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Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Deryn Boote told the court the woman had an argument with a neighbour in the front yard of her Cobram home on March 1, in which she called the victim a "crack head".

It was heard she then punched the woman in the face, continuing her erratic behaviour before eventually departing the scene.

Leading Sen Constable Boote said the woman was engaged in a further argument with neighbours in Cobram - which included a woman who had an intervention order preventing her from contacting her - on June 20.

It was heard she unleased a "verbal barrage", calling the woman a "dog", adding "come into the streets and I'll get you" and "I'll burn your houses down you fat c****". Police attended and observed the accused continue to scream abusive language at neighbours.

The court also heard of an incident from May 6 where the woman was "belligerent and argumentative" towards police when intercepted driving as a learner without a supervising driver. It was heard she needed to be physically removed from her vehicle, while a search of the car after her arrest located a pocket knife.

Leading Sen Constable Boote said the woman had also headbutted and punched a car belonging to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing on February 2, causing $2500 damage.

The woman's lawyer Ian Michaelson told the court she had suffered domestic violence and seen her child placed in the care of the alleged perpetrator's parents, something that had left her in "an incredibly distressed state". He said she suffered a number of mental health issues.

Magistrate Peter Dunn, who had earlier noted "my observation is she's lost complete control", referenced her drug use spanning six years, stating "that's not going to help her mental state".

He imposed an 18-month corrections order, including 50 hours community work, along with drug treatment and mental health assessment.

“If she embraces corrections, that will go some way towards the assistance she needs,” Mr Dunn said.