A FORMER Ouyen man with an extensive criminal history has failed in a bid to avoid being deported to his New Zealand homeland after he was found to be an unacceptable risk to the Australian community.

Thirty-one-year-old Connor Withey had his visa cancelled in 2021 after he was found drug affected in his car and in possession of about 3.3 kilograms of 1,4 butanediol, a firearm and sawn-off shot g...