Police and Emergencies

  • Car flips in wet weather

    “Everybody was walking around saying how lucky it was; the car was just mangled.”

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  • Credit card theft inquiry

    Police are appealing for information about the theft of a credit card at Lorne, after a man allegedly attempted to use it at one of the town’s pubs.

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  • Vehicle impound

    A Colac man will face court and pay $1280 for his impounded vehicle after police charged him with multiple traffic offences.

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  • Police call for black spot warning

    Road police say warning signs before a steep road descent near Birregurra could improve safety at the site.

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  • Stolen car burnt near Lorne

    Police have arrested two people and hope to arrest a third over a series of car thefts, numberplate thefts and torching a stolen car.

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  • Electric mower stolen from back yard

    Police are appealing for information after the theft of a lawnmower from a back yard in Colac.

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  • Defibrillator vandalised

    Vandals have left Winchelsea without its public defibrillator.

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  • Road fatality and chemical leak keep emergency crews busy

    Colac and district emergency services crews have had a busy weekend, with a traffic fatality near Birregurra and a chemical leak at Apollo Bay.

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