During the month The Beast caught up with former Miss Australia turned television reporter, Laura Csortan. Where are you originally from? I’m originally from Adelaide and I’ve lived all over the place, actually. I di...

Bioluminescence from Marco Rudek on Vimeo. Unless you’ve been living under a rather large boulder, you would’ve heard about last week’s red algal bloom along our beaches, which was apparently caused by ...

Here at The Beast we love a bit of green innovation. One local bloke who is really putting it into action is Bondi rock star Jordan Sly (you may know him as the man behind the band Meow Kapow). His latest project, Worm T...

It’s taken a while, but Bondi lifeguard Matt Dee has finally got his life on track. For almost thirty years Matt has lived an adventure many Hollywood film directors would only dream of. During his travels around the g...

Trying to placate a pool of ill-tempered piranhas would’ve proved a much simpler task than calming the torrent of locals who surged through the doors of the old Bronte RSL to attend a ‘community workshop’ last mont...

Have your spoilt little brats been whingeing and moaning about wanting the latest must-have toy for Christmas? Do they never seem quite grateful enough for the blessed life that you have afforded them? Do you live in the...

It’s time to warm up the vocal chords for another season of festive frivolity. Regardless of your religious persuasion, Christmas in Australia is a time for friends and family to get together and share in the joys of f...

Coogee resident and Scott Bros. Poolmart proprietor Bob Scott, also known as Swimming Pool Bob, shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I’ve lived in Coogee for 28 years now. Wha...

Two Men from Dominic Allen on Vimeo. While searching for a Video of the Week about something local I stumbled across this little short film and thought it was a bit of a winner. It was actually a Flickerfest entrant and ...

Warm, wet weather is perfect for fleas and Sydney has been experiencing plenty of sunshine and rain lately. It’s time for pet owners to do their spring cleaning and get started on their flea prevention strategies as so...