Police and Emergencies
Murder suicide shocks Forrest
A POSSIBLE murder suicide involving two people in their early 20s has rocked the Forrest community.
Teenager killed in district road crash
TRIBUTES to Joel Salmon flowed yesterday as word spread of the teenager’s death in a head-on crash at Cororooke involving four Colac district people.
Two people found dead in vehicle in Otways
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the death of two people found in a car in the Otways at the weekend.
Tourists cause worry on Great Ocean Road
COLAC’S leading traffic policeman says tourist traffic continues to create problems on the Great Ocean Road.
Police investigating Irrewarra ute blaze
COLAC police detectives are investigating a mysterious car fire at Irrewarra Recreation Reserve.
Car topples fence, downs powerline
A CAR crashed through the fence of a property near central Colac yesterday after its male driver lost control on a wet road.
Colac district firefighters praised for SA bushfire relief
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN fire officials have described a Colac district strike team as a professional and well-disciplined unit.
Colac district road toll almost triples
COLAC’S leading police officer says he’s “very disappointed” after the region’s road deaths almost tripled in the past year.