Police and Emergencies
Dangerous roads will be safer
A NOTORIOUS intersection in Colac and a dangerous stretch of road near Deans Marsh will get upgrades worth nearly $3.5 million.
Teenager drove at 181kmh
A COLAC district teenager has had his brother’s ute impounded and will lose his licence after police caught him driving at 181 kilometres an hour.
Police raid Colac business
POLICE have seized drugs, a sword and throwing knives during a raid on a Colac business.
Weekend fires prompt warning
AUTHORITIES have warned Colac and district residents to be more cautious when burning off after an ominous weekend of fires across the region.
Illegal dog fighting alarm
POLICE fear illegal dog fighting could be happening in the Colac district after the theft of a dog from a property west of Colac.
Firebugs burn $100,000 excavator
FIREBUGS have targeted an excavator worth about $100,000 and a car at Winchelsea in two separate incidents in the past week.
Children hurt in crash
A TWO-CAR crash south of Colac has hospitalised four people, including a six-year-old boy and a 12-month-old baby.
Head and chest injuries in crash
AN Apollo Bay man went to Royal Melbourne Hospital with head and chest injuries after a car crash near Forrest.