Colac And District Football League (Vic)
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Quick Premiers List :

1947 - Colac Imperials. 1948 - Coragulac Rovers. 1949 - Colac Imperials. 1950 - Alvie. 1951 - South Colac. 1952 - Warrion. 1953 - Irrewillipe. 1954 - Alvie. 1955 - Irrewillipe. 1956 - Irrewarra. 1957 - Otway Rovers. 1958 - Otway Rovers. 1959 - Alvie. 1960 - South Purrumbete. 1961 - ?. 1962 - Alvie. 1963 - Colac Imperials. 1964 - Colac Imperials. 1965 - Alvie. 1966 - Alvie.

1967 - Alvie. 1968 - Colac Imperials. 1969 - Alvie. 1970 - Alvie. 1971 - Irrewillipe. 1972 - Irrewarra. 1973 - South Purrumbete. 1974 - Lorne. 1975 - Alvie. 1976 - Lorne. 1977 - Alvie. 1978 - South Colac. 1979 - Colac Imperials. 1980 - Lorne. 1981 - Lorne. 1982 - Lorne. 1983 - Lorne. 1984 - Apollo Bay. 1985 - Birregurra. 1986 - Colac Imperials.

1987 - Winchelsea. 1988 - South Colac. 1989 - Colac Imperials. 1990 - Birregurra. 1991 - Birregurra. 1992 - Irrewillipe. 1993 - Apollo Bay. 1994 - Birregurra. 1995 - Colac Imperials. 1996 - ?. 1997 - South Colac. 1998 - Lorne. 1999 - Apollo Bay. 2000 - Alvie. 2001 - Lorne. 2002 - South Colac. 2003 - Apollo Bay. 2004 - ?.

Timeline :
1937 :
The Colac & DFL was more-or-less formed from the clubs of the Corangamite Farmers FA and the Colac Churches FA.
Participating clubs included :
 - Swan Marsh and
 - Warrion.

1938 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Swan Marsh and
 - Warrion.

1939 - A Grade : Participating clubs included Swan Marsh.
1945-46 - Participating clubs included Swan Marsh.

1947 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac,
 - Colac Diggers,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Colac Rovers,
 - Coragulac Rovers,
 - Nalangil-Swan Marsh,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - Colac Imperials 13.8.86 defeated Coragulac Rovers 9.4.58.

1948 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac,
 - Colac Diggers,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Colac Rovers,
 - Coragulac Rovers,
 - Nalangil-Swan Marsh,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - Coragulac Rovers 8.9.57 defeated Colac Rovers 7.9.51.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac (final season),
 - Colac Imperials (premiers, final season),
 - Colac Rovers,
 - Coragulac Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock and
 - Warrion.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Carlisle River (debut),
 - Elliminyt,
 - Irrewarra and
 - Warrion.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - South Colac (premiers) and
 - Warrion.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - South Colac and
 - Warrion (premiers).

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe (premiers),
 - South Colac and
 - Warrion.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Seconds,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Warrion.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials (rejoined),
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe (premiers),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Warrion.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Irrewarra (premiers),
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and (reformed),
 - Warrion.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand (debut),
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers (debut, result of merger),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - Otway Rovers 12.10.82 defeated Warrion 5.5.35.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - Otway Rovers 11.7.73 defeated Colac Imperials 9.8.62.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - Alvie 10.18.78 defeated Otway Rovers 10.11.71.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.
Grand Final - South Purrumbete 9.12.66 defeated Otway Rovers 6.10.46.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac (rejoined),
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Beeac,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Beeac,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra (debut),
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (debut),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay (confirmed, debut),
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe (premiers),
 - Lorne (debut),
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1972 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra (premiers),
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1973 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Carlisle River (final season due to absorbption),
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete (premiers) and
 - Warrion.

1974 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie (premiers),
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac (premiers),
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete and
 - Warrion.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand,
 - Irrewarra,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Rovers,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - South Purrumbete (final season) and
 - Warrion.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra (final season due to merger),
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Gellibrand (final season due to merger),
 - Irrewarra (final season due to merger),
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Rovers (final season due to merger),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - Warrion.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac Rovers (debut, result of merger),
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Warrion.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne (premiers),
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - Warrion and
 - Winchelsea (debut).

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay (premiers),
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - Warrion and
 - Winchelsea.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (final season due to recess),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts (made finals),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac,
 - Warrion (final season) and
 - Winchelsea.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Forrest were defeated (probably in this league).
 - Grand Final - Birregurra 22.8.140 defeated Alvie 17.8.110.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (reformed),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea (premiers).

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac (premiers) and
 - Winchelsea.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (premiers),
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 14.16.100 defeated South Colac 13.11.89.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 12.13.85 defeated Colac Imperials 13.16.94.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe (premiers),
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts (winless),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Irrewillipe,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts (winless, final season),
 - Pirron Yallock,
 - South Colac and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Apollo Bay defeated Winchelsea.

