You know you’re in another world when you look out your back door and you’re greeted by a towering giraffe having a sticky-beak at the newly arrived tourists. Framing this extraordinary moment were six hippos floatin...

Once upon a time, the fashionable men and women of the world used to wait for the latest copy of Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar to report on the hemlines, colours and sleeve lengths shown in Paris, before investing in the ne...

Despite the fact that May is officially still in autumn, I’m already feeling the winter blues. It seems with every passing season another of my closest fishing mates departs the city I know and love for greener pasture...

Dave was definitely not a slave to fashion. It was his gorgeous wife Lisa who made him wear the occasional fancy garment. But when she came home with a trendy cowboy hat for him to wear at the beach, he felt his manly da...

In last month’s edition of The Beast I couldn’t help but notice an advertisement taken out by Woollahra Council promoting a new phenomenon known as Neighbour Day. It seems our council is looking to follow in the foot...

Age | 9 years Sex | Male Breed | Tenterfield Terrier X Weight | 4.5kg Pudding is a sweet, gentle guy who always greets you in the mornings. If only he could do so with a cup of strong coffee and an almond croissant. He l...

Spangled Drongos are usually uncommon visitors to the Sydney region from the end of summer through until August. It is believed they come south from northern NSW after breeding there during the summer months. This year t...

Up – Public Toilets – In your time of need, there is nothing better and there will now be more of them in Coogee – hoorah! Down – The Junk House – Council cleans it up, they turn it into a hovel again. And agai...

Age | 3 years Sex | Male Breed | Basenji x Corgi Weight | 7.2kg Dino is a happy boy with an active nature. He is affectionate with people and enjoys the company of kids, but not in a creepy Jimmy Savile kind of way. He i...