Josh Hay, the Manager of Communications at Randwick City Council, shares his local favourites with The Beast… Have you always lived locally? No. I was born and raised in the Blue Mountains. I’ve been in Sydne...

Hi The Beast, I just wanted to take a quick moment to clarify a couple of things for Liam (Letters, The Beast, July 2012). Liam, Pearl wasn’t “mud chucking”, as you so eloquently put it, at the middle classes, but ...

It’s been a while between Bondi Hipsters videos at The Beast so we thought we’d give you a quick update on what the terribly trendy twosome are up to at the moment. For those not in the know, the Hipsters hav...

Look out Eastern Suburbs, there’s a new Eugene in town, and he doesn’t snap amazing photos of our beaches a-la Aquabumps creator Eugene Tan. The Eugene in question opened his eponymous Bronte café two months ago aft...

Anyone with a sibling will be familiar with the fights that occur over the last potato chip in a bid for some extra nourishment. While this often causes a fuss for parents, spare a thought for the grey nurse shark, where...

“Ze plane boss, ze plane…” Who knew these would be my baby daughter’s first words to me? I have been a stay at home mum since giving birth in December, and being woken up by planes when you’re already sleep...

Some of my all-time favourite labels come from the Barossa: Charles Melton, Gibson, Spinifex, Kalleske, Peter Lehmann, Rusden, Tomfoolery, Teusner, Tin Shed, Westlake, Murray Street Vineyards, Greenock Creek, Torbreck, T...

It’s the time of year for warm woolly hats, soft cuddly blankets and hot cups of tea. Watching a movie under the doona; drinking wine by the fire; slow-cooking a roast for lunch; and, of course, eating cake – lot...

During the month The Beast caught up with the host Channel 11’s Saturday morning music show The Loop, Ash London… Where are you originally from? Well, interestingly enough I was born in Melbourne and when I was about...

Jonathan Jones & Cockatoo Island – Dialogue for the Future from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo. Looking at big issues in an understated way – this is how one might describe Jonathan Jones’ work and l...