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As a recently inducted member of the senior citizens’ club it was an honour to have been nominated for Waverley Council’s Forever Fabulous awards. But as a recently turned 60 year-old I was but a mere mongrel pup amo...

One person who thoroughly deserved the accolades of being Forever Fabulous was my mother-in-law, Mary ‘Mollie’ Love Barton, who sadly passed away on Monday, March 19, aged 92. As a child growing up in the tough coal-...

During the month The Beast caught up with gardening guru, compost king and hirsute host of Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis… Where are you originally from? I was born in St Margaret’s Hospital on Crown Stree...

Name | Baby Bear Age | 12 months Sex | Male Breed | Kelpie X Staffy Weight | 15kg Baby Bear is a delightful, friendly boy with a happy, easy-going nature. He walks well on lead and always wants to make friends. He is int...

Hi, I’d like to respond to Wally Wintle in his retort on the ‘rudeness’ of two locals who took offence to his great granddaughter’s activity (which involved pooping in the communal baths when bath...

The slow death of the Bronte village community continues with the news that the iconic Bronte Cake Shop will soon be closing its doors. Greg and Helen Faint, who have run the business along with their two sons Brad and C...