Bryce O'Donnell, 21, appeared via video link from custody at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Friday to apply for bail.

Police prosecutor, Acting Sergeant Simon Pearce, said O'Donnell was facing multiple charges.

The first charge was in relation to a Subaru station wagon being stolen from South Melbourne on September 16.

Acting Sergeant Pearce said police enquiries with a telecommunications company later confirmed O'Donnell was in the street that night.

About 11am the following morning police spotted the stolen car parked in the emergency lane in Giot Drive, Wendouree.

The police officer activated their lights and approached the car, observing the accused to be the driver.

When the police officer asked the driver their name, the accused allegedly sped off "at a fast rate of speed".

Further enquiries revealed O'Donnell had been disqualified from driving in August 2021 for 24 months.

Several days later, on September 19, police were patrolling the Sebastopol area where they witnessed the accused driving the Subaru on Yarrowee Street.

Police followed the car, activated their lights and sirens and attempted to intercept the Subaru but the driver did not stop and allegedly sped away on to Vickers Street.

Another Subaru station wagon was stolen from Ripon Street in Ballarat that night.

Acting Sergeant Pearce said CCTV footage captured the accused driving into the Skipton Street Hungry Jacks drive-thru in the stolen car just after 6.00am on September 20.

Speaking against O'Donnell being released, he said the offending took place within a month of a community corrections order being put in place and the accused had a long list of criminal priors, including prior convictions for committing offences while on bail.

Defence lawyer, Campbell Hasler, told the court there were exceptional circumstances in applying for bail. He submitted O'Donnell should be released on bail with further conditions - including residing with his father, having a curfew, reporting to police and continuing to engage in employment as a roof tiler.

He said O'Donnell had a corrections order and had been abiding by the supervision conditions in remaining in contact with his case manager at Corrections, so the court could be confident that if released with the new conditions then he would have strong supervision from both Corrections and police.

Magistrate Raleigh released O'Donnell from custody with requirements to reside with his father, abide by a curfew and report to police three days each week.

His father told the court he would report any breaches to police, while his family will provide a $1000 surety to the court.

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