Police and Emergencies
Authorities crush hoon’s car
AUTHORITIES will crush a 20-year-old Colac man’s car under the State Government’s strict hoon legislation.
Police hunt two men after brutal Colac bashing
POLICE detectives are analysing video footage of two masked offenders who bashed and robbed a business owner in Colac.
Birregurra cannabis arrest after raid
POLICE have arrested a man after discovering nine cannabis plants at his Birregurra property.
Children frightened after man grabs girl
A MOTHER has warned other parents to be vigilant after a drunk man grabbed her 11-year-old daughter at Colac district’s football grand final.
Campaign enlists businesses to oppose family violence
A SOUTH-WEST Victorian women’s health organisation hopes to sign up a Colac business to a new initiative preventing family violence.
Call for barriers after another crash at notorious intersection
A COLAC man wants road authorities to take action on a notorious crash site after a crash put an elderly woman in hospital.
Officers seize weapons in raid
MORE than 20 Special Operations Group and Colac police officers raided a Colac home yesterday, seizing weapons and suspected stolen goods.
Family violence rate increases for region
REPORTS of family violence rose 31 per cent across Colac and district in the past year, with theft rates also rising but drug crime rates falling.