Court

  • Three years’ jail for district man

    A former Alvie man has been found guilty of rape and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

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  • APOLOGISE: Court hears assault on first responders

    A Colac woman who attacked and incited her dog on emergency workers while they were conducting a welfare check must write letters of apology to the victims.

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  • Slashing offender receives conviction

    A Colac woman was so alcohol-affected she didn’t remember chasing and slashing a man with a box cutter knife in the city’s main street, a court has heard.

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  • Farmer adjourns mistreatment case

    A Colac district farmer will likely contest animal cruelty charges relating to the alleged mistreatment of cattle on his Dreeite farm.

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  • Don’t come back, magistrate warns

    A Colac district man says he was stupid for attempting to sell a fake Apple watch on Facebook.

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  • Court hears speed, drugs and weapons

    A Camperdown man who racked up a long list of criminal charges across the western district including drugs, weapons and driving offences will learn his fate in March.

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  • Driver learns the hard way

    A Geelong learner driver has been caught behind the wheel without a supervising driver, a court has heard.

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  • No conviction for Winch speedster

    A Winchelsea man caught driving at 55 kilometres an hour above the speed limit will have to find a new way to get to work in Colac for the next year.

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