Court

  • Conviction for tire slashing

    A Colac man has received a black mark on his criminal record after slashing the tires of a car after a verbal altercation with his dad.

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  • Lying learner avoids record

    An Apollo Bay learner driver who lied about his identity to police because he was “too nervous” to produce his Learner permit has kept his clean criminal record but must pay $300 to the court.

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  • Fine, conviction for bank smash

    A Colac woman who shattered a glass door at a Colac bank has received a $300 fine but does not have to pay for the damage.

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  • Speeder stripped of licence

    A woman caught doing 137kmh on the Princes Highway at Winchelsea is off the roads for the next six months.

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  • Done twice for driving

    A Colac woman who has never had a drivers licence won’t be getting one for at least the next three months after police caught her driving twice.

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  • Driver went across line, but not above law: court

    A Colac magistrate has spelt out overtaking rules to a bus driver.

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  • Oval fence offender escapes conviction

    A Colac district man who previously denied driving his mother’s vehicle through fences at two Colac ovals causing almost $10,000 worth of damage has pleaded guilty to the crime, but walked from court without a conviction.

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  • Facebook fraud convicted

    “That’s a cruel, cruel hoax to play on someone.”

    A Colac woman who scammed a victim out of $200 by falsely advertising a vehicle on Facebook marketplace has received a $600 fine on top of repaying the money she stole.

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