Court

  • 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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  • Spitter avoids conviction

    “It’s the lowest of the low.”

    A magistrate has slammed a Colac international worker who spat on a woman during an assault.

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  • Winch creeper dodges prison

    A Winchelsea personal trainer convicted of sexual assault, stalking and upskirting has avoided jail.

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  • No fine for ignoring sign

    A Colac woman has avoided a penalty for parking in a no-stopping zone, but told court that council needs to remove a sign.

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  • 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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