Police and Emergency Services

  • ‘Tiny house’ still too big to lawfully transport

    Drug driving, drink driving, speeding and a “tiny house” kept Colac Highway Patrol police busy at the weekend.

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  • Faulty supply pipeline causes gas leak near road

    Fire brigades and gas technicians have fixed a faulty Colac supply pipe after a resident whiffed a gas leak.

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  • Wire barrier saves driver’s life in crash

    A man was lucky to escape serious injury after wire-rope barriers stopped his vehicle in a single-car crash east of Colac.

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  • Van passengers shaken after crash

    SEVEN people travelling in a community services van have been left shaken after the van rolled when a car crashed into it yesterday.

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  • Fine dodgers caught

    AUTHORITIES have dished out more than $30,000 worth of fines and imprisoned a Winchelsea man for 24 days during in a traffic blitz.

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  • Shooter wins swag of gold

    IRREWARRA shooter John Martin has returned from emergency services games with a swag of medals.

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  • Firefighters battle Grampians blaze

    COLAC district firefighters are helping at a 25,000-hectare bushfire in the Grampians.

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  • Renewed push for school emergency HQ

    POLWARTH MP Terry Mulder has renewed calls to turn the former Colac High School site into an emergency services hub.

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