Articles by Alex White

  • Illegal fires keep Colac brigades busy

    FIRE restrictions will remain in force in Colac and district for at least another week, despite people lighting burnoffs without permits.

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  • Rock attack as baby sleeps

    VANDALS threw a rock through a window of a Colac home while a woman and her baby slept inside.

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  • Police nab bold motorcycle thief

    A QUICK-THINKING Colac Highway Patrol officer has arrested a Colac youth more than 30 kilometres from where he allegedly stole a motorbike.

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  • New leadership and new vision

    COLAC Show’s new president says he is excited about leading the event into a new era.

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  • $8000 theft from rural property

    POLICE are investigating the burglary of $8000 worth of equipment, including a motorbike, from a property near Gellibrand.

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  • Colac slow with fast broadband

    COLAC and district residents must wait for a super-fast broadband internet connection.

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  • Detective relieved by rape retrial refusal

    A COLAC detective who led a rape investigation says he is relieved Australia’s High Court has blocked the offender’s bid for a retrial.

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  • Bushwalker rescued near Lorne

    EMERGENCY service crews took almost five hours to rescue an injured bushwalker in “extremely difficult” terrain near Lorne.

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