Police and Emergencies

  • Photo of the Colac police station sign out front

    Vehicles collide near Birre

    A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a three-vehicle crash near Birregurra that police say could have easily been a fatality.

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  • Dashcams keep roads safe

    Colac’s highway cops say local dashcam footage can keep dodgy drivers off the road and even help solve other crimes.

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  • Alleged attack with boxcutter

    Colac Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 21-year-old Colac woman following an alleged stabbing incident Saturday morning.

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  • Please fix the Princes

    “We see it on the daily”.

    Princes Highway potholes are causing havoc on Colac district vehicles, with reports of four cars towed in the space of hours in Colac’s west.

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  • Sting barks, but no bite

    Police have nabbed seven drivers for mobile phone infractions in Colac, but the motorists have all avoided a fine.

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  • Teens steal Colac car, drive to South Australia

    South Australia Police have arrested and charged four Victorian teenagers after a cross-border chase in a green Volkswagen stolen from Colac.

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  • Glenfyne man dies in two-vehicle crash

    Police are investigating a fatal crash north of Camperdown on Saturday night, which claimed the life of a 35-year-old man from Glenfyne.

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  • Search for Lorrin continuing

    Police are appealing to the public for information that could assist in their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of former Colac district woman Lorrin Whitehead.

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