Eighty-nine years ago this month, the last shark attack recorded at Bronte Beach took place in the early evening of Wednesday, February 13, 1924. Eva (known as ‘Nita’) Derrett, a 30 year-old saleswoman and keen swimm...

What has happened to all the shark hysteria? A bloke gets his arm bitten off and a mother loses her only son, both to the jaws of these fearsome predators of the deep, yet all and sundry are calling for the offending sha...

After all those summer barbecues and that Christmas ham your body might be in need of some meat-free time. A tasty and healthy option is falafel, a snack-sized Middle Eastern treat made from chickpeas or fava beans with ...

Up – Tony Greig – It was hard not to notice the absence of one of the voices of cricket this summer. May he rest in peace. Down – Wylie’s Baths – Used too much chlorine last month (in a saltwater pool?) and kil...

Age | 4 years Sex | Male Breed | Mini Foxy Weight | 6.3kg Casper has always been a beautiful, sweet little boy ever since he first joined us at Doggie Rescue. He is quite shy though and really needs to be with someone wh...

Clovelly resident and owner of Studio 44 Personal Training Lisa Reid-Summers shares her local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I moved here twenty years ago from the Blue Mountains and manag...

Remember back when it seemed like everyone was getting around in a pair of ‘Daisy Duke’ denim cut-offs? Or when both mothers and daughters alike were baring their midriffs in navel revealing crop tops? Fashion was so...

Seeing as Tropfest is on this week we thought we’d chuck up one of our favourite short films of all time as our Video of the Week. Benny Unseen Hero was a Tropfest finalist back inn 2005 (I think) and it was writte...

Pearl has mixed feelings about the protest against the Bronte RSL development. Not one to shirk a passionate protest rally, I can’t help but look upon the protest with an uncomfortable feeling of cynicism. With a catch...

In reply to Duncan Horscroft’s letter (Children Exploited During Bronte RSL Development Protest, The Beast, January 2013 ): why is it that those in favour of the multi- storey shopping mall proposal for the Bronte RSL ...