Police and Emergencies

  • Fire crews prevent disaster

    CONSTANT firefighting work has stopped a blaze from sweeping into the Otways, despite Victoria experiencing “the most significant and challenging fire weather since Black Saturday”.

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  • Thieves shatter family’s holidays

    THIEVES have shattered a Colac district family’s plans for future camping holidays.

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  • Firefighters save houses

    MORE than 250 firefighters, 35 trucks and three helicopters have stopped a fast-moving fire from destroying Colac district homes.

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  • Colac man facing drug charges

    POLICE have charged a Colac man with drug trafficking after finding cannabis and methamphetamine at a Wynne Street property.

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  • Gaylard family will continue campaign

    TIM Gaylard’s heartbroken family have vowed to continue his campaign against violence following his death while swimming in the Murray River.

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  • Man dies in quad bike and truck collision

    A FARM worker died after his quad bike and a truck collided west of Colac.

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  • Jet ski hits 12-year-old boy

    WATER police expect to charge a jet ski rider over a collision on the Curdies River which injured a 12-year-old boy.

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  • Man critical after home attack

    A WINCHELSEA man was in a critical condition in hospital after two men brutally attacked him at home.

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