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Beardy From Hell – August 2012

LEO Jul-24-Aug 23 After the amount of weight you’ve put on this month, the only place you’ll fit in is behind a tuckshop counter at closing time. VIRGO Aug 24-Sep 23 You’ll freak out this month when you notice ...

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Felix And Maxi Team Up For CanTeen

Felix McFadyen is 14 years old. One year ago, the Maroubra Beach local’s life changed dramatically when his father was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away seven weeks later. For a young boy, Felix´s profound strengt...

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Dogs Of The Month: Josette and Nahla

Name | Josette and Nahla Age | 1 year Sex | Female Breed | Maltese X Löwchen Weight | 9.7kg and 6kg Josette and Nahla are sisters and are very bonded. They love each other and want to stay together. They are both happy,...

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Local Favourites: Josh From Randwick

Josh Hay, the Manager of Communications at Randwick City Council, shares his local favourites with The Beast… Have you always lived locally? No. I was born and raised in the Blue Mountains. I’ve been in Sydne...

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Letter Of The Month: Hard Work Doesn’t Equal High Income

Hi The Beast, I just wanted to take a quick moment to clarify a couple of things for Liam (Letters, The Beast, July 2012). Liam, Pearl wasn’t “mud chucking”, as you so eloquently put it, at the middle classes, but ...

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Eugene’s – Another World Of Yum

Look out Eastern Suburbs, there’s a new Eugene in town, and he doesn’t snap amazing photos of our beaches a-la Aquabumps creator Eugene Tan. The Eugene in question opened his eponymous Bronte café two months ago aft...

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Sibling Rivalries Of The Grey Nurse

Anyone with a sibling will be familiar with the fights that occur over the last potato chip in a bid for some extra nourishment. While this often causes a fuss for parents, spare a thought for the grey nurse shark, where...

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It’s Just Plane Noisy In The Eastern Suburbs

“Ze plane boss, ze plane…” Who knew these would be my baby daughter’s first words to me? I have been a stay at home mum since giving birth in December, and being woken up by planes when you’re already sleep...

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Bogans, Old Bastards And Weapons Of Mass Seduction

Some of my all-time favourite labels come from the Barossa: Charles Melton, Gibson, Spinifex, Kalleske, Peter Lehmann, Rusden, Tomfoolery, Teusner, Tin Shed, Westlake, Murray Street Vineyards, Greenock Creek, Torbreck, T...

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Earl Grey Tea Cake

It’s the time of year for warm woolly hats, soft cuddly blankets and hot cups of tea. Watching a movie under the doona; drinking wine by the fire; slow-cooking a roast for lunch; and, of course, eating cake – lot...

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