail during the region’s busiest periods.
================================================================================AND IN SPORTIn the final round of Colac South West Premier cricket,

Pomborneit takes on Simpson at Port Campbell.

Bookhaar faces Simpson.

Woorndoo hosts Birregurra.

Camperdown finishes its season against Irrewarra.

Storm and City United will do batte.

AND Colac has Cobden.
================================================================================The stage is set for a blockbuster Corangamite Weekend Pennant Bowls Grand Finals.

In Division 1 Winchelsea 1 will go in red hot favourites against Colac.

Division 2 sees Lorne 1 vs Camperdown Magpies 2.

Colac 3 and Camperdown Magpies 4 will battle it out for the Division 3 title.

In Division 4 Colac 4 and Winchelsea 3 face off.

While Division 5 sees Lismore 1 and Birregurra 2.
================================================================================Colac’s Nick Lang has secured a major leadership role within regional sport, elected to the new-look AFL Barwon board this week.

The former Colac president defeated Geelong Umpires chair David Chaston in a vote of member clubs during Wednesday night’s Annual General Meeting.
================================================================================Semi Finals for the Polwarth and District Tennis Association kick off this weekend.

Pennyroyal White faces Cororooke and Colac Lawn plays Pennyroyal Gold.

In B Grade, Apollo Bay plays Kawarren and Beeac faces Warncoort.
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