Corey Huntly, 18, of Elizabeth Street, pleaded guilty in Warrnambool Magistrates Court to unlawful assault, assaulting police, resisting police, recklessly causing injury, assault with an instrument, trespass and attempted theft.

He was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with one month to serve immediately and five months suspended for two years.

Huntly was also placed on a 14-month community corrections order with conditions he undertake treatment and programs and complete 100 hours of unpaid community work.

On Thursday, Huntly attended a solicitor's appointment in Warrnambool before drinking alcohol. He then tried to hitchhike from Warrnambool to his home in Port Fairy. He was seen by police officers drunk and therefore in breach of his bail conditions.

Police tried to arrest Huntly but he was violent and aggressive and tried to strike one of the officers.

Huntly then escaped from the police and in the process one of the officers injured a left ring finger. Huntly returned home where police attended about 1am Friday and arrested him after he again resisted arrest.

Earlier offending involved Huntley on January 9 this year being in the Southcombe Park Caravan Park with friends going through Eskys in an attempt to steal alcohol.

The young men were disturbed by a security guard and Huntly was arrested after he tripped over a tent rope.

On January 17, Huntly was in the Port Fairy Gardens Caravan Park with friends after drinking two litres of white wine in half an hour.

The friends walked from campsite to campsite sharing alcohol with campers.

About midnight, the friends disturbed campers because of the noise they were making and an argument started involving Huntly, two of his friends and campers. About 12.10am Huntly struck a male camper over the head with a Red Bull glass bottle.

Defence counsel Jonathan Makary said his client was at a turning point of his life and if a jail term was imposed he should serve time in youth detention.