1994 :
Participating teams included, in order after finals series :
 1. Birregurra,
 2. Winchelsea,
 3. South Colac,
 ?. Alvie,
 ?. Apollo Bay,
 ?. Birregurra,
 ?. Colac Imperials (did not make finals),
 ?. Irrewarra-Beeac,
 ?. Irrewillipe,
 ?. Lorne,
 ?. Pirron Yallock and
 Last. Forrest (winless).
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - South Colac were defeated.
 - Grand Final - Birregurra 15.5.95 defeated Winchelsea 8.3.51.

1995 :
There were eleven participating clubs, including :
 1. Apollo Bay,
 2. Colac Imperials,
 3. Lorne,
 4. Winchelsea.
 5. South Colac,
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 6. Birregurra,
 7. Alvie,
 8. Irrewarra-Beeac,
 9. Forrest,
 10. Pirron Yallock (final season due to merger) and
 11. Irrewillipe (final season due to merger).
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final : South Colac 126.7.103 defeated Winchelsea 12.12.84.
 - Qualifying Final : Colac Imperials 13.8.86 defeated Lorne 13.5.83.
 - First Semi-Final : Lorne 13.13.91 defeated South Colac 11.4.70.
 - Second Semi-Final : Apollo Bay defeated Colac Imperials by 34 points.
 - Preliminary Final : Colac Imperials 15.6.96 defeated Lorne 11.5.71.
 - Grand Final : Colac Imperials 13.7.85 defeated Apollo Bay 13.5.83.

1996 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - South Colac,
 - Western Eagles (debut, result of merger) and
 - Winchelsea.

1997 :
Teams competing during this season included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - South Colac,
 - Western Eagles and
 - Winchelsea.
Details of a home and away round played on April 28 :
 - Alvie 18.12.120 defeated Lorne 15.10.100.
 - Apollo Bay 27.11.173 defeated Western Eagles 14.11.95.
 - Winchelsea 27.11.173 defeated Forrest 4.7.31.
 - Birregurra 15.7.97 defeated Irrewarra-Beeac 10.12.72.
Grand Final - South Colac defeated Lorne.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - South Colac,
 - Western Eagles and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 11.9.75 defeated Alvie 6.11.47.

1999 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne (won all H&As),
 - South Colac,
 - Western Eagles and
 - Winchelsea.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final : Lorne were defeated.
 - Preliminary Final : Lorne were defeated.
 - Grand Final - Apollo Bay 19.17.131 defeated Alvie 12.6.78.

2000 :
Teams competing during this season included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (8th after H&As),
 - Forrest (probably),
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - South Colac,
 - Western Eagles and
 - Winchelsea.
Second Semi-Final (August 12) : Lorne 14.4.88 defeated Alvie 11.8.74.
First Semi-Final (August 13) : Winchelsea 20.8.128 defeated Apollo Bay 14.7.91.
Preliminary Final : Alvie defeated Winchelsea.
Grand Final : Alvie defeated Lorne.

2001 :
Participating clubs (in ladder order, presumably after finals) were (complete) :
 1. Lorne,
 2. South Colac,
 3. Apollo Bay,
 4. Alvie,
 5. Western Eagles,
 6. Irrewarra-Beeac,
 7. Winchelsea,
 8. Forrest,
 9. Birregurra and
 10. Colac Imperials.
Finals Series :
 - Qualifying Final - Apollo Bay 13.19.97 defeated South Colac 9.15.69.
 - Second Semi-Final - Lorne 17.8.110 defeated Apollo Bay 7.11.53.
 - Preliminary Final - South Colac 14.19.103 defeated Apollo Bay 1.8.14.
 - Grand Final - Lorne 18.17.125 defeated South Colac 6.8.44.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - South Colac and
 - Western Eagles.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Colac Imperials 11.15.81 defeated Alvie 10.10.70.
 - Qualifying Final - South Colac 20.14.134 defeated Forrest 14.6.90.
 - First Semi-Final - Forrest 17.10.112 defeated Colac Imperials 9.11.65.
 - Second Semi-Final - Lorne 25.12.162 defeated South Colac 9.9.63.
 - Preliminary Final - South Colac 8.12.60 defeated Forrest 8.8.56.
 - Grand Final - South Colac 14.8.92 defeated Lorne 12.11.83.

2003 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts (rejoined),
 - Simpson (debut),
 - South Colac and
 - Western Eagles.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Colac Imperials 12.8.80 defeated South Colac 7.4.46.
 - Grand Final - Apollo Bay 5.13.43 defeated Lorne 4.8.32.

2004 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alvie,
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Forrest,
 - Irrewarra-Beeac,
 - Lorne,
 - Otway Districts,
 - Simpson,
 - South Colac and
 - Western Eagles.

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