Police and Emergencies

  • Quiet grand final weekend

    POLICE say Colac and district had a quiet grand final weekend with no spike in crime.

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  • Tourists are headache for police

    TOURISTS crashing their cars off Colac district’s roads are the biggest concern for Colac police’s Highway Patrol unit.

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  • Rape offences increase in Colac

    COLAC’S leading policeman says an increase in rapes in the region doesn’t mean there are predators roaming the streets.

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  • Warning after man approaches children

    COLAC police and football officials have warned parents to look out for their children after a man approached young people in two incidents

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  • Thieves target salon for ninth time

    A COLAC hair salon owner says she is “a bit over it” after thieves targeted her business for the third time this year.

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  • Fire causes $70,000 damage to luxury car

    A COLAC man was lucky to escape when fire destroyed his luxury car north of Colac, causing $70,000 damage.

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  • Man in rage drove car into brother

    A COLAC man who drove into his brother in a fit of rage after failing to get money to buy heroin has avoided jail.

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  • Fire sparks chemical and asbestos scare

    CHEMICALS and an asbestos scare sparked caution as fire crews tackled a blaze which destroyed a hothouse at Gellibrand.

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