Police and Emergencies

  • HOLIDAY TRAGEDY: Head-on crash kills Chinese tourist

    A FEMALE passenger has died and a male driver is fighting for his life following a two-car head-on collision near Port Campbell.

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  • Fatal crash near Port Campbell

    ONE PERSON has died and another has serious injuries following a two-car head-on collision on Princetown Road near Cooriemungle.

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  • CRIME UNDIE-WORLD: ‘Ice’ and ecstasy in alleged drug dealer’s jocks

    A COLAC man will remain in custody for another week after police caught him with illicit drugs, breaching his bail conditions.

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  • Police hunt cyclist over Colac assault

    POLICE are appealing for information after a cyclist assaulted a pedestrian on Murray Street in Colac.

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  • Driver trapped in flipped car

    A MAN escaped serious injury after a passing garbage truck flipped his car over onto its roof, trapping him for almost an hour.

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  • Crews working on fires

    FIREFIGHTERS will continue to monitor two fires burning near Lorne over the Christmas break with temperatures set to rise again.

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  • Lightning sparks fires in remote Otway bush

    FIREFIGHTING aircraft spent the weekend water bombing blazes in the Great Otway National Park near Lorne with government fire crews remaining on alert yesterday.

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  • Lucky escape in highway crash

    TWO PEOPLE had a lucky escape after their car hit a truck east of Colac, ripping off the front of their car and dislodging the motor.

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