Council Calls for More Control Over Development
News
The Eastern Suburbs is in the midst of a development blitz and old family homes which once stood proud are being replaced with architecturally-designed monoliths. Bondi Junction is now a mini-metropolis with high-rise bu...
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The Beast’s Monthly Mailbag
People
Bronte Cutting Lighting Proposal There are lots of things I would love to see Waverley Council spending its money on – fixing our potholed roads, sporting facilities for kids, affordable housing and getting rid of ...
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Rights and Responsibilities
Satire
As self-appointed COVID Ambassador, Pearl feels it is time to weigh in on the unleashed dog debate before it threatens to spill over into civil unrest on the genteel streets of the Eastern Suburbs. Pearl can be trusted t...
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Local Artist…Yasmin Shima from Bondi
People
Introducing Bondi’s Yasmin Shima, the local artist behind this month’s cover painting… How long have you lived here? Pretty much my whole life. My grandmother lived in Bondi, so our weekends were spent playing ...
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Coogee Goes Over the Rainbow
News
Randwick Council’s latest public initiative, the Rainbow Walkway at Coogee Beach, opened on Saturday to plenty of fanfare. The 50-metre walkway, which arcs around the beach’s main steps, was installed in support of t...
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Beardy from Hell – February 2021
Satire
Aquarius Jan 21-Feb 19 It’s time for a career change. You could make quite good money as a hooker if only you’d invest in a spot of plastic surgery. Pisces Feb 20-Mar 20 Work really, really hard so you can give the g...
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French Toast, Peach, Ricotta and Prosciutto
Food
Here is an easy recipe for a decadent breakfast or brunch for four. French toast is a classic, and I’ve added some delicious summer ingredients here to make this dish even more impressive. You can make use of leftover ...
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Taste of Baja at North Bondi
Food
There aren’t many locations that rival North Bondi on a balmy summer’s day. A morning spent floating around in its sheltered waters and lounging on the grassy knoll beneath the beaming sun can be tiresome work though...
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Making Music: Gully Days
Arts
Take a stroll down to Bronte or Bondi Beach and there’s a good chance you’ll see a weathered Gully Days sticker somewhere. One might forgive you for thinking they’re already an institution in the Eastern Beaches, b...
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Protecting our Parklands
Other
We all love our parks and are very fortunate in the Eastern Suburbs to live with some of the greatest parklands in Australia. Indeed, few residents of cities anywhere in the world enjoy the extensive parklands that lie a...
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Recent Comments
What's That Bloody Noise?
SImon: That noise probably has a lot to do with the piling and earthworks on Oberon street where they are doing the underground garage for new apartments, take a walk around your area one day and you will se...
read more > Comments [ 5 ]Waverley’s Water Women – Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie
M Hughes: Those girls aren't Fanny and Mina- note the swedish flag on their swimmers...
read more > Comments [ 2 ]Waverley’s Water Women – Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie
M Hughes: The image reproduced is not of Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie. Note the Swedish flags on the girls swimmers. They are likely members of the swedish team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
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