At Christmas time we all focus on those we love. Regardless of whether we believe in God or not, chances are that we believe in family, and Christmas time is when we really sit back, take stock, and appreciate who (and w...

NAME Angie AGE 10 years SEX Female BREED Maltese x WEIGHT 3.6kg Angie is a gentle, affectionate girl. She has a bright, happy nature, is very social with other dogs, and does not mind cats. She has a non-shedding coat. S...

While Pauline Hanson may not be a fan of the Halal Snack Pack, and though she seems to think that “98 per cent of Australians don’t believe in halal certification”, here at The Beast we couldn’t think any more di...

Flickerfest 2017 Festival Trailer from Flickerfest on Vimeo. Bondi’s best short film festival, Flickerfest, launched its 2017 event on Monday evening at a posh soiree at Bondi Icebergs, and as it now tradition they...

The historic Bronte Pool has withstood the test of time for more than a century, but this year it failed to withstand the test of human error. Earlier in the year the pump broke down and after much deliberation from Wave...

When Bronte local Tom Cartwright isn’t coaching clients to be the best they can be, you can find him rolling an arm over with the Daily Batters or demolishing a chicken roll. He shares his local favourites with The Bea...

There is an incisive scene in Monty Python’s The Life of Brian that pretty accurately encapsulates the nonsensical factionalism that occurs within many political causes. Brian apprehends a group of people and asks them...

Not many things make it to 150 years old. Time withers away even the strongest of structures. The oldest living woman in the world, Jeanne Calment, passed away at 122 years, 164 days. Hell, even Sydney University’s fam...

Carols by candlelight is a magical concept in its simplicity. Whether you’re a little kid reveling in being up past your bedtime, or an adult reveling in being a little kid, carols unite and transcend us. In the Easter...

Where are you originally from? I grew up in Melbourne, and then moved up to Sydney eight and a half years ago. I’ve got a playing contract with Cricket New South Wales. I first moved up to join with Eastern Suburbs...