Court
Illegal fishing siblings convicted for crimes
Two Victorian brothers who illegally fished and falsified commercial catch records for more than 10 months at Apollo Bay have been slapped with 300-hour corrections orders and made to forfeit their $285,000 boat.
Tradies sentenced for Bay servo fight
Three Colac district concreters have been sentenced for an attack on two men at an Apollo Bay service station.
Unlicenced drivers face Colac’s court
Two Colac district woman caught driving without valid driver’s licences have faced court with two different outcomes.
Farmer faces 72 cruelty charges
A Colac district farmer will face more than 70 animal cruelty charges related to alleged mistreatment of cattle when he returns to court next month.
Farmer faces more charges
A Colac district farmer will return to court today charged with further animal cruelty offences.
Driver learns $1200 lesson
A Taiwanese learner driver caught driving in Colac without his supervising driver must pay a $1200 fine.
Conviction for fake name
A Melbourne man who aggressively resisted police arrest after lying about his identity must apologise to officers and donate $1500 to a police charity.
Burglar to serve four months’ jail
A Colac district father who broke into a school and stole a trolley worth of maintenance supplies will serve four months in prison.