Police and Emergencies
Colac security cameras ‘invaluable’ – police
A COLAC police officer says people will feel safer once the city has new security cameras.
Indecent assault on Colac-bound train
POLICE are looking for a man who allegedly indecently assaulted two female teens on a V-Line train to Colac.
Colac raid uncovers firearms and drugs
POLICE have seized dried cannabis and plants as well as guns in raids on two Colac properties.
Rural properties greatest fire risk
A LEADING fire commander says Colac district’s rural properties are the “greatest at risk” in the region this fire season.
P-plater drove at 180kmh
POLICE have impounded a Colac teenager’s car after he drove at almost 200 kilometres an hour on the Princes Highway.
Cafe hit again in latest crime spree
POLICE are investigating a string of car break-ins and burglaries after a theft spree in Colac.
Tourist cheats death in crash
A GERMAN tourist cheated death after the van he was driving and a milk tanker crashed head-on in the Otways.
Farmer in illegal hunters’ spotlight
A COLAC district farmer says he is worried that shooters who illegally killed two kangaroos on his property could accidentally shoot him or his livestock.