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Christmas lights safety warning
Colac’s CFA brigade captain has joined the call for people to celebrate Christmas safely this year with safe light use.
Police ramping up patrols
Colac Highway Patrol will crack down on impaired and speeding drivers in two traffic operations over the Christmas-New Year period.
Offenders steal Winchelsea bus
“Do yourself a favour and stop before you get too deep” – that’s the message from a Winchelsea resident fed up after offenders stole a school bus, smashed school building windows and trashed the town’s Christmas decorations.
Opening hours cut at Colac testing site
Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic will have reduced opening hours during the Christmas and New Year period.
Crime data reveals drug bust spike
Family violence reports in Colac Otway decreased at the height of the coronavirus crisis, latest crime data shows, but drug crime has more than doubled in a year.
Man charged with firearm, drug possession
Police have charged a man with possession of a firearm, ammunition, drugs and a controlled weapon, after he tried to escape from Fisheries officers at Apollo Bay on Saturday.
V-Line’s revenue increases
Regional train operator V-Line saw its revenue increase in 2019-20 despite a 20-per-cent dip in patronage.
Catchment leaks $3 million
The Colac district’s waterway manager lost nearly $3 million during the past financial year as a dip in government contributions and increased outsourcing expenses hit its bottom line.