Police and Emergencies

  • Colourful clothes could save lives

    A COLAC district motorist has called for walkers and cyclists to wear high-visibility clothes after a series of near misses on district roads.

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  • Fire authority recognises district brigades

    THE Country Fire Authority has recognised the work of Colac district brigades in the 2009 bushfires.

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  • Schoolies shaking bad reputation

    LORNE police and businesses say the town’s annual Schoolies Week is starting to shake its troublesome reputation.

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  • Colac lifesavers save drowning schoolies

    TWO Colac teenagers became heroes when they saved four Colac schoolies from drowning at Wye River beach.

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  • Another arson attack at historic mansion

    AN arsonist has attacked a historic Colac mansion for the second time in a month.

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  • Award for lifesaving hero

    FORMER Colac woman Rachel Dohnt has earned state-wide recognition for saving a man’s life.

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  • Lawyer overcomes tragedy to help others

    COLAC district lawyer Ann Cunningham has overcome personal tragedies to deal with other people’s traumas every day.

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  • Parents want playground fenced

    PARENTS are lobbying Colac Otway Shire Council to put a fence around the city’s Memorial Square playground.

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