Police and Emergencies

  • Bike crash survivor issues travel advice

    A MELBOURNE motorcyclist says people need to carry safety equipment when in the bush these holidays after he fractured his neck in a crash at Lorne.

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  • Stay patient in busy holiday traffic: police

    COLAC district police officers are urging motorists to be patient while driving this festive season.

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  • ‘Last-resort’ options to escape bushfires

    BIRREGURRA, Gellibrand and Beeac have new “last-resort” options for bushfire shelter, after five years of planning and lobbying.

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  • Suspicious blaze melts school bins

    A SUSPICIOUS fire at Colac South West Primary School destroyed the school’s garbage bins and damaged a garden shed this week.

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  • Crew recognised for rescue effort

    Apollo Bay firefighters have earned awards for an eight-hour cliff rescue.

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  • Vehicle plunges down to railway

    A COLAC teen escaped with minor injuries when a car he was driving crashed through a fence, plummeting eight metres to land beside railway tracks.

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  • $7.9-million scam letter ignites suspicion

    A COLAC man is warning people about a scam letter he received from Canada offering him millions of dollars.

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  • Drug crime down, but violence rises

    DRUG offences in Colac and district dropped by eight per cent in the past year while reports of family violence increased 20 per cent.

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