Articles by A Staff Reporter
No conviction for meth mum
A mother in her mid-30s has avoided a criminal conviction in court for a police raid on her house that found more than 20 grams of meth.
Speeding drug mum avoids jail
A 36-year-old mother has avoided jail and been given one more chance to curb her drug habit after being caught speeding along the Princes Highway on drugs with trafficking supplies in her car.
Driver without interlock avoids conviction, fined
A man who drove a truck through Colac without his required alcohol interlock device fitted in the vehicle has avoided jail and received a $900 fine.
Six-year wait for drink-driver
A Melbourne man has been sentenced for a drink driving incident from almost six years ago.
Family violence offender remains ‘in danger of jail’
A Colac district man will learn his fate for assaulting his partner and breaching an intervention order at a future court appearance.
Council and fashion icon set to inspire businesses
Fashion icon Lisa Gorman will share her entrepreneurial expertise over breakfast in Camperdown this month.
Trinity returns to fundamentals
Trinity College Colac has looked at the past to roll-out a new initiative that aims to promote calm classrooms, and the benefits are already being felt throughout the junior school learning areas.
Company fined for safety risk
A Colac district electrical company has been slapped with a $8500 fine for risking the safety of its third-year apprentice while preparing to install solar panels on a Colac business.