The 38-year-old man was jailed for one month after pleading guilty in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court to charges that included two counts of persistently breaching a family violence intervention order, two counts of using a telecommunications to harass, contravening bail conditions, wilful damage, and committing an indictable offence on bail.

He will also spend 18 months on a community corrections order upon his release.

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Last month, the court heard, the man became enraged after seeing his former partner in the company of another man.

He repeatedly called her until she answered, then verbally abused her.

He said he would kill himself, leave a suicide note blaming her, and "run through" her house.

A family violence intervention order was in place at the time protecting the woman and their shared children, so the man was arrested, charged, then released on bail.

Shortly after his release, the man went to the victim's home, where he punched and smashed a glass panel.

The man denied smashing the door intentionally, and said he went to the woman's house to confront another person who had reportedly made threats to have his children taken away from him.

Magistrate Patrick Southey said the man had a limited but recent and serious prior history, and had already received a good behaviour bond for persistent breach of the intervention order.

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He said the offending before the court was "terribly serious".

Defence lawyer Callum Rose said the man was "extremely remorseful" for his actions.

Mr Rose said he had engaged with counselling and was taking medication for his mental health, and submitted "therapeutic assistance should be at the forefront of any sentence".

He said a community corrections order was in range.

"He is well aware of the seriousness of the offending," Mr Rose said, adding the man knew any further offending would lead to prison time.

But Mr Southey said the evidence suggested the man was "completely out of control".

"He's demonstrated he will not obey the intervention order or bail," he said.

The man had already served one day in custody at the time of sentencing.

If you or someone you know is affected by family violence or sexual assault, call the Centre for Non-Violence on 1800 884 292. The statewide safe steps family violence crisis response line is available 24 hours a day on 1800 015 188. The Men's Referral Service, for men who use family violence, can be reached on 1300 766 491. In an emergency, call 000.

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