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Up – Kingsford Chinese Restaurant – Most probably the best value slap-up in the Eastern Suburbs. Get there. Down – More Bloody Meters – Parking meters for Bronte Gully anyone? We certainly bloody hope not. Up –...

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As part of the 2013 Sydney Summerama program, Dr Robert Brander (a.k.a. Dr Rip) will once again be taking to the beaches to spread his vast knowledge of all things oceanic. Dr Brander’s free, multiple award-winning Sci...

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Bondi Junction resident and musician Lee Safar shares her local favourites with The Beast… Where do you live? I’ve been living in LA for the past two years and I moved to Bondi Junction soon after I made the ...

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During the month The Beast caught up with bubbly up-and-coming actor, writer and director Matilda Brown… So where are you originally from? I grew up in Whale Beach, on the northern beaches, then moved to Balmain wh...

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Ah… isn’t the memory a great thing? You can go from singing the words to Paul Simon’s ‘You Can Call Me Al’ to thinking the words should be changed to ‘You Can Call Me Al Zheimer’. The reason for the rant ab...

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If you’ve ever been dumped, duped or fired you’ll be all too familiar with the proverbial phrase “there’s plenty more fish in the sea”. There will always be more – more lovers, more jobs, more fish. But t...

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When heading down for a surf at Bronte on a recent Sunday morning, I couldn’t help but notice that the Bronte Nippers were all decked out in bright pink rash shirts. Even walking up through Bronte Cutting post surf...

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Bondi resident Steve Pasvolsky is a game designer and film writer and director. He shares his local favourites with The Beast… Where do you live? I live on Hastings Parade in Bondi; it’s just a stone’s ...

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Boardriders clubs of the Eastern Suburbs can all confidently boast about another year of sterling performances in 2012 – a year that witnessed fresh and fierce new talent in the form of the local grommets, consistently...

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It’s appalling to see how people are exploiting children to protest against a development that has not even been approved. All around the Bronte area residents have been bombarded with signage on telegraph poles and in...

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