Most teenagers spend months, if not years, looking forward to earning their driver’s license, and see it not only as a rite of passage but a step towards independence. Unfortunately, when you’re young and homeless, getting your license is far more difficult than just passing a test. Thankfully, one Bondi charity has identified this dilemma [...]

The ukulele originated in Hawaii. Developed in the 1880s, it is based on several small guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the machete, the cavaquinho and the rajao, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verde. The name roughly translates as ‘jumping flea’, perhaps because of the movement of the player’s [...]

Bondi is set to receive its biggest facelift in decades as part of Waverley Council’s ten-year plan of management for the park, beach and pavilion. The bold new plan will see the landscape morph from a concrete jungle into a green and open space, and the iconic pavilion rejuvenated to its former glory for both [...]

You may have seen him cruising around the Eastern Suburbs on his old treadly with upturned handlebars, commandeering his mate’s 1977 Land Rover Defender, or paddling about in the briny on a weird old blue surfboard. Strangely enough though, it’s unlikely any of these eye catching accompaniments would have been the first thing you noticed [...]

Long the bane of many Coogee residents due to its late trading hours and the behaviour of its sometimes intoxicated patrons, the Beach Palace Hotel recently lodged a development application that will no doubt be met with opposition despite the downsizing of its licensed operation and the significant decrease in proposed trading hours. Currently operating [...]

Local fitness trainer Troy Stewart from East Side Crew is concerned about recent reports revealing that more than six million Australians suffer from liver disease, which is believed to be costing the economy around $50 billion a year. “One of the main causes of liver disease is poor diet and lack of exercise,” Troy said. [...]

Since the late 1940s, children have been venturing down to Bronte beach not only to frolic in the crystal clear waters of the renowned bogey hole, but also with the intent of boarding a brightly-coloured miniature train for five minutes of good old-fashioned fun. Sadly, on Easter Sunday this year, the train’s owner and founder [...]

Concerned Randwick residents have objected to the huge South Sydney Rabbitohs banners recently seen around the Randwick municipality. Paid for by ratepayers’ funds, the banners were put up on March 5 to mark the start of the NRL season, and taken down on March 24. Supporters of other clubs, as well as people with no [...]

Randwick Council is showing support for its residents, after it expressed its opposition towards a proposal for a new café in Queens Park. The Centennial Parklands Trust is in the process of planning a new café that would replace the Queens Park Pavilion next to the children’s playground on Darley Road. According to Centennial Parklands, [...]

No parent ever expects to outlive their child. It’s a concept that you automatically push far from your mind. For many parents, however, living the memory of a lost child is a battle they face every day. Mal Ward is one such courageous local father. Mal said goodbye to his son Johnno back in 2008 [...]