Articles by David McKenzie
Volunteer shares vivid memories
A COLAC and district firefighter remembers the eerie feeling the morning of one of the Otway’s darkest days.
Polwarth by-election guide 2015
The candidates. The issues. The history. All you need to know about the upcoming Polwarth state by-election.
Businessman gets jail term for drug charges
FORMER Colac businessman Jordan Dittloff has received a six-month jail sentence for trafficking drugs in Melbourne.
Football teams preparing for points system
COLAC DISTRICT Football League has the power to allocate more player points to help struggling clubs survive next season.
Three in hospital after crash near Colac
THREE people are in hospital, two with head injuries, after a car crashed into a power pole west of Colac early yesterday.
District fire officers head to Canada
NINE south-west Victorian firefighters are travelling to Canada to help fight hundreds of forest fires burning in the country’s west.
Man dies in Princes Highway crash near Colac
A man died this afternoon after his van crashed into a tree on the Princes Highway east of Colac.
Man dies in crash near Cressy
A man has died and two others are in hospital after a two-vehicle smash east of Cressy.