Eben Hull, 32, appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court last week after he pleaded guilty in April to 37 charges including trafficking a drug of dependence and handling stolen goods.

He was bailed to a Melbourne drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility ahead of his sentencing, which was planned for this month.

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But Magistrate Russell Kelly adjourned the sentence for a second time to see if Hull's "positive" progress in the facility continued.

Hull had pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges following an incident on April 9 this year.

The court heard Hull and another man drove from the northern suburbs of Melbourne to Charlton to conduct a drug deal with two unknown males.

After the deal was finished, Hull and his associate drove back towards Melbourne on the Calder Highway.

The court heard the purchasers were unhappy with the drug deal and chased Hull until they caught up with his car in the main street of Inglewood.

Hull was forced to stop after his vehicle blew a tyre. The unknown males smashed Hull's windscreen and damaged the bonnet of his car.

Police arrived a short time later and found $2262 in cash on Hull. The 32-year-old fled after police asked to search him.

The officers chased Hull for about 300 metres and saw him take a bag out of his pants and throw it onto the ground.

Hull was arrested and police recovered the bag, which had ziplock bags containing 16.35 grams of heroin and 14.72 grams of methamphetamine.

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Hull also pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered vehicle while unlicensed in Melbourne on April 8 last year.

Police intercepted Hull on City Road in Southbank and found items including a clear plastic bottle with 83ml of the drug GHB, a black scalpel, and false bank documents.

Defence lawyer Vytautas Valasinavicius last week provided a report to the court from Hull's Melbourne rehabilitation facility.

Mr Valasinavicius said the "positive" report showed Hull had been "actively engaging" in the treatment programs and taking the lead at various points.

The defence lawyer said Hull was prepared to stay at the facility and continue treatment so he could be reunited with his daughter and get back to work.

But Mr Valasinavicius said Hull was also interested in attending the Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place, a culturally appropriate residential facility for Indigenous men undertaking community correction orders.

The defence lawyer said Hull would need to be placed onto a corrections order to be eligible for the program.

Magistrate Russell Kelly said if Hull continued to progress well with the treatment at the Melbourne facility, he would consider the corrections order route.

"But it's a bit premature at the moment," Mr Kelly said. "He still has a fair way to go."

The magistrate adjourned the case to September so he could receive another progress report from the Melbourne rehabilitation facility.

Hull's bail was extended to his next court date.

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