Police and Emergencies

  • Colac takes a stand against ‘ice’ threat

    COLAC TIGERS Football Netball Club president Nick Lang says it’s time to take a stand against the drug “ice”.

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  • Driver loses control of vehicle in Otways

    A MELBOURNE driver wrote off his car when he crashed off the Forrest-Apollo Bay Road near Barramunga yesterday afternoon.

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  • Motorists speed on tourist road

    POLICE have caught two drivers travelling 38 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on the Great Ocean Road within 20 minutes of each other.

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  • Rising violence rate leads to new service

    COLAC victims of violence will benefit from a new police initiative, in response to the city’s rising violent crime rates.

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  • Vehicles collide on bush road

    TWO WOMEN went to hospital with minor injuries after a two-car head-on collision on an Otways track at the weekend.

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  • Explosions and fire force evacuations

    A SERIES of explosions rocked the quiet community of Birregurra during a shed fire which caused up to $1-million damage at the weekend.

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  • Veteran thrilled at medals’ return

    A COLAC war veteran says he is relieved to have his medals back after police recovered them in a burglary investigation.

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  • Wind keeps services busy

    DESTRUCTIVE winds kept Otways emergency services busy yesterday, with falling trees causing road closures.

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