Police and Emergencies

  • 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.

    By

  • 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.

    By

  • 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.

    By

  • 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.

    By

  • ‘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.

    By

  • 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.

    By

  • Fourth blaze at property

    Authorities are investigating a fourth fire at a Colac district property in eight days, this time inside a house.

    By

  • Another suspicious blaze at Wool Wool

    Firefighters have attended the third suspicious fire in a week at a property at Wool Wool, north of Colac.

    By