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Around this time of year the trusty Weber is prone to getting a bit of a work out. It tends to see a bit more fish thrown on it these days, but that’s not to say it hasn’t had its fair share of other kinds of protein...

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The Unreliable Guide has been thinking about common sense. The fact that this sense is called ‘common’ makes it sound innate, something we all have, but over the last few months I’ve started to seriously doubt that...

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Thirsty Merc A 43-year-old Eastlakes woman is said to have blown almost four times the legal alcohol limit after she led police on a pursuit in her silver Mercedes. Just before midnight on a Friday, Botany Bay Highway Pa...

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Coogee Surf Life Saving Club has restored a vandalised cemetery monument commemorating a teenager who lost his life in a horrific shark attack 100 years ago. The marble obelisk in Randwick Cemetery had been pushed from i...

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Recently arrived Afghan refugees have been welcomed by Waverley Council with a picnic day at Bondi Beach in partnership with Settlement Services International’s Welcome Project. Waverley Council is committed to support...

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The Charing Cross community is divided over a controversial planning proposal seeking to revitalise a third of the historic strip. The main concerns relate to overdevelopment and the heritage of the area. The proposal, u...

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Blake Thornton and Matthew Gilsenan, two mates from Maroubra, are about to premiere a documentary that showcases the best of the world’s adventure spots. Chase That Feeling charts their journey as they visit a new corn...

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First Things First… Goodbye As possibly the worst columnist that this erstwhile magazine has ever had, in the early days of The Beast when I was allegedly the Health Editor, the publisher has granted me one last in...

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The Ancient Greeks had Socrates, the Protestants had Wesley and New South Wales has Dominic Perrottet – a man who embodies the greed, individualism, hypocrisy and religious fervour that threatens to pervade Austral...

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Local artist Nathan Sheahan is the illustrator behind this month’s cover piece featuring Matt Gilsenan and Blake Thornton. He shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I have been ...

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