Police and Emergencies
Police hunt ute after Beeac theft
Police are appealing for information about a white dual-cab ute believed to be involved in a theft at Beeac.
Airfield theft
Police are investigating break-ins at Cobden’s airfield and neighbouring go-kart track on the same night.
Crashes and fire in region
Crashes and dangerous fire behaviour have kept emergency services occupied in Colac at the weekend.
Unmasked offenders cop fines
Colac police are showing zero tolerance for people breaching COVID-19 rules, fining three people within an hour for failing to wear face coverings.
Learner driver fails a second drug test
A Colac L-plater and his supervising driver are in deep water for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs for a second time in less than three weeks.
Five drug drivers nabbed in Colac sting
Colac police have nabbed five drug drivers in five hours, including a learner driver and their accompanying adult.
Family airlifted after two-vehicle smash
A mother and son were airlifted to Melbourne hospitals after a horrific two-vehicle crash between Cobden and Camperdown.
Police news in brief
A woman in her 20s suffered an arm injury in a single-vehicle accident on an Otways road south of Colac at the weekend.