Court

  • Visa worker was speeding, drunk, unlicenced

    A 31-year-old man caught speeding at 150 kilometres an hour in an 80-kilometre zone was found to be both unlicenced and severely over the legal alcohol limit.

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  • Colac man arrested for murder

    Homicide Squad detectives have charged a Colac man with murder following an alleged stabbing at Geelong.

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  • Very expensive drive-through dinner

    A Colac man has learnt an almost $2000 lesson after police caught him driving to McDonalds for dinner with a suspended licence.

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  • 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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