Police and Emergencies

  • Unlicensed driver fell asleep

    AN unlicensed driver who fell asleep at the wheel of a borrowed car has escaped a crash in the Colac district with minor injuries.

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  • Temporary phone tower an insult

    OTWAYS residents say Telstra has dealt them a “slap in the face” by boosting mobile phone coverage for a tourism event, then taking the service away.

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  • Teen recovering from spinal injuries

    FORMER Lorne teenager Lochie Donne has described his thoughts after a surfing accident left him with no feeling in his limbs.

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  • Family violence statistics skyrocket in Colac and district

    FAMILY violence cases have skyrocketed for Colac and district police, with officers responding to more than three cases a day on average.

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  • Seven Colac children locked in hot vehicles

    AUTHORITIES have warned of “catastrophic” consequences this summer if people continue to leave children in hot cars.

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  • Colac’s new security cameras stopping crime

    A COLAC police sergeant says the city’s new security cameras are already helping authorities avert conflicts on the streets.

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  • Typhoon distresses Colac doctors

    COLAC doctors from the Philippines have spoken of their distress at seeing Super Typhoon Haiyan devastate their home country.

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  • Crash car on wrong side of road

    POLICE say a Saudi Arabian man was on the wrong side of the road when his car and a four-wheel drive collided in the Otways.

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