Court

  • Crash driver avoids conviction

    A 20-year-old Colac district woman has avoided a conviction but must be on her best behaviour after a crash at Pomborneit.

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  • Spanner thief caught with knife and baton

    A soon-to-be-dad must pay a $1000 fine for stealing spanners and carrying a knife and a baton.

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  • Five times over, four-year lesson

    A Colac man who crashed while riding an e-scooter at more than five times the legal alcohol limit has learnt his lesson about e-scooter rules, losing his driver’s licence for four years.

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  • Disqualified drivers in court

    A 44-year-old Colac man and a 37-year-old man have paid the price for driving with a disqualified licence.

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  • Drug driver convictions serve as warning

    Two drivers received convictions for drug driving in Colac court this week, serving as a warning for anyone contemplating driving under the influence of drugs.

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  • Coast rapist jailed over Lorne attack

    A man will spend the next four years and nine months in prison for raping a woman in a Lorne campground in 2019.

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  • Man on best behaviour after bourbon incident

    A man who stole bourbon from a Winchelsea supermarket by hiding it down his pants has promised to be on his best behaviour for the next six months.

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  • Drugs found after rescue

    A man who was airlifted from his stricken boat at Johanna and later found with more than 700 grams of cannabis in a cooler bag must pay a $750 fine.

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