Tag: Woollahra 2025

Last-ditch plea for help in floating body case

August 1, 2010 13:46:00

Police make a last-ditch appeal for information ahead of an inquest into the death of a woman whose body was found floating in Sydney Harbour.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, suicide, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, rose-bay-2029, woollahra-2025

Opposition: Funding gap in Govt suicide 'hot spot' plan

July 28, 2010 08:20:00

Opposition MP Malcolm Turnbull has accused the government of misleading people in his electorate over the promise to improve safety at suicide 'hot spots'.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, suicide, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, federal-state-issues, local-government, political-parties, labor-party, liberal-party, federal-elections, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Council denied funds to secure notorious suicide spot

June 17, 2010 12:06:00

gapA council in Sydney's east says it is stunned by a Federal Government decision not to fund suicide prevention measures at The Gap.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, death, suicide, government-and-politics, federal-government, local-government, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Watchdog probes cash-for-council-job allegations

May 31, 2010 11:47:00

The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has begun an inquiry into allegations a man offered an official a $15,000 bribe in return for a high paying job at Woollahra Council, in Sydney's east.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Wife death case: jury fails to reach verdict

December 8, 2009 17:41:00

A Sydney property developer accused of murdering his wife of 30 years will face a retrial.[MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, woollahra-2025

Builder killed wife during argument, court hears

November 11, 2009 13:24:00

A court has heard a Sydney builder accused of murdering his wife of 30 years, snapped during a drunken argument.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Man fronts court over 14 sex attacks

October 27, 2009 13:05:00

A Sydney man accused of attacking 14 women across the city has been remanded in custody.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, sexual-offences, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Sydney sex assaults: accused in court

August 26, 2009 13:31:00

A man accused of a string of attacks on women across Sydney has been remanded in custody.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, australia, nsw, glebe-2037, lilyfield-2040, mona-vale-2103, rose-bay-2029, woollahra-2025

Woollahra moves to hang the Queen, again

May 12, 2009 17:20:00

Despite lying in the heart of the electorate held by one of the nation's most prominent republicans, a Sydney council has voted to restore the symbols of the monarchy to its official proceedings.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, local-government, australia, nsw, woollahra-2025

Financial crisis 'yet to hit Sydney land values'

January 10, 2009 15:44:00

New South Wales Valuer-General Phillip Weston says it will be another six months before the impact of the global financial crisis will be reflected in the state's land values.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, housing, states-and-territories, international-financial-crisis, nsw, sydney-2000, waverley-2024, woollahra-2025

Unit fire residents allowed to return home

September 27, 2008 21:34:00

All residents evacuated this morning after a fire in Sydney's east are being allowed to return home.[MORE]

Tags: fires, residential-fires, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, woollahra-2025

Exclusion zone set up after unit fire

September 27, 2008 18:02:00

NSW police and the bomb squad are investigating a fire in eastern Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: fires, residential-fires, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, woollahra-2025

Police, bomb squad probe unit fire

September 27, 2008 13:22:00

NSW police and the bomb squad are investigating a fire in eastern Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: fires, residential-fires, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, woollahra-2025

Bail granted to man accused of murdering wife

January 24, 2008 16:27:00

A Sydney man accused of murdering his wife of 30 years has been granted bail.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, nsw, sydney-2000, woollahra-2025

Racing community farewells 'Cotton Fingers' Moore

January 17, 2008 12:00:00

A public funeral service is being held in Sydney for legendary Australian jockey George Moore. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, death, sport, horse-racing, australia, nsw, north-sydney-2060, randwick-2031, sydney-2000, woollahra-2025

Alleged wife murderer to seek bail

January 7, 2008 11:12:00

A Sydney court has heard a man accused of murdering his wife will apply for bail during his next court appearance.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, woollahra-2025

$400k prevention plan follows presenter's suicide

November 13, 2007 09:21:00

Live security cameras, free emergency telephones and special fencing will be installed in a $400,000 upgrade of one of Sydney's most notorious suicide spots, The Gap.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, suicide, government-and-politics, local-government, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030, woollahra-2025

Motorcyclist critical after inner-city accident

October 31, 2007 11:29:00

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after crashing his bike in eastern Sydney this morning. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, nsw, sydney-2000, woollahra-2025

Sydney suburbs named as state's worst water wasters

October 21, 2006 06:28:00

The Sydney suburbs of Woollahra, Hunters Hill, Mosman and Strathfield still rate among the worst areas in New South Wales for wasting water, despite cutting back over recent years.[MORE]

Tags: drought, water, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, coffs-harbour-2450, dubbo-2830, hunters-hill-2110, lismore-2480, mosman-2088, newcastle-2300, orange-2800, strathfield-2135, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500, woollahra-2025

Saffron remembered as gentle man

September 18, 2006 15:42:00

A ceremony has been held at Woollahra in Sydney's east for prominent underworld identity Abe Saffron, who died last week. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, sydney-2000, woollahra-2025

Burke and Wills water bottle on display

November 20, 2005 07:27:00

The water bottle found next to the bodies of Australian explorers Burke and Wills in the late 19th century goes on display in Sydney today.[MORE]

Tags: 19th-century, woollahra-2025