Tag: Mosman 2088

Rare parrots stolen from Taronga Zoo

May 21, 2010 15:00:00

Two green-winged macaws have been taken from their enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, law-crime-and-justice, crime, burglary, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Baby elephant shuffles along path to recovery

March 12, 2010 11:16:00

Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Mr Shuffles has keepers wrapped around his little trunk

March 11, 2010 20:00:00

Zoo staff were overwhelmed when they realised a baby elephant previously thought dead had been born alive. [MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

'Miracle' elephant calf making steady progress

March 11, 2010 09:01:00

Taronga Zoo's newborn baby elephant is making steady progress with staff already coining a name for the calf.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Screwdriver seized after woman stabbed during fight

March 10, 2010 10:31:00

A 34-year-old woman will face court today after being charged over a stabbing in Sydney's west.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Baby elephant dies at Taronga Zoo

March 8, 2010 13:20:00

A baby Asian elephant has died during labour at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Victor Chang's killer to be deported

March 1, 2010 17:43:00

One of the two men convicted of killing Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang is to be deported to Malaysia.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, mosman-2088, sydney-2000, malaysia

Victor Chang killer's parole put on hold

October 27, 2009 15:12:00

The decision to grant parole to one of the killers of prominent heart surgeon Victor Chang has been temporarily withdrawn.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, crime, prisons-and-punishment, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Dept knew about Victor Chang killer's release

October 27, 2009 13:31:00

NSW Corrective Services knew weeks ago about the planned release of one of the convicted killers of Victor Chang.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, crime, prisons-and-punishment, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Police probe body finds

September 27, 2009 07:49:00

Police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in separate parts of Sydney yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: murder-and-manslaughter, centennial-park-2021, mosman-2088, redfern-2016

McGurk children pay tribute at funeral

September 11, 2009 10:07:00

A funeral has begun for slain businessman Michael McGurk, at a church on Sydney's North Shore.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, death, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Man v bird: the brush turkey battle

Feature

August 17, 2009 13:34:00

We should learn to embrace brush turkeys because they are here to stay, a leading expert says.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000, southport-4215

Truckie trapped by fallen power lines

July 29, 2009 14:22:00

Energy Australia crews have helped a man out of his truck after an accident brought down power lines on Sydney's north shore.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, emergency-incidents, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Master blamed in initial ferry crash findings

April 10, 2009 14:50:00

An initial report has found human error was to blame for the ferry crash at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Monday.[MORE]

Tags: maritime-accidents, nsw, mosman-2088

Black box to determine ferry crash cause

April 6, 2009 16:37:00

The Sydney Ferries Corporation has cast doubt on the original reason it gave for this morning's crash.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, maritime-accidents, nsw, mosman-2088

Rocky ride for Sydney ferry

April 6, 2009 11:06:00

Authorities say a Sydney Ferry that ran aground near Taronga Zoo Wharf has been pulled off the rocks by a tug.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, maritime-accidents, nsw, mosman-2088

Man dies in Mosman house blaze

March 9, 2009 08:02:00

An elderly man has died in a house fire on Sydney's north shore overnight.[MORE]

Tags: residential-fires, nsw, mosman-2088

Seven in hospital after Sydney limousine crash

February 21, 2009 13:49:00

Seven people have been taken to hospital after an accident involving a limousine and another car in Sydney's north.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, nsw, mosman-2088, sydney-2000

Billion dollar Spit tunnel plan

January 26, 2009 09:01:00

The NSW Government is examining a private sector proposal to connect Sydney's northern beaches to the Harbour Bridge.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, road-transport, nsw, balgowlah-2093, mosman-2088, sydney-2000

Mosman man missing near Newcastle

January 13, 2009 23:40:00

New South Wales police are calling for public help to find a man who went missing near Newcastle on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, missing-person, mosman-2088, newcastle-2300

Rat v rat: Fight to the death in Sydney suburb

Feature

December 4, 2008 11:26:00

Scientists are giving the native bush rat a helping hand in its fight to the death with its European rival.[MORE]

Tags: environment, endangered-and-protected-species, environmental-management, pest-management, australia, nsw, mosman-2088, sydney-2000

Einfeld's co-accused stands trial

September 8, 2008 12:13:00

A trial is underway for the Sydney woman accused of helping judge Marcus Einfeld avoid a speeding fine.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, mosman-2088, sydney-2000

Spit Bridge solution: 'Work closer to home'

June 24, 2008 14:17:00

A city planning expert says the traffic congestion caused by last night's Spit Bridge malfunction would have been minimised if people lived closer to where they worked.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, public-sector, states-and-territories, nsw, manly-2095, mosman-2088, sydney-2000

Spit Bridge chaos 'a daily issue'

June 24, 2008 07:34:00

There are renewed calls for the New South Wales Government to upgrade roads to Sydney's northern beaches after a mechanical fault left the Spit Bridge open for more than two hours. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, public-sector, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, nsw, manly-2095, mosman-2088, sydney-2000