Police and Emergencies

  • House visits still banned

    Local and state police are encouraging Colac and district residents to report people who flout COVID-19 rules by visiting houses and hosting house gatherings.

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  • Scam calls and texts increase

    Scam calls and texts are on the rise with some claiming that victims have suspicious activity in their bank accounts and some even mirroring or replicating other people’s mobile phone numbers and asking for money owed.

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  • Two-time hoon busted in Colac

    Road police say they have caught up with a man who allegedly dumped his motorbike and ran away after a dangerous evade in Colac.

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  • Man rescued from roof of car

    A 42-year-old man is lucky to be alive after floodwaters swept his vehicle off a road at Cobrico near Camperdown.

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  • Gate getaway galls owner

    A thief has made off with a distinctive iron gate from Colac district’s Dinny Goonan Wines.

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  • Damage and theft of ute worth $100k

    Colac police are appealing for information about the theft of a vehicle worth about $100,000.

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  • Police seek owner of lost cash

    A lost wad of cash is awaiting collection at Winchelsea police station.

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  • Driver airlifted after collision

    A teenage motorist is in a critical condition in hospital after a shocking two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway near Birregurra.

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