Kate’s Great Congratulations on your excellent cover story on Kate McClymont in the December 2017 edition of The Beast. Kate is a truly inspirational investigative journalist who has done so much to expose serious ...

By now most local residents would have heard the news that well-known hotelier Justin Hemmes has purchased The Royal Hotel on Bondi Road. Does anyone really care? Does it matter who owns a pub? Probably not, until it sta...

After almost two years in the pipeline, Bondi Beach was finally recognised as a National Surfing Reserve (NSR) in early December, at a launch at the northern end of the beach in front of a host of dignitaries. A Welcome ...

Whether we like it or not, Australians are synonymous with drinking. We’re a good-time, “She’ll be right” kind of nation, for whom enjoying a cold VB is a fundamental human right. Sadly, however, not all huma...

Watching the world’s best short films under the stars at Bondi Beach sounds like the perfect way to kick-off the new year. Eastern Suburbs residents will have access to the world’s most recognised short films this Ja...

More kids, rampant residential development, and soaring private school fees are just some of the reasons why the Eastern Suburbs needs another public high school, a new campaign is arguing. CLOSEast, the parent body behi...

Thumbs Up Lachy Lam Watching a kid who you’ve known since he was ten years old play so well and have so much fun in his international debut is hard to beat. North Randwick The best suburb for slightly overweight mi...

Bondi’s Mel Brodie is the founder of Luminate Life, a personal development brand with a mission to help women reclaim joy and balance in their lives. She shares her local favourites with The Beast… How long h...

Coogee’s Zak Clark has been running Clark Removals for 20 years, taking the hassle out of what is quite possibly the world’s most annoying job. He shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long ha...

Pearl is no oracle, but while casting my prophetic eye back over 2017 I realised my favourite fruit, the humble blueberry, had proven to be my crystal ball. Being demoted from its number one position in the List of Super...