Police and Emergencies
Cannabis and cash seized
Police have seized drugs and tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Barongarook property with help from community tips.
Friend’s car impounded
Police impounded a car in central Colac after finding its driver was allegedly unlicensed.
Lucky Barongarook smash prompts warning
Colac’s road police say they are concerned with a spate of dangerous crashes in recent weeks, after a nasty Barongarook collision hospitalised a woman and child yesterday.
An offal situation on the highway
A spilled load of lamb guts closed a lane of a busy Colac East roundabout this week, with the offending vehicle’s driver to face court following the incident.
Police arrest man following car and gun theft
Colac police have arrested a man accused of a wild crime spree across Victoria that included theft of at least two cars, a gun and expensive electronics.
Girl falls out of a vehicle
Paramedics transported a 14-year-old girl to hospital after she fell from a moving vehicle at Skenes Creek.
‘Tiny house’ still too big to lawfully transport
Drug driving, drink driving, speeding and a “tiny house” kept Colac Highway Patrol police busy at the weekend.
Ute driver hurt in smash
A man had to be extricated from his ute after a crash between the utility and a dairy tanker west of Colac yesterday afternoon.