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Bondi local Chloe Byron was only 15 when she was killed almost a decade ago. Her life was one of more than 200 taken as a result of the 2002 Bali Bombings. In the years that have passed since the attack, Chloe has become...

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Outdoor swimming in winter is a pretty extreme form of exercise. We don’t setup our treadmills in saunas during the summer, so why swap the trackies for Speedos in winter? To many it seems like the hobby of a madman, b...

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During the month The Beast received a rather moving letter from one of our readers, Rebecca Murr, who lost her father on March 10, 2012 after six years suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Nicolas Murr ...

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Following recent controversies surrounding decisions made in regard the cycle paths in Sydney’s favourite park, the latest initiative from the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust is one that is hard to argue with. In ...

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As a recently inducted member of the senior citizens’ club it was an honour to have been nominated for Waverley Council’s Forever Fabulous awards. But as a recently turned 60 year-old I was but a mere mongrel pup amo...

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One person who thoroughly deserved the accolades of being Forever Fabulous was my mother-in-law, Mary ‘Mollie’ Love Barton, who sadly passed away on Monday, March 19, aged 92. As a child growing up in the tough coal-...

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The slow death of the Bronte village community continues with the news that the iconic Bronte Cake Shop will soon be closing its doors. Greg and Helen Faint, who have run the business along with their two sons Brad and C...

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2012 marks the 135th year of the building originally named the Coogee Palace Aquarium. The original Palace included an indoor swimming pool (25 x 10 meters), an aquarium, a hall that could be used as a roller skating rin...

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What better way can you think of to spend your Sunday than strolling along our beautiful Bondi to Bronte coastal walk? This month, there is more than one reason to do just that (and we’re not talking about burning thos...

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Eastern Suburbs residents have a new reason to brag about our already beautiful area: we now have a National Park to call our own. The official opening of the Malabar National Park was announced on March 2, 2012 when Spe...

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