Railways
Police nab 100 drivers
COLAC and district police have nabbed up to 100 motorists for safety and traffic offences in a bid to make the region’s roads safer.
Players ready for interleague clash
SIX months of work will come to fruition this weekend when Colac district footballers play interleague for the first time in more than a decade.
Train-travelling thief arrested
POLICE have arrested a brazen thief who stole a university student’s laptop computer and graphics tablet on a train at Winchelsea.
Study into region’s transport needs
A REGIONAL lobby group has $100,000 to assess the Colac and Geelong region’s public transport needs.
Push for below-ground bypass
A PROMINENT Colac businessman wants a Colac highway bypass below street level, beside the city’s railway tracks.
New book about historic railway line
A TRAIN driver from Melbourne’s suburbs has compiled a book which details the history of a Colac district railway line.
Train travellers sit on floor or stand
TRAIN travellers have had to sit on the floor and stand in doorways as Colac and district’s public transport struggles to cope with holiday crowds.
Freight off roads and onto trains
COLAC district produce will start making its way to Melbourne by train instead of road transport.
Crossing victim welcomes safety upgrades
A COLAC district man who crashed his motorcycle into a moving train has welcomed efforts to improve railway-crossing safety.
Train and bus prices might rise
COLAC train and bus commuters could pay more than $35 to travel to Melbourne and back next year.