Police and Emergencies
Police investigate business fire
POLICE are investigating an explosive fire which destroyed a Colac automotive business at the weekend.
Lifesavers rescue nine swimmers
LIFESAVERS have rescued nine people on Otway coast beaches in the past fortnight.
Police reveal attackers’ car
POLICE investigating the assault of two German tourists on the Great Ocean Road have released an image of a vehicle similar to the attackers’ car.
One in 10 drivers used drugs
ONE in 10 drivers had drugs in their system when police tested them at a Colac district road block.
Couple back home after crash
OTWAYS couple John and Jennifer Swain made it to their family Christmas lunch “by sheer willpower” after a car crash and seven weeks in hospital.
Record low road toll across Colac Otway
COLAC Otway Shire has had a fatality-free year on its roads for the first time on record.
Christmas gifts stolen from home
THIEVES have stolen Christmas gifts from an Apollo Bay family’s home just two weeks after people stole household and personal items from the same home.
Drink driving mum had children in car
A MOTHER had two children in her car when Winchelsea police caught her drink driving.