Uplifted

Words James Hutton, Publisher

Welcome to the July 2023 edition of The Beast, the monthly magazine for Sydney’s uplifted beaches of the east. It’s pretty late, and I’ve just finished proofreading all the copy before I send this month’s PDFs across to the printers. I’ve got to say, Chris Enahoro’s story (page 24) has got me feeling pretty bloody good. If you read one thing in this publication, let it be that article (although I’d like everyone to read it cover to cover, of course).

Clovelly artist Bronte Goodieson is the talent behind this month’s colourful cover painting of Bronte Beach. I’ve been keen to get this talented young artist in the mag for a while now, so I’m stoked to finally be able to feature Bronte’s art on the cover. You can see more of her work at www.brontegoodieson.com, on Instagram @brontegoodieson, and at Humble Beginnings up on Avoca Street, Randwick.

I regularly receive a heap of emails from residents worried about development applications and various other local issues. Two of the more concerning issues that have been on people’s minds for quite some time now are the Bronte Surf Club redevelopment and the Burrows Park upgrade. Both of these projects are nearing the ‘shovel ready’ stage now. Despite some fairly heated debate, I feel like we’ve been able to achieve reasonable outcomes that should suit the majority of stakeholders, thanks to a great deal of communication and compromise from all sides.

Thanks to journalists Anthony Maguire and Duncan Horscroft for putting these articles together. A lot of work goes into writing them. Even though we’re only an A5 format magazine, it takes bloody ages just to learn about the planning rules and fact check everything properly.

In other news, Randwick’s popular pop-up pedal parks are back for winter. All three pedal parks will be up and running from the time you receive this in your mailbox until the end of August at Clovelly, Chifley Reserve and South Maroubra car parks.

I hope you enjoy this wintry edition of The Beast. Nick McKenzie for Australian of the Year! Oh, and you’ll be relieved to know that Pearl is back.

Cheers, James

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