Articles by Alex White
Grenades spark panic at Colac Police Station
POLICE were shocked when a Colac district man placed two grenades on a police station counter.
Merger falls flat for golf, racing and RSL clubs
COLAC’S Returned Services League club has pulled out of a proposed merger with Colac’s golf and turf clubs, stifling a proposed $3.5 million development.
Police winning war against violence
ALCOHOL-RELATED street violence is declining in Colac, with police and publicans crediting the re-emergence of a liquor accord for the fall.
Colac’s new kidney room earns praise
COLAC and district kidney disease sufferers have a new place for treatment.
Police talk with teens over school blaze
POLICE have identified three teenagers, and interviewed one, who allegedly set fire to Colac’s newest school.
Guns and drugs charges for man after raid
POLICE have arrested and remanded Camperdown man after a search of his house netted illegal guns and weapons and stolen animal drugs and cigarettes.
Double trouble leads to tyre fire
A FIRE at an Irrewarra farm has taught two Colac district teenagers a fire safety lesson.
Driver runs red light, damages three cars
A FOUR-CAR crash caused chaos in central Colac yesterday.