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Police & Courts

Man held over alleged drug lab

A RED Cliffs man who allegedly converted a built-in robe into a meth lab capable of producing a potentially large commercial quantity of the drug claimed he was making “essential oils”, a court has been told. Mildura Police, assisted by members of...

13 hours ago
Police & Courts

‘Big hope’ told to give up on guns

A MAGISTRATE has lauded the prospects of a young Mildura man as “the big hope” despite a home-made firearm capable of firing .22 cartridge ammunition being found under his mattress. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the firearm, made with...

13 hours ago
Police & Courts

Man facing drugs, weapons charges

A MILDURA man alleged to have been found in possession of guns, drugs and a prohibited knife has been released on bail despite a magistrate accepting “without hesitation” he is a potential risk of reoffending. Mildura Magistrates’ Court 41-year-old...

12 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Assaults almost became ‘habit’

A MAN who repeatedly assaulted his then partner, sprayed her with toilet cleaner and motioned to throw boiling water on her has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man continually turned up at the woman’s residence despite the...

12 Jul 2025
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13 Feb 2020
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Winery damaged by fire

A FIRE investigator was called to the scene of a fire at Nichols Point on Wednesday night. A Country Fire Authority spokesperson said eight CFA units alongside Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a structure fire at McDougall Wines on Ginquam Avenue...

11 Jul 2025
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Jail was a ‘pretty close’ option

AN unlicensed driver who did a burnout in front of police after they tried to intercept him and drove at speeds of more than 150km/h on the wrong side of the road to evade them was “pretty close” to going to jail, a court has been told. The Mildur...

10 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Jail warning for repeat offender

THERE was nothing sinister about a registered sex offender’s failure to notify authorities about having contact with minors shortly after a samurai sword and knife was found in his bedroom, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard...

10 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Man avoids assault conviction

AN “extremely remorseful and apologetic” man who admitted that he “smacked” a woman around the head has been given a chance to avoid a conviction. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man had been at a house with the woman about 6pm on June 29...

08 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Vandal’s close jail call

A TEENAGER tagged property belonging to the Office of Corrections within an hour of being handed a good behaviour bond on multiple counts of damaging property by spray painting his mark on Mildura houses, a court has been told. The accused had just...

05 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Female thug ‘close’ to a lost cause

A WOMAN who stole alcohol from a Mildura convenience store before inflicting potentially life-long injuries to a female staff member who tried to retrieve the goods has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 38-year-old Jade Maddigan had...

05 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Bail refused for ‘raging’ meth user

A MILDURA man who relapsed back into “pretty alarming” drug use returned to theft and dishonesty offending as a result, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard that while Jackson Rose had 22 pages of prior criminal history, he had...

05 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Police seek wanted people

CRIME Stoppers has delivered six wanted blitzes so far this year and Victoria Police is seeking information about a series of wanted people on warrant in the Mildura, Melton, Casey, Frankston, Greater Shepparton and Geelong areas. If anyone has...

04 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Police officer struck by car

A DISQUALIFIED driver alleged to have been behind the wheel of an unregistered car while drug affected when it struck a police officer has had an application for bail refused. Twenty-five-year-old Tyler Chambers was allegedly trying to evade police...

04 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Serial thief back behind bars

A SERIAL thief who was released from custody on appeal bail just days before committing multiple counts of similar offending is back behind bars. Zeynel Ayhan admitted filling shopping trolleys with thousands of dollars worth of goods and leaving, or...

03 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Community ‘threat’ behind bars

A MAN who posed a threat to the community by his “pretty frightening behaviour” has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 23-year-old Adam Edwards had caused a lot of damage within the community including causing thousands of dollars in...

01 Jul 2025
Police & Courts

Drunk driver ‘lucky’ not to have hurt anyone

A WOMAN was lucky not to have injured anyone when she demolished a letterbox while driving at almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in the early hours of the morning without headlights activated, a court has been told. The Mildur...

01 Jul 2025