Police and Emergencies

  • Emergency volunteer hangs up his uniform

    ONE of Colac district’s longest-serving emergency services volunteers has hung up his helmet and overalls.

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  • Coroner adjourns Hugh Wilson inquest

    A CORONER might not release her findings into the 1976 death of Colac hermit Hugh Wilson until next year.

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  • More police to stop weekend vandalism

    COLAC police will increase their street presence this weekend after a string of “disappointing” vandalism attacks.

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  • Thieves steal bison head

    COLAC police are investigating the theft of a bison head from a property at Forrest.

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  • Grass fire risk increases across district

    Colac and district fire authorities are warning of an increased risk of fast-moving grass fires this summer.

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  • Colac crime rates fall despite car theft increase

    Colac and district’s crime rate has fallen despite a jump in burglary and car thefts.

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  • School zone speeder clocked at 100kmh

    POLICE have seized a motorcyclist’s bike after catching him riding at more than 100 kilometres an hour in a 40 zone at Winchelsea.

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  • Ex-policeman denies hit-run involvement

    A FORMER Colac policeman has denied any alleged involvement in the death of a war veteran in a hit-and-run crash 35 years ago.

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