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Dogs Of The Month – Violet

Age | 10 months Sex | Female Breed | Poodle x Shih Tzu Weight | 3.5kg Violet is a very gentle yet timid little girl. She came from the pound in a terribly matted condition and had purple dye all over her head and tail. V...

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Bondi Lifeguards Take The Challenge Triumphantly

A handful of the fittest lifeguards from the Bondi Rescue team recently took part in what many regard as the most physically and mentally intense race known to man – the Ironman triathlon. At the end of March, lifeguar...

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One Hundred Not Out

And so, here we are. After almost eight and half years of toil, we have reached one hundred editions of The Beast. Who would’ve thought that two twenty-somethings from out in the sticks could knuckle down, build an inn...

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Local Bloke… Mark Bence From Randwick

Randwick resident and real estate agent Mark Bence shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? All my life except for a couple of years. My first beach memories were at North Bondi on ...

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Harry Nightingale… Living Life In The Moment

During the month The Beast caught up with one of the Eastern Beaches’ genuine living treasures, Harry ‘H-Man’ Nightingale… Where are you originally from? Mate, I’m originally from Bondi. I was b...

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Late For Exams

Ben Dover was in his third year of a science degree at Sydney University. He was a bright young sod and only had to study the bare minimum to exceed academically. He ran with a pack of two other larrikins who were also q...

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Badvertising?

When George Orwell wrote that “advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket”, there’s no way he could have foreseen just how bad the swill would smell to the average Internet user. With Facebook rec...

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Ocean Acidification – Global Warming’s Evil Twin

Imagine a world without lobsters and crabs. Imagine donning your fins and mask for a Sunday snorkel at Clovelly, only to find nothing but seaweed under the water. No gropers. No drummers. No old wives. This could be a re...

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The Wines Of Burgundy Part 2: Chablis And Beyond

Chablis is the most northern sub-region of Burgundy. It’s about as far north as you can go and still produce wine. If a wine carries the label ‘Chablis’, it is 100 per cent Chardonnay. About ten or so other grapes ...

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Armchair League: No Substitute For Being There

The new rugby league season has finally kicked off, and top of my current bucket list is a trip to watch one of Australia’s premier sporting events – a State of Origin match. With two scheduled for Sydney this ye...

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