Police and Emergencies
Drivers charged during police blitz
POLICE charged 11 drivers with traffic offences during a four-hour blitz at Winchelsea.
Graffitti filth greets Colac travellers
FILTHY graffiti is welcoming travellers to Colac.
270kmh rider also facing drug charges
A MOTORCYCLIST who reached 270 kilometres an hour in a high-speed chase near Colac will also face drug charges.
Charges follow knife threat and assault
POLICE subdued a Colac man with capsicum spray after he allegedly assaulted his partner before threatening with a knife and assaulting police.
Tanker driver prevented worse crash
A DAIRY company says its hospitalised truck driver avoided a more serious crash when a truck and car collided near Simpson.
Speed victim’s family talks to students
The family of a speeding victim will discuss their tragedy and its effects when they talk to Colac Secondary College students.
Milk truck and car collide
A TRUCK driver went to hospital and a woman miraculously walked away after a milk tanker and a car collided and overturned near Simpson.
Six-figure payout for shop crash victim
BEEAC’S Carmen Boon has received a six-figure payout after a van crashed through her shop’s window, pinning her behind the counter.