Grant Gibson, 35, of Kennedy Court, appeared in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Wednesday and successfully applied for bail.

He will be back in court on January 21.

Mr Gibson's bail conditions include that he not drive a vehicle and not consume alcohol.

In September Mr Gibson was sentenced to serve 150 days in jail after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and associates offences.

He was released from custody on October 15, after time served was taken into account.

Mr Gibson is now undertaking a 16-month community corrections order, which incorporates drug rehabilitation.

Investigation officer Detective Sergeant Jason von Tunk, of the Portland police crime investigation unit, requested that anyone with mobile phone footage of the incident to contact him at the Portland police station.

He said he understood there were numerous people who had captured footage of the incident.

Wednesday: A 35-year-old Portland man who allegedly drove through wooden bollards near the angling club and then at people last night has been remanded in custody.

Warrnambool police Sergeant Chris Brown said the incident started about 7.30pm with the man driving erratically along the Lee Breakwater Road in Portland.

He is then alleged to have driven his red Holden Rodeo ute through wooden bollards onto the lawn area of the Portland Angling Club where he dug up the lawn doing burnouts.

That led to a number of people making frantic phone calls to the Portland police station.

The man then headed north through the reservation and crashed into more bollards before driving at members of the public.

"He's got within about 20 metres of people before veering away," Sergeant Brown said.

The driver has then headed back towards the Lee Breakwater Road, on the wrong side of the carriageway, and turned into Bentinck Street.

"He's continued drive to the entrance of Portland railway station in Henty Street where he parked his ute in the middle of the road," Sergeant Brown said.

"He was intercepted by police officers, refused to undergo a preliminary alcohol breath test, resisted arrest before being handcuffed and placed in the rear of a divisional van."

When questioned by police during an interview the man declined to comment.

He was remanded in custody overnight and will appear in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court today for a bail/remand hearing.

He's been charged with eight offences, including reckless endangering life and serious injury, driving in a dangerous manner, careless driving, refusing to undergo an alcohol test and two counts resisting emergency workers on duty.

He has 16 pages of prior court appearances for offences including drugs and violence.

Police requested anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash-cam or mobile phone footage of the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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