Here is what is making news for October 21, 2025.=====================================Get Fire Ready workshops will continue this week with a Forrest fire planning workshop tomorrow.

Warrion Hall will host a Fire Ready open day tomorrow.

Lorne has a fire planning workshop on Thursday

Swan Marsh has a Get Fire Ready event on Friday, and Kawarren has an open day on Friday.
==========================================================================Grade 5 students across the South West will soon have the chance to cast a line and discover the joy of fishing, thanks to the State Government’s free Little Angler Kits.==========================================================================Colac SES is reminding those around the Colac Otway region to stay safe amid expectations of thunderstorms during the week.

The SES says measures such as flipping trampolines upside down, not parking under trees, and putting all outdoor furniture under cover are all ways people can ensure they remain safe.
==========================================================================With the cost of living through the roof and thousands of drivers putting in claims to the state government due to tyre, rim, shocker or other damage caused by the poor state of our roads.
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says only a fraction have been compensated due to the state government being broke and also mismanaging road maintenance.
==========================================================================The Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Measure is helping aged care homes across western Victoria improve safety and care for older residents.

Western Victoria Primary Health Network says embedding pharmacists on-site reduces hospitalisations and boosts confidence for residents and their families.
==========================================================================Strong winds and thunderstorms are forecast to hit Colac tonight and into tomorrow morning.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Belinda House says the region could see more than 20 millimetres of rain as the system moves through.
==========================================================================AND IN SPORTIn the Polwarth and District Tennis Association's weekend matches Colac Lawn 6 beat Pennyroyal Gold 2.

Pennyoyal White beat Cororooke.

In Division 2 Deans Marsh beat Colac Lawn 5-4.

Beeac beat Cororooke Gold 6-3.

Warncoort smashed Cororooke Blue 8-1.

Kawarren 7 defeated Apollo Bay 7-2.
==========================================================================Golfers packed the Colac Golf Club's Saturday Stableford competition with 104 entrants on Saturday.

Jayne McGlade was the A Grade winner.

Fiona Scott won B Grade, Chris Stevenson won C Grade.

Paul Carbie won D Grade.
==========================================================================Australia’s Matilda Reynolds and the Netherlands’ Jeroen Van Voorden have claimed top honours at the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.

Racing along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Van Voorden won the men’s 19-34 category in just over three hours, while Reynolds took the women’s 35-39 podium spot.
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