Mask Pollution Spikes Across our Oceans and Coasts

News

Local environmental groups have noticed a spike in facemask pollution along Eastern Suburbs beaches and coastal areas. Local architect and environmental advocate, Jacqueline Bosscher, who organises beach clean-ups throug...

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The Eastern Suburbs Olympics

Satire

Our region’s best athletes will fight for suburban supremacy in the inaugural Eastern Suburbs Olympics during July and August. Super-talented locals will represent their suburbs in the IOC-sanctioned event and will com...

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Death and Taxes

Other

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin would love to be alive today. Both death and taxes are becoming less certain. Australia has one of the best retirement sche...

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What to Do During Lockdowns

Other

Over the last few weeks, I have had plenty of chats with friends, family and constituents who have been desperate to find interesting and permissible things to do, either alone or with family. It has been particularly ch...

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Alleged Crimes of the East

Other

How not to transport whitegoods A car stopped by police on Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, had a large fridge precariously strapped above the boot. If one of the thin straps had given way, it could have had lethal consequ...

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Run, Run, as Fast as you Can

Other

I’ve joined a book club. I’ve never been in a book club before, and in all honesty, despite knowing we all read the same book and talk about it, I have no idea what to expect. Fortunately, someone else chose the titl...

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The Unreliable Guide to…F*ckwittery

Satire

The Unreliable Guide is pissed off. At the time of writing, Sydney has been locked down for a week and we have at least another week to go. And we are not alone. More than half of the Australian population are currently ...

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Local face for Jeans for Genes Day

Events

The Children’s Medical Research Institute has named Bondi local, Sora (age 4) as one of the faces of the 2021 Jeans for Genes campaign. Sora is the first child with genetic blindness to be selected as the face of the f...

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Exciting Worlds to Explore in New Anthology for Kids

Arts

The Eastern Suburbs Sub-branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia has launched an anthology of NSW children’s authors in support of the Book Council’s work in schools across the state. The theme of the ant...

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The World’s Beast Gin Comes from Waverley

News

The husband-wife duo that runs Bellagio Café in Waverley and Bondi Junction has won ‘Best Gin in the World’ with their new spirit, Ester. Felix Clark, the co-creator of Ester, said that his interest in gin started v...

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