Police and Emergencies

  • BRUTAL ROBBERY: Masked robbers terrorise German tourists

    POLICE are appealing for information after two masked offenders terrorised and robbed three German backpackers at Lorne.

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  • ROAD TRAGEDY: Footy champion dies on coastal road

    THE FOOTBALL community has paid tribute to AFL legend Paul Couch who died after he suffered a heart attack while cycling near Apollo Bay at the weekend.

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  • Jail time for disgraced travel agent

    FORMER Colac businessman Jordan Dittloff will spend a minimum of 20 months in jail after pleading guilty to 47 theft charges and stealing more than $277,000.

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  • OPEN COURT: Victims encouraged to attend sentencing

    A FORMER employee of disgraced Colac businessman Jordan Dittloff says it’s important the fraudster “faces the music” when he receives his sentence for theft charges on Wednesday.

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  • ACTION NEEDED: MP takes aim at fire clean up

    CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has hit out at the State Government after Wye River and Separation Creek residents expressed concerns about the bushfire recovery process.

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  • KNIFE ATTACK: Man arrested over stabbing attack

    A 43-YEAR-OLD Port Campbell man will face court in April after allegedly stabbing another man who had to receive emergency surgery.

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  • CRASH CENTRAL: Call for roundabout at horror intersection

    A COLAC district police officer says road authorities should install a roundabout on a notorious tourist route to help prevent crashes.

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  • CRIME SHOCK: Colac children face knife and theft charges

    THREE Colac children aged between 10 to 13 have pleaded guilty to a Colac crime spree, with the magistrate warning them to clean up their lives.

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