Until most Australians are vaccinated against COVID, Pearl has elected to extend her contract as self-appointed COVID Ambassador to Australia and will continue each month to advise the masses on appropriate behaviour whi...

Nick Boshier has been an Eastern Suburbs resident for over fifteen years. In that time he has contributed some significant landmarks to the Sydney cultural landscape as one of the masterminds behind Bondi Hipsters, Beach...

Libra Sep 24-Oct 23 If you haven’t learnt an instrument or a language during lockdown, there’s still time to master the triangle or pig Latin. Scorpio Oct 24-Nov 22 Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a dif...

This balmy spring weather has got me thinking about eating lighter, fresher meals, so here’s a recipe for a salad to conjure up dreams of travel, beachside dining and entertaining friends again – wouldn’t that ...

If you’ve spent any time on the coastal walk from Bondi to Clovelly, you may already know Em Ly. She’s the one who sings while she’s walking. “It’s my only time to practice,” she explained to The Beast, “I ...

The area of advice that often causes the most headaches is estate planning. We have seen families lose millions of dollars in legal battles and lost tax savings simply because the estate plans were poorly done, or not do...

The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a sobering wake-up call. It makes clear that climate change is already happening. The planet is already warming, by about 1.5°C since 1850. ...

While we have been in lockdown experiencing something akin to Groundhog Day, waiting each morning with bated breath to hear the latest figures and receive our instructions, spring has arrived! Despite our daily gloomy br...

The 2021 Australian Census has revealed an increase in the number of Eastern Suburbs residents self-identifying as VIP. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has not yet released official figures, but confirmed the t...

Maroubra Woman Really Blew It (So Did Son!) A woman got her four-year-old son to blow into an alcohol interlock device, according to officers from City South-Botany Bay Highway Patrol. They have the pictures to prove it,...