Articles by Alex White
Colac’s ice addiction could spread disease
A COLAC drug counsellor fears the region could have a hepatitis outbreak due to the rising popularity of the drug ice.
Driver deliberately went over cliff
A WOMAN trapped in mangled car wreckage after plunging off the Great Ocean Road told rescuers the driver had deliberately driven off the cliff.
Ice epidemic stretching services
COLAC and district drug users are increasingly getting hooked on the drug ice, paying up to $300 a hit and stretching support services.
Something’s rotten in Colac children
ROTTING teeth is the latest health problem facing Colac and district children.
Police hunting for machete bandit
INVESTIGATORS are appealing for public help to find an armed robber who used a machete to hold up a Camperdown bottleshop.
Maps sending drivers to doom
DRIVERS using electronic maps have caused near misses and a possible fatality on Colac district roads, with police fearing more deaths are just around the corner.
Colac traffic offences shock police
POLICE booked almost 40 motorists for traffic offences in central Colac yesterday.
Teen fights for traffic lights
A COLAC teen is fighting to have new traffic lights at a busy Colac intersection which he fears is an accident waiting to happen.