Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Prison time for Winchelsea arsonist

    A 25-year-old Winchelsea man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for deliberately lighting a fire that gutted two homes.

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  • Hospital donation for assault and trespass

    A 67-year-old woman must pay $200 to the Royal Children’s Hospital, after pleading guilty to charges of trespass and assault in Colac court.

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  • Possession of drugs, cash

    A father of four was found with more than 80 grams of cannabis and $1000 cash in his car while speeding on the Princes Highway, a court has heard.

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  • Geelong man receives fine for theft in Colac

    A 30-year-old Geelong man must pay a $200 fine after stealing items from a Colac shop.

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  • Intoxicated offender pleads guilty

    A 54-year-old man pleaded guilty in Colac Magistrates Court this month to three separate incidents involving being intoxicated.

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  • Unregistered driving charge dismissed

    A Torquay man has avoided a penalty after police caught him driving an unregistered car.

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  • Driver avoids conviction

    A 41-year-old mother who drove on the wrong side of the road and followed a car throughout Elliminyt and Colac “to have a conversation” has avoided a conviction.

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  • Funding to enhance stage productions

    Audiences at Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre will benefit from an audio-visual upgrade, thanks to a $150,000 State Government grant.

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