Police and Emergencies
District mourns fatal crash victims
COLAC and district families have felt the shockwaves of one of Victoria’s worst road accidents.
Young drivers should never stop learning
COLAC’S Nicole Parker says a defensive driving course helped her feel safer on the roads, adding weight to safety campaigners’ calls to improve young drivers’ skills.
Fire victim shares traumatic story
CRESSY’S Joyce Horne can still remember the morning of February 12, 1977, when she lost her home in a grass fire and shares her story for this week’s Fire Action Week.
Another gunshot in Colac
POLICE are investigating Colac’s second firearm-related incident in two weeks.
New business renews calls for police presence
CRESSY residents have renewed calls for a permanent policeman, with a new business opening in the town.
Police narrow search for vehicle
POLICE searching for a missing man have narrowed their search for a vehicle he was driving to an area north east of Apollo Bay.
Council too busy to help crime campaign
COLAC Otway Shire Council says it was too busy to complete a drug and crime prevention survey for a parliamentary inquiry.
Colac district escapes storm damage
COLAC and district has escaped almost unscathed from a tropical storm which whipped across the state.