Police and Emergencies

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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