Police and Emergencies
Arson attack on car caps off tragic week
CRESSY cancer fundraiser Leanne Rodgers thought life “couldn’t get much worse” after her mother died, until she watched flames engulf her car.
Two hurt in Colac mill fire
POLICE and the Country Fire Authority are investigating the cause of a blaze which injured two people at AKD’s Irrewarra sawmill.
Vandals damage firefighter’s house
VANDALS have damaged a Colac firefighter’s house while he was away fighting blazes across the state.
Colac drug crime doubles
COLAC and district’s drug-related crime has nearly doubled in the past year because of increased use and a police crackdown, the regional police inspector says.
Praise for ‘angel’ firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS who helped save Birrregurra’s historic Mooleric homestead from a 250-hectare fire this week are “angels”, the homestead’s manager says.
Police nab suspected gun thief
COLAC police have nabbed an alleged gun thief and recovered the firearms after a burglary this week.
170 kmh speedster shocks police
A COLAC driver has shocked police after he drove at least 70 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.
Hungry thieves hit restaurant
HUNGRY thieves have stolen packaged meat from an Apollo Bay restaurant over the weekend.