Police and Emergencies

  • Driver escapes fiery crash, walks for help

    A COBDEN man walked more than two kilometres for help after he was lucky to survive a car crash which incinerated his vehicle.

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  • Man waited 100 minutes for ambulance

    A COLAC district man waited more than an hour for an ambulance after falling from a horse at Bambra, north of Lorne.

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  • Officer’s 40 years of community involvement

    COLAC police officer Terry McCrickard says he’s proud to have been involved in the community during nearly 40 years in the force.

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  • Stolen dogs spotted in Colac

    POLICE say two $3000 dogs which thieves stole from the Gippsland area, could be in Colac.

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  • Car burns in driveway

    FIRE has damaged an elderly Colac man’s car in his driveway.

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  • Car linked to Colac burglary

    INVESTIGATORS have released an image of a vehicle allegedly involved in $16,000 animal drench burglary on a Colac West rural supplies business.

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  • Family recovering from crash

    A HEAD-ON crash on the Princes Highway has reminded Colac’s Russell Whiteford that drivers “can never be too careful”.

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  • Crossings plan for main street

    TRAFFIC jams in central Colac could become common under a Colac Otway Shire Council plan for six Murray Street pedestrian crossings and 40kmh speed limits.

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