Police and Emergencies

  • Policeman saves child in dramatic rescue, father drowns

    A LORNE policeman swam through heavy seas to rescue a 12-year-old boy, but paramedics were unable to save the boy’s father.

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  • Grass fire threatens three properties

    POLICE are yet to determine the cause of a grass fire which threatened three properties east of Colac.

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  • Walker lost in Lorne forest

    A 41-YEAR-OLD woman spent the night in bushland after she became lost during a walk in the Otways.

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  • Firefighters save Cressy homes

    FIREFIGHTERS’ quick actions have saved homes at Cressy from a grassfire.

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  • Cat hurt in illegal trap

    AUTHORITIES are appealing for information about an illegal steel-jaw trap which injured a cat in Colac.

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  • Family violence statistics rise

    COLAC crime statistics show family violence offences are on the increase.

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  • One fire refuge but more still needed

    COLAC Otway Shire has its first last-resort bushfire refuge at Apollo Bay but high-risk towns are still going without.

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  • Ute smashes through office wall

    AN out-of-control ute has smashed through a wall and into a municipal office in Colac.

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