road safety
Axe-wielding drink-driver off the road for two years
A Colac man who was intoxicated in a public place and wielding an axe will serve 30 additional hours of a community correction order.
P-plater penalised for high-speed drive
A P-plater won’t be able to drive his beloved Range Rover after
Back-seat driver blows .05
A woman has been convicted of drink driving from the passenger seat after police pulled over her learner partner.
Licence penalty for driver
A Colac man will be off the roads for two-and-a-half years after blowing three times the legal limit.
Surf Coast prioritises road safety
Surf Coast Shire Council is aiming for zero road fatalities and injuries by 2050 with a new five-year road safety strategy.
Road closures as thousands of cyclists head for region
Colac and district motorists should take care on the roads over the weekend and coming days as more than 2500 cyclists embark on this year’s Great Vic Bike Ride.
Indecisive driver involved in highway crash
Motorists escaped serious injuries during a two-car crash at the Colac district’s “Blue Church” intersection at the weekend.