Here is what is making news for October 21, 2026.===================================Conservation works are officially underway at the historic Cape Otway Lightstation, with scaffolding currently being erected around the iconic tower.

Built in eighteen-forty-eight, it is Australia's oldest surviving mainland lighthouse.

Management says the specialist works will preserve the landmark for future generations. 
======================================================================EstuaryWatch Victoria will celebrate twenty years of citizen science with a free community event in Princetown this Saturday.

Victorian EstuaryWatch Co-ordinator Justine Holmes says since launching on the Great Ocean Road, more than forty-six-hundred volunteers have monitored local waterways, helping improve environmental management.
======================================================================Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has expressed his shock following an attack on federal MP Helen Haines, strongly condemning the political violence.

Mr Tehan says his thoughts are with Haines and her family, noting the MP, who grew up in Colac, is strong and will fight hard in her recovery.
======================================================================Monday night saw State MP Gayle Tierney visit Colac to deliver a massive boost for local sporting facilities.

She made a funding announcement at Western Reserve Oval, followed by the official opening of the Eastern Reserve Netball lighting upgrade.
======================================================================Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police have joined forces to launch a new statewide campaign aimed at disrupting copper theft.

The campaign, Copper Theft: It's more than metal, encourages Colac locals to report information about copper theft offences in the community, copper theft across Victoria has increased 175% between 2018 and 2026.

Crime Stoppers Victoria Chief Executive Officer Stella Smith says community reporting plays a critical role.
======================================================================The Colac and District Farm Safety Action Group is hosting a special R U OK? Dinner to support mental health and connection within the local farming community.

Taking place at the TiTree Hotel in Warrion on Wednesday, October twenty-first, the evening will feature live music from Homesick Joe and an insightful talk by local dairy farmer and mental health advocate Jason Smith.
======================================================================AND IN SPORTWarrion will play host to the opening round of the Cricket Victoria Under Sixteen Boys Country Cup this Sunday, October twenty-five.

The at the premier venue of south-west cricket - the Warrion Recreation Reserve, will see the Western Waves take on the Central Highlanders in a one-day clash.

The coin toss will take place at ten-thirty am, ahead of the first ball at eleven am.
======================================================================Two netball exports have been recognised at the Victorian Netball League's Team of the Year Award.

Colac premiership netball Indya Foorde was recognised in the Championship Team of the Year.

Camperdown's Piper Stephens was named in the Under 23 Team of the Year.
======================================================================Camperdown netballer Piper Stephens has been crowned joint Most Valuable Player in the Victorian Netball League’s twenty-three and under division.

The sixteen-year-old shared the honour at the Netball Victoria Community Awards following an outstanding debut season with the Geelong Cougars.

Coach Mel Savage praised the Camperdown Magpies product, saying her best is still to come.
======================================================================The Terang Harness Racing Club is planning a million-dollar upgrade to build a new training center aimed at helping young trainers kickstart their careers.

South West Coast MP Roma Britnell has pledged four hundred thousand dollars toward the project ahead of the November state election.
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