road safety
Crashes and fire in region
Crashes and dangerous fire behaviour have kept emergency services occupied in Colac at the weekend.
Ute careens down bank towards Lake Colac path
A man was lucky to walk free when his ute careened over an embankment towards Lake Colac this week.
Learner driver fails a second drug test
A Colac L-plater and his supervising driver are in deep water for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs for a second time in less than three weeks.
Family airlifted after two-vehicle smash
A mother and son were airlifted to Melbourne hospitals after a horrific two-vehicle crash between Cobden and Camperdown.
Resident thrilled at smoother ride
A Beech Forest resident says upgrades to a key Otways road have dramatically improved safety for both tourists and trucks.
Busy day for road police
Two motorists have lost their vehicles for alleged unlicensed and drug driving, after police caught them two hours apart near Colac.
Impoundments continue in Colac
An attempted evade and false number plates weren’t enough for two dodgy Colac district drivers to avoid police attention last week, with both of their vehicles in the impound lot.
Speeding drug-driver caught hiding in back yard
A road worker had to jump out of the path of an unlicensed teenage driver on a drug-fuelled joy ride this week.