In my role as self-appointed COVID ambassador, I genuinely envy the anti-COVID protestors with their self-assuredness and willingness to blatantly protest vaccine mandates and public health measures proven to save lives ...

Local artist Ruth Schneider is the creative talent behind this month’s cover painting. Ruth shares her local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I’ve lived in the Eastern Suburbs most of my...

As many as 1 in 6 women will experience domestic violence at some point in their life – a truly shocking number – and we have seen evidence that, through the pandemic, this number has risen. Domestic violence...

Sagittarius Nov 23-Dec 21 Just because you keep waking up in the middle of the night super horny, it doesn’t mean it’s okay to FaceTime your ex at 4am. Capricorn Dec 22-Jan 20 Anyone carrying a yoga mat in public can...

Larb is a delicious and vibrant Thai salad with maximum flavour – hot, salty, sweet and sour. There are plenty of greens to keep it fresh for summer including layers of lettuce leaves for crunch, fragrant Thai basi...

For far too long we have witnessed the consequences of too few women elected to represent the community in Australian politics. In recent times there have been many serious allegations of sexual assault, harassment and b...

Another election, another scare campaign. Lies and figments of the imagination are conjured up to disguise something we should all be concerned about. Consider the latest scare campaign that Waverley’s Labor/Greens Cou...

There are countless tales of riches gained and then lost. Why are there so few that remain permanently wealthy? Here are some common ways to destroy wealth, in our opinion… Leverage The quickest way to go from weal...

Lockdown for many was a rare opportunity to hone some new skills and make the most of the daily exercise quota, all within the confines of our beautiful five kilometre radius. For some it was the Bondi to Bronte walk, fo...

Waverley, Randwick and Woollahra Councils have combined to develop the DogDobber app and rid the Eastern Suburbs of the scourge of irresponsible dog owners. The world-first initiative will allow residents to dob in a dog...