Police and Emergencies
Facebook posts lead to Colac bashing
COLAC police have charged two men after a Facebook argument led to a physical confrontation.
Authorities prepare for extreme fire risk
COLAC and district emergency services are preparing for “possibly the worst” fire danger since Black Saturday in 2009.
Teenager in hospital after Lorne stabbing
AN 18-year-old man spent the first day of 2013 in a Melbourne hospital after a stabbing at Lorne.
Motorist leaves Colac crash scene
POLICE are investigating how a car ended up in a transport yard on Colac-Apollo Bay Road.
Drunks facing 72-hour eviction from central Colac
POLICE have new powers to ban thugs and drunks from Colac’s central business district for up to 72 hours.
Men in balaclavas might have used baseball bat in Colac home invasion
POLICE believe attackers might have used a baseball bat to bash a man in his Colac home.
Bad egg steals chooks from boy
WARRION’S Troy Missen was devastated on Christmas morning after discovering his chickens were gone, and he wants the “Grinch” responsible to return them.
Firefighters rescue child from locked vehicle
COLAC firefighters broke a window to rescue a child locked in a car this week.