Police and Emergencies

  • Minister prioritises police station

    VICTORIA’S Police and Corrections Minister says he will prioritise the replacement or upgrade of the Colac Police Station after visiting the dated building.

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  • Thief targets grieving widow

    A COLAC district woman is devastated after thieves stole her husband’s wedding rings from her home, eight weeks after his death.

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  • Truck full of cattle rolls on highway

    A TRUCK driver had a lucky escape after his B-double truck rolled west of Colac on the Princes Highway yesterday.

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  • Volunteer shares vivid memories

    A COLAC and district firefighter remembers the eerie feeling the morning of one of the Otway’s darkest days.

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  • Ram-raid attack on Colac store

    COLAC business owners are counting the cost of damage and stolen goods after thieves ram-raided their Murray Street store.

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  • Authorities introduce fire restrictions early

    COLAC district residents have until Monday to complete burnoffs on their property with officials bringing forward the start of this year’s fire season.

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  • Managers vow to re-plant cemetery’s burnt hedge

    COLAC CEMETERY’S manager says the cemetery’s fire-damaged hedge could take about five years to re-grow.

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  • Alleged drug dealer in jail, co-offender convicted

    A COLAC man charged with trafficking the drug “ice”, possessing proceeds of crime and illegal ammunition possession is in custody until Friday when he faces a bail hearing.

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