Police and Emergencies

  • Tornadoes hit Alvie and highway floods

    Isolated storms have lashed areas of the Colac district, causing flash flooding and miniature tornadoes.

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  • Low crime means no more police

    A State Government push to boost police numbers has failed to deliver new officers to Colac and district.

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  • Three months to fix Great Ocean Road

    Roads authorities say it could take three months to repair landslips on the Great Ocean Road.

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  • ‘Real friends’ would stop drink drivers

    A Colac policeman has called on residents to be “real friends” and prevent their mates from drink driving.

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  • Car park inspection follows fatal fall

    Melbourne City Council will inspect a building where a Colac teenager plunged to his death.

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  • Chiefs form networking policy

    Victorian football chiefs have engaged one of Australia’s top cyber safety experts to develop a policy about appropriate use of social networking websites.

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  • Colac youth texting before car park fall

    The grandmother of Colac teenager Ryan Robbins, who died after falling from a multi-storey car park, says her grandson fell because he was text-messaging.

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  • Take a stand to stop hoons

    A Colac police sergeant says it’s time for people to take a stand against hoon drivers.

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