Police and Emergencies
VicRoads warned before driver killed
A DEANS Marsh man says he warned VicRoads about the dangerous condition of the Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Road before it claimed a motorist’s life.
Arsonist sets fire to Colac house
POLICE say an arsonist used accelerant to light a fire inside a Colac house causing $50,000 damage.
Parents seek action after school assault
PARENTS of a Colac teenager who needed surgery after an alleged schoolyard assault want an education system that protects students.
Authorities investigating deadly road
ROAD authorities are investigating an accident-prone stretch of road where a Winchelsea woman died in a car crash.
Police renew call for surveillance cameras
A VIOLENCE spree in central Colac has prompted police to ramp up their push for surveillance cameras in the city.
Woman killed in horse riding accident
POLICE have described a horse-riding fall which killed an Elliminyt woman as a “tragic accident”.
Woman dies in Bambra crash
POLICE are investigating a fatal crash which killed a woman at Bambra, east of Colac.
Police arrest Colac man after weekend assault
POLICE say a Geelong man was lucky to escape injury when the truck he was driving careered off the Princes Highway at Larpent.