Police and Emergencies

  • 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.

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  • Vandals damage firefighter’s house

    VANDALS have damaged a Colac firefighter’s house while he was away fighting blazes across the state.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Police nab suspected gun thief

    COLAC police have nabbed an alleged gun thief and recovered the firearms after a burglary this week.

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  • 170 kmh speedster shocks police

    A COLAC driver has shocked police after he drove at least 70 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.

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  • Hungry thieves hit restaurant

    HUNGRY thieves have stolen packaged meat from an Apollo Bay restaurant over the weekend.

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  • Rider cheats death in crash

    A MOTORBIKE rider is “extremely lucky” to be alive after crashing into a car north of Lorne.

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