Police and Emergencies
Vandals ram and wreck car
VANDALS have repeatedly rammed a Colac man’s car while he and his young son camped nearby in the Otways.
Man arrested after high-speed car chase
A COLAC district man is having psychiatric assessment after stealing two cars and leading police on two dangerous high-speed chases.
New program for learner drivers
A NEW mentoring program for Colac and district learner drivers will help disadvantaged youths gain experience behind the wheel.
Teenager airlifted to hospital
PARAMEDICS airlifted a Simpson teenager to a Melbourne hospital after a single-vehicle car crash.
‘Bright, bubbly, beautiful’ girl killed
COLAC has lost “bright, bubbly and beautiful” Chloe Holmes, 21, who died in a car crash south-west of Colac.
More arrests after drug raids
POLICE have arrested a Cororooke man and two Camperdown men after fresh raids across the Colac district targeting drug dealers.
Seven arrested after drugs raids
POLICE have arrested seven people from Colac and Camperdown after a series of raids which netted drugs including oxycontin, speed and cannabis.
Tree lopper hurt in fall
A TREE lopper working in the Otways has suffered suspected spinal injuries after falling up to seven metres onto a log yesterday.