15 years ago
October 9, 2009
Residents of a prestigious Newtown street are living in fear of drunken revellers using the leafy thoroughfare as a route between drinking holes and home.
Skene Street’s Peter Sullivan said frightened residents faced increasing vandalism, property destruction, attempted assault, excessive noise and public drinking.
12 years ago
October 12, 2012
Federal Government should use carbon tax revenue from Geelong to fund local infrastructure projects, according to Urban Development Institute of Australia.
UDIA executive director Tony de Domenico said the Government should spend carbon tax funds on projects to reduce carbon emissions.
9 years ago
October 9, 2015
Heart attack and car accident victims face some of the state’s longest or shortest waits for ambulances depending on where they live in the Geelong region, according to new figures.
Ambulance Victoria’s annual report said people suffering code-one emergencies in Golden Plains Shire endured the slowest response times.
4 years ago
October 9, 2020
Sudden hearing loss plunged Newtown scientist and mother-of-three Sinéad Williams into a “terrifying silent world” for five weeks earlier this year.
But a cochlear implant has helped her resume her potentially life-saving research into drugs to fight COVID-19.
