SURFER from Marcus O’Brien on Vimeo. Beast favourite Marcus O’Brien (the man responsible for the Hometown Tama and Pure Bronte videos that were ridiculously popular on this site) has got some new equipment (i...

It’s a pleasure to introduce Beast readers to my new monthly travel section. I’m a freelance travel writer and also the travel writer/blogger for the websites of travel magazines Asian Paradises and Pacific Paradises...

It took a lot to upset Habachi, the cleaner and maintenance man at the esteemed business college in the city of Sydney. He only worked four hours a day, which gave him plenty of time to himself outside of work. A twice-w...

Before I get started on this month’s column, I should note that my promotion to the illustrious early pages of The Beast – real estate usually reserved for the Queen of Clovelly, Lady Pearl Bullivant – is o...

The lower Hunter Valley isn’t all that far from Sydney, but the prospect of Pacific Highway traffic understandably puts a few people off. That said, if you’re patient enough to put your head down and plough through i...

Christmas is over and the year is new. It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, getting healthy and shedding those Christmas kilos that somehow appeared upon your once slender frame. Where did they come from? That’s a...

Age | 18 months Sex | Male Breed | Staffie x JRT Weight | 13.3kg Maximus is such a social, easy-going boy. He is gentle with smaller dogs and incredibly affectionate with people. He walks well on lead and greets people i...

Up – 2014 – It’s hard not to get excited about the prospect of a brand new year ahead. Fingers crossed it’s a good one! Down – Skin Cancer – Now is the best time of year to get the worst kind of illness. Plea...

The pigeons that are widespread in Australian cities, country towns and farms are feral domesticated birds originally introduced from Europe. They are descended from wild Rock Doves, which range from northern Britain and...

Ever wonder what pandas are thinking while they idly chomp away on bamboo roots rather than successfully procreating and propagating their extinction-bound species? Jose Cuervo’s creative team have most certainly t...