Police and Emergencies

  • Violence crackdown is Colac’s biggest challenge: Inspector

    COLAC’S new police inspector says reversing an increasing trend of violence and assaults is the “biggest challenge” for the city’s police.

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  • Thieves rip through wall

    THIEVES have ripped apart a wall and crawled through a cupboard to steal $2500 worth of sheep drench from a Colac business.

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  • Endure an online traffic accident

    LORNE and the Surf Coast feature in an interactive campaign to push the road safety message to young people.

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  • Deadly intersection still causing chaos

    A NOTORIOUS Princes Highway intersection has continued to cause traffic chaos despite efforts to improve visibility.

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  • Colac man victim of hackers

    POLICE are investigating the theft of a Colac man’s credit card details after internet hackers posted them online.

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  • Speedsters risk road workers’ lives

    POLICE say speeding motorists are risking the lives of road workers building the Princes Highway duplication.

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  • Commission will challenge church

    COLAC’S Catholic parish priest says he expects a royal commission into child sexual abuse will challenge the church.

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  • Public drinking fines will double

    COLAC Otway Shire Council is set to double the fine for drinking alcohol in central Colac streets.

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