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Whilst I try to find space to perch my sandy bottom on top of Bondi’s ever-so-trendy ‘grassy knoll’, between the throngs of hipsters and bronzed bikini bodies, I too ponder like the indigenous no doubt did: “What...

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Bondi performer Holly Summers shares her local favourites with The Beast… Have you always lived locally? Yep, I’ve always lived in the Eastern Suburbs. I started in Coogee and slowly made my way over to Bondi. Ho...

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Say the magical words ‘The Bondi Lifesaver’ to any person over fifty in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and their eyes will light up and a smile will cross their face. As we get older more memories are stored. These are f...

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With the red and yellow flags due to be hoisted again this month for the start of a new beach season, the issue of having a full-time lifeguard on duty at Bronte Beach during the winter months is still causing concern fo...

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After the success of their previous Storm Surfers films, co-directors Chris Nelius and Justin McMillan have set their sights higher with a bigger production and bigger waves. Storm Surfers has now been developed into a f...

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Tobacco smoking is the single greatest cause of premature death and leading preventable cause of morbidity in NSW. There’s a tobacco-related death every 28 minutes in Australia. And smokers aren’t just harming themse...

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After four long years of excitement and anticipation, the London Olympics finally arrived and for two fantastic weeks we mere laymen transformed into couch-side sport critics and experts on all things athletic. We lifted...

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Clovelly resident John Kapadakis once sang Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ on Greek television and he has even starred on the Don Lane Show. John shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived h...

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A few years ago, a mutual friend introduced me to a guy called Alex Head. He’s a Bondi guy who has sold wine, distributed wine and now he makes it too. Having made wine with some great wineries (Torbreck, Tyrrell’s, ...

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During the month The Beast caught up with Malcolm Turnbull, one of the very few Australian politicians that has a grip on reality… It’s been five years since we last spoke to you on the record, how have you b...

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