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Forever Johnno – Twenty Years On

After facing delays due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the annual Forever Johnno fundraiser will return to the Coogee Bay Hotel on Friday, September 18, to raise funds for the Clancy Ward at the Children’s Hospital at Westm...

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The Beast’s Monthly Mailbag

Traffic Chaos out of Control It’s about time Waverley Council introduced a form of compensation for local residents suffering from the inconvenience of major development work in the municipality. With the massive deman...

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The Needs of the Many vs the Needs of the Few

In my capacity as COVID-19 ambassador to the prime minister, I had promised in this month’s column to provide my faithful followers with “Pearl’s Guide to Pedestrianism During the COVID”. Alas, I am sorry to disa...

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Local Artist…Martine Emdur from Bondi

Introducing this month’s cover artist (and former cover star), Bondi’s marvellous Martine Emdur… How long have you lived here? I grew up here, so it’s been fifty-odd years now. I’ve attempted a few moves aw...

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September 2020

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Beardy From Hell – August 2020

Leo Jul 23-Aug 22 You worry way too much about all your possessions. You’d be heaps happier if you owned less shit, so stop accumulating. Virgo Aug 23-Sep 23 It’s not some silly genetic disorder or food intolerance t...

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Fragrant Chicken Noodle Soup

The fresh, light, and fragrant nature of this spicy soup make it so uplifting. Before you’ve even dived in there’s a sense of winter comfort and the familiarity of Vietnamese flavours. Chicken noodle soups can be as ...

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Glenayr on Blair

For those who do not know me, I am not an Eastern suburbs local. Before I moved here and became a revered food critic, I was born and raised in the rugged wilderness of Hobart, Tasmania. Before David Walsh erected the wo...

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Super and The Pandemic

No doubt as you read this you are somehow reflecting on the effects of the COVID-19 virus, whether it’s a health impact on you or someone near to you, an employment impact, or in the case of most people, a financial im...

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COVID-19 Has Taught Us So Much

As we enter the middle of 2020, it becomes apparent that we have just lived through extraordinary times, and none of us saw it coming. It hit us suddenly and brutally in the early months of this year and it is obvious th...

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