Police and Emergencies

  • Man on attempted murder charge

    A SOUTH Australian man is in custody facing charges over the attempted murder of a man at a Great Ocean Road property at the weekend.

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  • Man stabbed in bizarre attack

    APOLLO Bay police say the family of a man stabbed at an Otways holiday house are “traumatised and in shock”.

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  • Jewellery stolen, house trashed

    AN Apollo Bay woman says thieves stole her jewellery and trashed her home during parties while a “trusted friend” looked after her property.

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  • Meat cleaver and hammer attack

    TWO Winchelsea residents have suffered injuries after two balaclava-clad men invaded a Willis Street home.

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  • Buried powerlines will stop bushfires

    A BIRREGURRA man says burying “archaic” powerlines will ensure powerline fires become a thing of the past.

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  • Woman pulls knife on man

    A WOMAN has pulled a knife on a young man in a group attack in Colac’s streets.

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  • Council acts to make trees safer

    COLAC Otway Shire Council has started maintenance on Colac’s Memorial Square elm trees after two branches fell on the square.

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  • Telstra removes phone towers

    TELSTRA has rejected calls to keep temporary mobile phone towers at Gellibrand and Birregurra for the fire season.

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