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  • Family escapes uninjured after roof ripped from home

    A Colac district family who woke to 130-kilometre winds ripping the roof off their home have been left in shock and forced to seek emergency housing.

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  • Tornado-type storm hits region

    Local emergency service crews say the “tornado-type” storms over the past week are possibly the worst that the region has seen, with volunteers remaining on high alert today.

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  • Colac shops damaged in wild weather

    Colac businesses are staying positive in the wake of storm damage that has forced one business to close its doors until further notice.

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  • Emergency services praised

    “They gave their all yesterday, every single one of them.”

    Colac SES have had their busiest day on record for this year, attending 89 jobs over 26 hours as a result of Wednesday’s storm wreaking havoc across the district.

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  • Wild storm impacts shops, homes, more

    From building damage to burning smells, Wednesday afternoon’s storm impacted Colac shops, homes and businesses.

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  • Warnings follow wild Christmas weather

    Colac SES unit controller Steve Tevelein is warning people not to camp or sit under trees or near rivers this weekend, after days of damaging wild weather.

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  • Trail of destruction from damaging storm

    A deluge that descended on Colac and districts has left a trail of destruction and mayhem through Barwon Downs, with trees falling over roads and damaging homes during the intense storm.

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  • Storm topples trees in busy day for SES

    A 122-year-old pink flowering gum has fallen victims to wind storms sweeping Colac and district at the weekend.

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