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Here is what is making news for March 18, 2026.==================================Crayfest Preparations are well and truly underway with the biggest instalment of the quirky local festival expected.Organiser Lee Mcleod says the event is now in its sixth year.====================================================================Early estimates suggest more than $25,000 dollars were raised for Colac's emergency services after the Colac Truck and Ute Show last weekend.Colac Fire Brigade's Dan Williams says the funds are vital, especially given the busy start to 2026.====================================================================Victoria’s new anti-price gouging laws have officially come into effect as the state government targets opportunistic fuel retailers.Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a four-point-six million dollar investment for more inspectors to ensure stations aren't hiking prices mid-day.====================================================================Landholders in the Southern Otways are invited to a free introduction to the twenty-twenty-six Master TreeGrower Course this May.Otway Agroforestry's Becky McCan says the course hosted by the Otway Agroforestry and Southern Otway Landcare networks, kicks off on Friday, May 1st, with an information day and farm walk in Apollo Bay.====================================================================The Old Beechy Rail Trail will come alive this Sunday for the twenty-twenty-six AKD Otway Trail Run.Runners and walkers can choose between a sixteen-kilometre trek from Barongarook or a six-kilometre loop from Kawarren, with all paths leading to the finish line in Gellibrand. ====================================================================Apollo Bay’s main beach will be a hive of activity this Saturday for the annual Swim the Bay ocean event.Swimmers can tackle distances of five hundred metres, one-point-two, or two-point-five kilometres, with the first waves hitting the water at nine a-m. ====================================================================AND IN SPORTThe Colac Tigers have announced another boom recruit ahead of the 2026 season.Talented youngster Hunter Wright will cross over from Golden Square in Bendigo also featuring on the Geelong Cats VFL list for 2026.====================================================================Lara’s sporting crisis has deepened, with the club’s A-grade netball team officially entering recess for the 2026 season.The decision comes just six weeks after a mass player exodus forced the club to fold its senior football program. ====================================================================Colac Paddler Thomas Russell has had a successful weekend at the National Championships in Perth.Russell claimed first place in the MK1 18 and under 1000-metres.====================================================================See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
