Court

  • Overseas student loses licence, but avoids record

    An international student caught doing 138 kilometres on the Princes Highway near Birregurra is off the roads for the next six months, but has avoided a criminal conviction.

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  • Magistrate warns driver of prison potential

    A lawyer has described his Camperdown client as “incredibly stupid” for an accident that flipped his car and put him at risk of a jail sentence.

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  • Learner avoids conviction

    A Colac learner driver who blew a blood alcohol reading three times the legal limit on an early morning drive with a car full of friends has avoided a criminal conviction but won’t be driving for the next nine months.

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  • Lucky iced coffee offender

    A Colac magistrate has dismissed theft charges against a 53-year-old woman but warned her not to return to court.

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  • Donut bite while driving costs licence

    A very embarrassed driver was “taking a bite of a donut” when he was caught doing more than 25 kilometres above the speed limit in Deans Marsh.

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  • Prison possible for sexual assault, stalking

    A Winchelsea man found guilty of sexual assault, stalking and upskirting will learn whether he is facing prison time next month.

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  • Fine for illegal tree cutting

    A Colac district man has been slapped with a $1000 fine for cutting down a tree in the Otways.

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  • Prison warning for drug-driver

    A man who has continued to drive on drugs despite going to court multiple times for drug driving will learn his fate next week.

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