Articles by Alex White

  • Rain records tumble

    COLAC district has had its wettest August in more than a decade, while rain records also tumbled in the Otways.

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  • No commitment to health

    CORANGAMITE’S two main election candidates have failed to come to the table on new funding for Colac’s health service, with election day looming.

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  • Aaron Finch makes cricket world record

    COLAC cricket star Aaron Finch has smashed his way into the record books and led Australia to its first win in six months.

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  • Tree lopper hurt in fall

    A TREE lopper working in the Otways has suffered suspected spinal injuries after falling up to seven metres onto a log yesterday.

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  • Crime down but police still worried

    COLAC and district crime rates have fallen in the past 12 months but assaults, family violence and drug offences remain a concern for authorities.

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  • Heartless theft from disabled woman

    HEARTLESS thieves have trashed the home of a physically disabled Colac woman and her husband and stolen belongings and medication in a daylight burglary.

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  • Truck rolls on highway

    A TRUCK driver escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled on the Princes Highway near the Colac-Ballarat Road intersection, east of Colac.

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  • Thieves escape with 10 firearms worth $15,000

    THIEVES have stolen 10 guns from a Colac district property in a daring daylight burglary.

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