Court
No conviction for alcohol-fuelled assault
A 27-year-old Colac man who assaulted a staff member at a Colac venue has avoided a criminal conviction.
Unlicensed driver fined
A Winchelsea man caught driving an unregistered vehicle without a licence has received a criminal conviction.
Court orders speedster off road
A 39-year-old father caught speeding through Barwon Downs is off the road for the next three months and must pay a $500 fine.
No conviction for drunk p-plater
A court magistrate says she faced one of her hardest sentencing exercises when deciding the fate of a 22-year-old man who recklessly got behind the wheel of a car after hours of drinking and drug taking, driving four friends around the south-west before crashing.
Drug-driver disqualified, ordered fine
A woman who was caught travelling more than 20kmh over the speed limit while on drugs has been disqualified from driving for 12 months and must pay a $750 fine.
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Man accepts responsibility for quad bike theft
A 53-year-old man with a clean criminal history who stole a quad bike must pay $500 to the court fund.
Council in court over beagle
A man who didn’t register his three-year-old beagle in Corangamite Shire has avoided a penalty in court – serving as a reminder for pet owners to register their animals, with registrations due this week.
