While lamenting the demise of the ‘good old days’ can sometimes seem like a fatalistic kind of attitude, there is also much value in remembering and honouring an older, more traditional way of consuming culture. Local Coogee performer Tommy Rayburn (real name Tom Dunnigan) passed away in mid-June this year at the ripe old age […]

Where are you originally from? Sydney. I was born in Kogarah Hospital and grew up in a place called Bald Face Point, which is not very far from Tom Uglys Bridge, and the very famous Paul’s Hamburgers, which was a bit of a hang for my family and myself when I was younger. How much […]

There has to be more to life than loitering around Bondi Junction, aimlessly annoying frantic yummy mummies hot-trotting it to the 9am Bikram yoga class. So I’ve opted to put aside this tedium to jet over to the posher climes in Perth, to the burbs inhabited by Twiggy Forrest and the Big G. Once there […]

It doesn’t get particularly cold here in Sydney, especially in the Eastern Suburbs. It’s a slightly different story at the foot of the mountains, but you’re still unlikely to get a frost. In fact, upon doing a bit of research I found that the historical average low temperature in winter is around 8 degrees Celcius, […]

A Shire girl at heart, Ellouise Tyrrell Strata Management director Lisa Rollings has called Coogee home for the past 15 years. She shares her local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I moved to Coogee after living overseas and have been here for 15 years. I grew up in the Shire. […]

BARKING MAD Dear Beast, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to voice our views. I live in a lovely part of Bronte, which is being spoilt by dogs barking day and night, especially at night. Selfish and irresponsible neighbours are leaving their dogs out where they bark for hours on end, which completely spoils […]

North Bondi resident and outstanding aerialist Stephen Williams is set to perform in the Sydney incarnation of VELVET, a sexy stage show that will take over Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay at the end of the month. Stephen shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? After spending 10 […]

Pat Saunders was an underground surfing legend. The Eastern Suburbs and wider surf community now grieves the loss of a man who had an impact on our community like very few do. For the younger generation, his legacy will be a motivator to keep pushing boundaries and to take the drop of life head on, […]

Where are you originally from? I lived in Bexley when I was a baby and then moved to Double Bay for a year or so, and then to Bondi. I’ve lived in Bondi ever since, apart from a brief stint in Rose Bay. What are your favourite memories of being a kid in Bondi? It […]