road safety
School bus driver worried by crumbling road
A COLAC-based school-bus company owner is concerned about the Timboon-Colac Road’s safety and says “it’s only a matter of time” before there’s a serious crash.
Petition calls for action to repair crumbling road
SIMPSON residents have sent a petition to state ministers and the Polwarth MP Terry Mulder calling for action to fix the Timboon-Colac Road.
Motorists avoiding crumbling surface on district road
A COLAC district resident says the busy Timboon-Colac Road is degraded and is affecting other roads in the region.
Colac man, 42, dies in crash off highway
POLICE have renewed calls for motorists to take care and be responsible when driving after the death of a Colac man on the Princes Highway this week.
Police investigate collision that injures two motorists
TWO MOTORISTS have escaped serious injury after crashing into each other near Warncoort on the Princes Highway.
Teenager killed in district road crash
TRIBUTES to Joel Salmon flowed yesterday as word spread of the teenager’s death in a head-on crash at Cororooke involving four Colac district people.
Region road deaths prompt safety plea
COLAC’S road safety group has called on motorists to help stop the carnage on our roads after five fatalities in south-west Victoria this year.
Thousands complete Otways bike ride
CLEAR, blue skies greeted 5000 cyclists for an Otways cycling event yesterday.