Coogee resident Graham Hosking has recently released his debut picture book, Sidney Opera Mouse. He shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I moved over from Knutsford, England in Janu...

It’s 10.22am on a Wednesday morning and I’m sitting in the middle of Crown Street, Surry Hills. We haven’t moved for over 15 minutes. Why? I’m on the light rail, doing a review for our dear readers of The Beast, ...

Elite Athletes. Photo: Michael FairbairnThe boys from Bronte Boardriders will be heading to the Surftag Australian Championships after a big win at the South New South Wales State Championships, a one-day event held at C...

Back in 2012, The Beast published an appeal to anyone who had information about a long-forgotten music venue that once stood near the corner of Newland and Ebley Streets. The Bondi Lifesaver had lived on in the minds of ...

Small business owners need our support. Photo by James Hutton.Bronte locals will soon have another chance to voice their opinions on the proposed Macpherson Street Woolworths Metro. The development application was deferr...

The proposed $9 million development of Bronte Surf Club has passed the first stage of being accepted, with Waverley Council endorsing Option 4 of the Bronte Surf Club and Community Facilities Building Upgrade. Under the ...

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could let your children play in the street with their friends and neighbours without having to worry about them being run over by cars? Well, Waverley Mayor Paula Masselos agrees with you. Sh...

A Fact Check For Our Local Member Dear Editor – I read James Hutton’s interview with Dave Sharma in the February 2020 edition of The Beast with great interest, and in particular his attempt to explain away Scott ...

In the midst of beach closures, social distancing and proposed lockdowns due to COVID-19, Eastern Suburbs businesses, particularly restaurants, pubs, and events organisers are taking a big hit. With new announcements eve...

For a country as small as Australia, our nation has some very big issues to deal with. While the east coast was burning and flooding, a revolution akin to the Eureka Stockade was simmering in the far north-west of Austra...