Benjamin Terrance Black was arrested last week during a police raid at an address in Port Fairy.

He was interviewed and charged with three counts of possessing and accessing child exploitation material over the internet, as well as possessing and cultivating cannabis.

He appeared in Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Friday for a filing hearing.

Magistrate Gerard Lethbridge ordered a hand-up brief be served on the defence by April 21.

He ordered Mr Black appear in court again for a committal mention on June 15.

The accused man is on bail.

The magistrate approved an application to vary the man's bail address so he could reside in Dunkeld.

Earlier: A 45-year-old Port Fairy man has been scooped up in an international sting, charged with possessing and accessing child exploitation material after a police raid on Monday.

Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Asenjo, of the Warrnambool police sex offences and child abuse investigation team, said a warrant was executed at a Port Fairy address.

The 45-year-old man was arrested, interviewed and charged with three counts of possessing and accessing child exploitation material over the internet.

There were 14 cannabis plants of various heights and levels of maturity also located and seized at the Port Fairy address.

The man was also charged with possessing and cultivating cannabis.

Detective Senior Sergeant Asenjo said local police worked with international partners to investigate and prosecute such cases.

The man was bailed to appear in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Friday.

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