Police and Emergencies
Bold burglar’s $10,000 haul
A BOLD burglar has stolen $10,000 worth of jewellery from a Colac house during two burglaries in the city.
Cattle truck crashes on bridge
WINCHELSEA residents watched in horror as cattle from a crashed truck fell from the town’s bridge onto the banks of the Barwon River yesterday.
Truck hits boy in main street
A 16-YEAR-OLD Colac boy was in a critical condition in hospital yesterday after a truck hit him in Colac’s main street.
Woman frees herself from flipped car
A 65-YEAR-OLD woman freed herself from her car after it rolled on a Colac district road.
No jail despite vicious attack
A COLAC man has walked free from court despite knocking a man unconscious, punching him in the face 12 times and kicking him.
Shooters suspects in joey deaths
ILLEGAL shooting might be responsible for the death of kangaroo joeys at a Colac district farm.
Thrown glass injures woman
A GLASS thrown at Colac’s nightclub has left a woman with an injured eye.
Escaped burn angers Forrest residents
AN escaped burnoff has angered residents of Otways township Forrest despite authorities bringing the fire under control.