Articles tagged: Police and Emergencies
Police called to nightclub fight
Staff at a Colac nightspot called police for help and closed early after a fight early yesterday.
Cuts will hurt recovering addicts
Recovering heroin addicts will have to travel to Geelong for treatment under plans to cut Colac’s methadone funding.
Appeal for death-fall witnesses
Police are looking for witnesses to help their investigation into the death of Colac teenager Ryan Robbins.
Landlords’ drug warning
Colac police have urged landlords to choose their tenants carefully in an effort to curb the number of drug laboratories in rental houses.
Truck leaks acid
Authorities have praised the actions of a truck driver after his vehicle leaked about 200 litres of dangerous acid near Cobden.
Police cracking down on boozers
Police say they will fine people immediately for alcohol-related offences as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Colac.
Footballers take to the road
Six members of the Alvie under-17s football team spent a day navigating their way around witches hats and water at a defensive driving course.
Man dies in quad bike accident
Authorities have warned quad bike riders to take care after a 50-year-old man died on Saturday.
Crime down but crashes an issue
COLAC and district’s top police officer has welcomed a decline in the region’s crime rate.
Carpark death probe finds barriers unsafe
A Melbourne City Council review has found barriers are unsafe at an inner-city car park where a Colac teen died.
Tornadoes hit Alvie and highway floods
Isolated storms have lashed areas of the Colac district, causing flash flooding and miniature tornadoes.
Low crime means no more police
A State Government push to boost police numbers has failed to deliver new officers to Colac and district.
Three months to fix Great Ocean Road
Roads authorities say it could take three months to repair landslips on the Great Ocean Road.
‘Real friends’ would stop drink drivers
A Colac policeman has called on residents to be “real friends” and prevent their mates from drink driving.
Car park inspection follows fatal fall
Melbourne City Council will inspect a building where a Colac teenager plunged to his death.
Chiefs form networking policy
Victorian football chiefs have engaged one of Australia’s top cyber safety experts to develop a policy about appropriate use of social networking websites.
Colac youth texting before car park fall
The grandmother of Colac teenager Ryan Robbins, who died after falling from a multi-storey car park, says her grandson fell because he was text-messaging.
Take a stand to stop hoons
A Colac police sergeant says it’s time for people to take a stand against hoon drivers.
Fall from carpark kills Colac youth
Tributes have continued to flow for Colac teenager Ryan Robbins as Victoria Police investigate his death.
Colac police officer in flood relief effort
A Colac policeman on the frontline of Queensland’s flood recovery efforts could move further north to help victims of Cyclone Yasi.
Hunters to face examinations before season
Authorities will train and test duck hunters on their game knowledge in the lead-up to Colac district’s duck hunting season.
Hoon smashes fence in late-night incident
A Colac couple say they awoke with shock when a hoon driver smashed into their front fence
Two teens share honour
Two teenagers will share Colac Otway Shire’s young citizen of the year title.
Inquest could shock families
Former Colac policeman Peter Goonan says a coronial inquest into the death of Colac man Hugh Wilson will have “significant ramifications” for the town.
