Police and Emergencies
Assault leads to shrine vandal
An assault of a Colac man has led police to arrest a teen who allegedly vandalised the city’s iconic Shrine of Remembrance two days earlier.
Fire at arts centre
Electrical wiring has sparked a fire in the auditorium of Colac’s arts centre.
Police target motorcyclists
A Colac policeman has warned motorcycle riders to carry a licence and register their vehicles – or face harsh penalties.
Theft leads to hit-run suspect
The theft of cigarettes from a Colac service station has led police to a man wanted over the hit-run death of a Melbourne cyclist.
Angels looking after crash victims
Colac’s Heath Armstrong and Emily Cowley say they must have angels looking after them.
Young boozers anger police
Enough is enough! That is the call from Sergeant Janet Gleeson after another weekend of under-age drug and alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour on Colac’s streets.
Police called to nightclub fight
Staff at a Colac nightspot called police for help and closed early after a fight early yesterday.
Cuts will hurt recovering addicts
Recovering heroin addicts will have to travel to Geelong for treatment under plans to cut Colac’s methadone funding.