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unusual facts about Colac-Ballarat railway line


Colac-Ballarat railway line

The track has been removed completely and the last section of the Skipton to Ballarat line has been turned into a rail trail.


3CS

A Melbourne radio station executive Mr. M. B. Duffy became aware, through his involvement with 3KZ, that radio reception in the Colac-Otways area was generally very poor.

Aaron Finch

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986 in Colac, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades and the Australia national cricket team.

Andrew Sexton Gray

Through a relative on his mother's side (George Sexton Evans), who was one of the contractors, Gray was employed as resident railway surgeon during the construction of the Geelong–Ballarat railway line.

Carolyn Hirsh

Hirsh was born in Melbourne, though she attended high school in the rural town of Colac.

Colac Imperials Football Netball Club

In 1950 there was a mass exodus of clubs fom the CDFL, the cause was that the Colac (Hampden league) team wanted to have the right to pick any player from the Colac DFL without needing a clearance.

Colac, Victoria

Colac is serviced by Austar Subscription Television delivered by DTH satellite transmission, via Optus C1 Ku Band Satellite located at 156E.

Analog Television transmissions ceased on Thursday 5 May 2011 as part of the Federal Government`s nationwide plan for Digital terrestrial television in Australia, which involves switching over all television broadcast services from analog systems to digital DVB-T systems.

In addition to commercial television services, Colac receives Government ABC Television (ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24) and SBS (SBS One and SBS Two) television services.

Dan Lonergan

After attending the Jesuit Xavier College, Lonergan had a cadetship with ABC Radio Sport in 1997 after stints at various stations including 3HA Hamilton, 3CS Colac, K Rock (3GL)in Geelong and Fox FM in Melbourne.

HMAS Colac

HMAS Colac (J242/M05), named for the town of Colac, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

John Hepworth

From 1977 to 1978 he was the assistant priest in the Colac parish and, from 1978 to 1980, was the rector of the South Ballarat parish based in Sebastopol.

Margaret Stones

Elsie Margaret Stones AM, MBE (born 28 August 1920 at Colac, Victoria) is an Australian botanical illustrator.

Multiday race

In recent years, several multi-day races have stood out, among them the Australian Westfield Sydney to Melbourne races, which were run from 1983–1991, and the Colac (1983–2005) race which is no longer being held.

Old Beechy Rail Trail

The Old Beechy Rail Trail is a 45–kilometre rail trail running from Colac to Beech Forest along to the route of the disused Crowes railway line.

Terry Mulder

Mulder was born in Colac, and attended Trinity College, but did not complete high school and began working as a laborer.


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