Articles tagged: Colac Magistrate’s Court
No conviction for resisting officers
A Colac man who drunkenly started smashing up his home before attempting to fight off police must pay $550.
Hospital dash leads to licence disqualification after driver blows 0.175
A Northern Territory man who got behind the wheel while at more than three times over the legal blood alcohol limit to visit a sick family member can’t drive for 17 months.
Seven-month jail sentence for Colac man after business burglaries
A Colac man who broke in and stole nearly $25,000 worth of goods from a Colac computer company with a co-accused has been handed a seven-month jail sentence.
Colac man imprisoned for illegal gun and thefts
A Colac man who was found with a homemade handgun, drugs and stolen e-bikes and scooters will spend the next three months behind bars.
Colac woman imprisoned for trafficking
A Colac district drug trafficker will spend the next three months behind bars.
Four-month jail sentence for serial Colac thief
A Colac thief who stole bikes, e-scooters and cannabis has been sentenced to four months in prison.
Court in brief
Ban for unregistered driver after test refusal, Drug driver ordered off the roads for two years
Colac driver banned after double charges
A Colac P-Plater who drove while under the influence of methylamphetamine won’t get his licence back for a year.
Hardware store thief fined and convicted
A Colac man who stuffed hardware store items down his pants and left the store without paying has been fined $400.
Court orders assault apology
A Colac district man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault has walked away from court without a conviction.
Teen thief’s new charges while on bail
A Colac teenager who was granted bail after he stole an elderly man’s life savings is back in custody after committing more thefts.
Final chance for Colac man after breaching orders
A Colac man has been given one last chance to change his behaviour and stop using drugs.
Suspended P-plater to pay $400
A 36-year-old Colac P-plater caught driving while suspended will be off the road for the next four months and must pay a $400 fine.
LAST CHANCE: Teen snuck in, took thousands from victim’s phone
A Colac teenager who entered a home and stole an 80-year-old’s life savings has been granted bail with a stern warning.
Accused avoids conviction for drug trafficking
A Colac woman accused of a series of charges including trafficking methylamphetamine has been sentenced to complete a court order.
District farmer fined, banned
A Colac district farmer has been fined $75,000 and banned from owning or managing cattle for the next 10 years for what a magistrate has described as “animal killing fields”.
Colac drink driver fined, two years off the road
A Colac woman who was caught driving at more than twice the legal blood-alcohol limit won’t be able to drive her new Land Rover for more than two years.
Speedster caught at 176
A magistrate has labelled a Colac district driver “selfish” for travelling more than 75 kilometres an hour above the speed limit on the Princes Highway.
WEAPON WARNING: More weapons possession in Colac Otway
A Colac magistrate has warned people who carry weapons that they could face jail time, following an increase in offences across the city and statewide.
Honour for court support roles
A trip to court can be an extremely stressful time, but for more than 25 years Colac’s Neil O’Grady and George Roberts have made it their goal to support anybody who attends.
Long heal for fatigued driver
A man who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed near Stonyford has faced court after spending months in hospital.
News in Brief
Groups welcome withdrawal of seismic blasting proposal Environmental, political and community groups have welcomed a decision by oil and gas exploration companies to withdraw seismic blasting plans for the Otway basin. TGS’s latest seismic blasting proposal covered 31,500 square kilometres, about half the size of Tasmania, which opponents argued would threaten biologically important areas for […]
Concerns with court system
Colac Police Senior Constable Steph Ward joined discussions this week when the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence Vicki Ward visited Colac’s Orange Door.
One last chance to change
A Colac man has been given one last chance to change his behaviour and stop breaching intervention orders or he’ll be facing time in prison.
