Police and Emergencies

  • Speeder hits 209kmh, with weapons and “powder” in car

    COLAC police have caught a man speeding at more than 200 kilometres an hour near Winchelsea, and allegedly found weapons and drugs in his vehicle.

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  • Car flips on district road

    POLICE attended two crashes on Colac district roads at the weekend including a car which flipped near Skenes Creek yesterday.

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  • Black ice contributes to Otways road crashes

    BLACK ICE has caused three crashes on a stretch of the Apollo Bay-Forrest Road in the past four days.

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  • Brigade wants emergency power over traffic lights

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will work with VicRoads on a plan to give emergency service vehicles the ability to change traffic signals in Colac’s main street.

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  • Police urge patience until highway upgrade complete

    WINCHELSEA police have urged motorists and residents to be patient while Princes Highway roadworks continue in the town.

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  • Two men off to prison for domestic violence

    COLAC’S magistrate has sent a clear message to family violence offenders by sending two Colac district men to jail.

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  • Police concerned drivers choose dangerous option

    COLAC’S Highway Patrol officers are warning drivers they are breaking the law if they take a short cut at an intersection between Deans Marsh and Birregurra.

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  • Drug-affected client shuts down hospital

    A DRUG-AFFECTED man forced Colac’s hospital into lockdown after threatening violence against staff.

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