Police and Emergencies

  • More towns at risk from bushfire

    THE State Government could add more Colac district towns to its list of high-risk bushfire areas.

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  • Tractor thefts threaten road repairs

    THE THEFT of two tractors worth $120,000 from a Colac depot could delay emergency road repairs across the district.

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  • Car theft teens narrowly avoid crashing into train

    TWO COLAC teenagers had a near miss after a car they allegedly stole almost crashed into a train yesterday.

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  • If you must plank, then plank safely

    PLANK safe – that’s the advice from a Colac police officer in the wake of a peculiar internet craze that has taken the world by storm.

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  • Fire destroys Winchelsea district house

    FIRE has destroyed a home at Ombersly, north-west of Winchelsea.

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  • Inquiry into district drug use and crime

    A STATE Government inquiry will examine ways to curb drug use and crime in Colac and district.

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  • Hugh Wilson inquest uncovers Colac’s secrets

    AN INQUEST into the death of Colac’s Hugh Wilson moved from the courtroom to a wet Barongarook roadside.

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  • Theft prompts police to warn drivers

    POLICE have urged motorists to lock their vehicles after another car theft in Colac.

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