Court
Side-swipe driver enters guilty plea
A South Australian man must be on his best behaviour for the next year after failing to stop after side-swiping a car on the Princes Highway.
Speeder had cannabis in system
A young mother caught driving with cannabis in her system on the way to a funeral won’t drive for the next year.
Campfire a costly affair
A man caught sleeping while his campfire burnt on the ground in the Great Otway National Park must pay a $600 fine.
Fine follows damage to yacht club
A woman who broke a Colac Yacht Club window in a drug-induced state must pay a $1000 fine.
P-plater’s penalty after a burnout at Barongarook
A P-plater who doesn’t remember doing a burnout must complete a safe driving program and pay a $1000 fine.
Guilty plea for man after assaulting his partner
A man has promised to be on his best behaviour after drinking half a bottle of Jack Daniels and hitting his long-term partner.
Truck driver off the road after appalling record
An interstate truck driver with a drug problem has been ordered off the road for the next three months, after driving a truck down Colac’s Murray Street without a licence.
Driver hit 102kmh in 50kmh zone
A 21-year-old man who was travelling at more than 100kmh in Colac’s Pollack Street is off the roads for the next year.
