British first entered the region in March 1837, when several land-holders came upon Lake Colac Victoria while searching for the missing colonist Joseph Gellibrand.
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10 Facts About Colac Victoria
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Plaque on the southern side of the Memorial Square commemorates two historic speeches given on consecutive nights in Colac Victoria, beginning on 31 July 1914 with the then Federal opposition leader, Andrew Fisher, and followed the next night by the Prime Minister Joseph Cook.
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Colac Victoria was the home of the annual "Cliff Young Australian 6-day race".
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Colac Victoria has an oceanic climate with warm summers and cool damp winters.
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Colac Victoria has its own newspaper, The Colac Victoria Herald, published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Colac Victoria is serviced by a number of local radio stations: 3CS 1134AM, MIXX FM 106.
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Colac Victoria is serviced by Austar Subscription Television delivered by DTH satellite transmission, via Optus C1 Ku Band Satellite located at 156E.
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Colac Victoria is the hometown of Luke Hodge, from 2002 a player with Hawthorn Football Club and player with Brisbane Football Club in the Australian Football League since October 2017.
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Colac Victoria has a swimming club which trains swimmers and has athletes competing at Region, State and national competitions.
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