Tag: justice
Police hub a step closer
The state-of-the-art Wyndham police hub is a step closer with construction starting on the new complex last week.
Development officially began last week on the...
Club member fined over theft
A former Bacchus Marsh Motocross Club committee member has been found guilty of stealing thousands of dollars of cash payments for her own use.
Karina...
Police want your bikes
Caroline Springs police are calling on residents to donate old bikes for its Fix the Cycle program.
People serving community-based orders involved in the program...
Bail breachers get court out
More than 180 bail breaches in Melton were recorded in the past year.
Statistics released by the Crime Statistics Agency Victoria revealed that the municipality...
Kurunjang man faces court on cannabis charges
A 29-year-old Kurunjang man faced court today after police seized a number of cannabis plants from a house in Kurunjang yesterday.
Detectives from Melton Crime...
Bacchus Marsh masseur jailed for sex attacks
A Bacchus Marsh masseur who turned sexual predator and assaulted numerous female clients aged from 16 to their 60s has been denounced as a...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Female prisoner numbers soaring
A scathing report into Victorian prisons has found women are being incarcerated at unprecedented rates, with limited or no access to rehabilitation programs.
The total...
Sarah Cafferkey’s killer was a ‘model parolee’
A senior Corrections commissioner who labelled Steven James Hunter a “model parolee”, said there were no signs he would return to old habits or...
Community order given to repeat offender
A Melton West man has been given a community corrections order despite being non-compliant to similar orders and aggressive towards corrections services staff in...
Maddingley man jailed for child sexual abuse
A 28-year-old Maddingley man, has been sentenced to five years’ jail with a minimum of three years for inciting child sexual abuse and pornography offences,...
Judge upholds ‘generous’ prison sentence
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed a Ballarat man’s appeal against his sentence, adding that the sentence imposed was a “generous one”.
Christopher John Gladigau,...
Melton South dad still seeking justice for son
A Melton South man is vowing to find justice for his son who died in a house fire in 2012.
The family of Daniel Sheehy,...
Ice users offered rehab instead of jail
Ice users facing jail for minor offences will be able to avoid being locked up if they agree to an intensive treatment program to...
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Decisions to be made
Former New South Wales trained pacer Cantfindabettorman could make a return to his home state and contest this month’s Inter Dominion after taking out...
