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Sarah Evans presents at the Colac Volunteer Expo 2026, sharing volunteer opportunities at Colac Park Run. Further details available at https://www.parkrun.com.au/lakecolac/

Rachel Wood presents at the Colac Volunteer Expo 2026, sharing information about volunteer opportunities at Colac Community Hub Inc. Further details are available at https://communityhubinc.org.au/

Eppy from the Colac Lions Club chats to Jof about the history of the Lions and the community service activities they support in the local area. Further details at https://www.facebook.com/colaclionsclub

Ellie and Nicola chat to Jof at the Colac Volunteer Expo about the local disability advocacy group. Further details can be found at https://riac.org.au/our-services/r-a-i-s-e-your-voice/

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria and discusses the ins and outs of radio telescopes.

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, and shares lots of interesting information about sun dials.

Naomi Lettieri from Anam Cara House Colac discusses the upcoming Palliative Care Week event featuring Dr Hannah Gould. Dr Gould is a cultural anthropologist and author of “How to Die in the 21st Century”, and will share insights into contemporary approaches to death, dying, and care, drawing on her research and public work in this field. To RSVP, please email liaison@anamcarahousecolac.org.au  or...

Emma Lawrence from Kids Alive, discusses the free CPR training launch to equip parents for life-or-death emergencies as drowning deaths have reached their highest level since 1996, with 357 lives lost last year. For every child who drowns, another eight are hospitalised following non-fatal incidents, often with lifelong consequences. At the same time, four in five (80%) cardiac arrests occur in th...

Rodd provides a weekly stargazing update, plus discusses the true length of a day.

Phil Gray talks about writing and starring in a play based on his recent road accident. Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1558201

Susan chats about the release of her latest album. Find all the details and tracks at https://linktr.ee/muranty

Camperdown Theatre Company director Warren Easley discusses bringing ‘Noises Off’ by Michael Frayn to the stage. Tickets to the show can be purchased from Laffs, 163 Manifold St, phone 5593 1469 or online at camperdowntheatrecompany.com.au

While accidents on the road might seem unavoidable, many can actually be prevented with mindful and cautious driving.  Mia from Crimestoppers Victoria some of the common causes and ways to avoid them. For further information visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, plus discusses the proposal of colonisation on the moon.

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing update for South West Victoria, plus discusses the Artemis II.

Isabelle Pilley discusses her entries at this years Youth Art Futures exhibition.

Evie McDonald talks about her entry in the 2026 Youth Art Futures exhibition at COPACC.

Sadie Harrowfield talks about her entry in the 2026 Youth Art Futures exhibition.

Victoria Mantynen from Little Pine Tree Productions chats about the upcoming Vera Lynn tribute that will be played at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery for the ANZAC weekend. Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com/DFRCT

Beau chats to Jonathan about the local survey that has been developed to assist with future planning, that can be answered by local residents and businesses, as well as tourists who visit Colac. You can contribute to the local survey at https://colac-common.web.app/

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing update for South West Victoria, plus reflects on the Colac Otway Shire Earth Hour Stargazing session and shares information about light pollution. Here's an example of a light pollution map lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=2.58&lat=-28.7010&lon=133.8751&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJzYl8yMDI1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwi...

Gold-Coast based Special Olympics ambassador Ben Haack chats to Jonathan about his book Reason for Hope: A Parent’s Playbook for Raising Happy and Resilient Kids — Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life on the Autism Spectrum, which will be released by the Belonging Forum on April 2nd.  The book draws from his own experiences living with autism to offer wisdom and encouragement for parents and families rais...

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria and also explains some of the concepts of light and stargazing. You can join him this evening at COPACC for a stargazing session and more information https://www.copacc.com.au/WHATS-ON/COPACC-Theatre-Season/2026-Youth-Earth-Hour

Rachael Lance from WWF Australia discusses the importance of Earth Hour and Challenge 60. Earth Hour encourages people around the world to show their support for the environment by switching off their lights for one hour, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary. Find out more information at  ⁠earthhour.org.au⁠  

Mia talks about road safety and high risk driving, as well as road rules and penalties. For further information visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/