Police & Courts
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Ex-footballer at ‘significant risk’ of jail
A FORMER top Sunraysia footballer who fell into a daily drug habit was at “significant risk” of being sent to jail after persistently breaching court-imposed…
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Assault teen released on probation
A YEAR 12 student who admitted his part in an attack against a Mildura man who was repeatedly punched and hit with a baseball bat…
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Crime spree accused released on bail
A HEAVY drug user accused of a series of burglaries and car thefts who was found with thousands of dollars worth of stolen tools at…
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Victim calls for ‘strongest’ sentence for her attacker
A MILDURA woman has urged a court to impose the “strongest possible sentence” to a man who broke into her home while she was pregnant…
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Farmer pleads guilty to cruelty
MALLEE farmer Steven Ralston has pleaded guilty in Bendigo Magistrates Court to 14 charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act – which included…
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Jail for Mildura drug trafficker
A MAN involved in the trafficking of a “substantial trade” of methamphetamine who was covertly filmed by police discussing drug deals has been jailed. Thirty-six-year-old…
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Meth addict given chance to avoid jail
IT was but for the grace of God that someone was not seriously injured or killed when a woman repeatedly sped off from police when…
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Ex-teacher fronts court on child abuse charges
DETAILS of child abuse material charges laid against a former Irymple school teacher have emerged. Harley Caldwell appeared briefly in Mildura Magistrates’ Court this week…
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Man stole despite Bunnings ban
A MAN on a statewide ban from attending Bunnings Warehouse who tried his luck shoplifting a 20th time from the Mildura outlet has narrowly avoided…
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Fatal crash at Kulwin
A WOMAN has died following a collision east of Ouyen on Monday. Emergency services responded to reports of two vehicles colliding at Kulwin on the…
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Fatal crash at Kulwin
A WOMAN has died following a collision east of Ouyen on Monday. Emergency services responded to reports of two vehicles colliding at Kulwin on the…
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Licence ban for drink driver
A MAN involved in a collision earlier this year who was served an immediate driving ban has had his licence suspended for 34 months from…