Unseasonably warm weather and dry conditions have local lifesavers and fire authorities on high alert entering Easter, while police have urged people to be vigilant on the roads after a spate of recent crashes in the Colac district.
Warning ahead of long weekend
PLEA: Apollo Bay life-saving leader Darren Hill, Colac police officers Rebecca Humphreys and Alison McKay, and Apollo Bay CFA captain Dave Howell are ready for Easter.