Articles by A Staff Reporter
Farmer faces more charges
A Colac district farmer will return to court today charged with further animal cruelty offences.
Bay golfers to play 100 holes for fundraiser
When Apollo Bay locals tee up to put cancer in the spotlight through one of golf’s great challenges next week, their source of inspiration will be alongside them on the fairways.
Driver learns $1200 lesson
A Taiwanese learner driver caught driving in Colac without his supervising driver must pay a $1200 fine.
Conviction for fake name
A Melbourne man who aggressively resisted police arrest after lying about his identity must apologise to officers and donate $1500 to a police charity.
Burglar to serve four months’ jail
A Colac district father who broke into a school and stole a trolley worth of maintenance supplies will serve four months in prison.
Fine dismissed for clean record
A Colac magistrate has dismissed a man’s fine for driving almost 20 kilometres over the speed limit on the Princes Highway because of his “unblemished criminal record”.
Father off the roads for drink-drive crash
A Colac father who was more than twice the legal blood-alcohol limit when he crashed with an unrestrained toddler in the front seat has avoided jail.
Water smart program open
Barwon Water customers across the district can apply to replace their top-loading washing machines with a front-loading machine through a residential water saving program.
