Welcome Note

Another Year Rolls By

Words James Hutton, Publisher

Welcome to the December 2020 edition of The Beast, the monthly magazine for Sydney’s beaches of the east. We’re back to publishing a 68-page magazine for the first time since April, so it’s good to see some business confidence returning after a bloody challenging year.

This month’s beautiful cover painting was created by Clovelly’s Geoff Taylor, who taught himself to paint with his left hand after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. We are honoured to feature Geoff’s work and grateful to his wife Barbara and their family for making it happen.

We’ve got some important members of our local community writing in The Beast this month, including the regular contribution from our state member for Coogee, Marjorie O’Neill (Labor), and the federal member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma (Liberal). Dave Rogers, senior minister at St Luke’s Clovelly, has also penned a Christmas piece for our readers to reflect on. Everyone is welcome to share their views in this magazine, as long as you’re not a complete nutcase, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

As we head into silly season, please bear with our local councils as they try and maintain a COVID-safe environment during the busy period. It’s not going to be forever, so let’s tolerate the small inconveniences until it’s over. Thanks for reading, have an epic Christmas!

Cheers, James

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