Articles by Lachlan Cowlishaw
Spate of Colac burglaries prompts police plea
A SPATE of daytime burglaries across Colac has sparked a police warning for people to be vigilant about securing property.
No cure for cypress disease
SCIENTISTS are yet to find a cure for a cypress disease devastating Colac district windbreaks, a forestry expert says.
Football star killed on bicycle
COLAC and district friends have paid tribute to former Beeac footballer Peter Featherston after he died in a traffic crash.
Colac police will get tasers
COLAC police will add tasers to their peacekeeping arsenal as part of a government rollout.
More burglaries and gun thefts
THIEVES have continued to commit brazen daylight burglaries in Colac.
Dad stabbed, mum hurt in Colac attack
ATTACKERS stabbed a Colac father and threw a pot plant into a mother’s face during a late-night attack in a Colac residential street.
Thieves break into family home
THIEVES have left a Colac family feeling invaded and annoyed after stealing $5000 worth of items from their home.
Colac train service worst in state
COLAC train campaigner Brian Crook says an analysis of Victoria’s V-Line services shows Colac’s is the worst service in the state.