Progress generally comes at a cost. While there is no disputing the benefits that light rail will bring to the Eastern Suburbs, seeing century old fig trees reduced to mulch is enough to bring tears to any aesthete’s e...

Local wine afficionado Dan Ferrenc is, among other things, the owner of Bellevue Hill Bottle Shop. He shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? About 18 years with a brief stint in the U...

For lucky locals, it’s hard to imagine life away from the beautiful beaches of the east, but there are many people a lot less fortunate than us, some of whom have never seen the beach at all. In an effort to ease the b...

The Syrian spaceman who became a refugee from Guardian News & Media Ltd on Vimeo. Muhammed Faris became Syria’s first Syrian astronaut in 1987, and was subsequently used as a propaganda tool by President Hafez al-A...

Australia Day is not Pearl’s gig. The flag waving, the hands-on-heart US-style nationalism, the rousing versions of Waltzing Matilda – OMG, it makes Pearl cringe! I’m not one for Anzac Day either, though I’m risk...

Thinking of attending this year’s edition of The Spot Festival? Check out Randwick City Council’s 2015 highlight reel to get you in the groove. The Spot Festival is on this Sunday. You’d be a fool not t...

The Eastern Beaches community was shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of local treasure and all-round good guy ‘Big Wave’ Dave Hannagan last month. Dave was a man who wore many hats around the east – you...

To the Chinese, 2016 may well be the year of the fire monkey, but we have it on good authority that around the Eastern Beaches, 2016 is set to be the year of the dolphin. The Coogee Dolphins have had a busy start to 2016...

On Sunday, March 6, The Spot Festival, Randwick’s biggest annual outdoor festival, will take place, showcasing the best in local food, shopping and entertainment. Now in its ninth year, the festival has become an impor...

Name | Bruce Age | 11 years Sex | Male Breed | Miniature Pinscher X Bruce is an amazingly active dog for his age. He would prefer to be the only dog in the household and is uncomfortable being touched around the collar o...