Overview
- Waverley Council and promoters elrow and Fuzzy confirmed Elrow Bondi Beach XXL and the Locals Lawn Family Zone will not proceed, shelving what would have been Bondi’s first major New Year’s Eve in over a decade with up to 15,000 expected.
- Organizers have notified ticketholders by email, with automatic full refunds to original payment methods to be processed within seven business days.
- The City of Sydney said celebrations are muted, switching Christmas lights to white in solidarity with the Jewish community and canceling this week’s light and sound shows and Carols in the City program.
- New South Wales Premier Chris Minns will recall parliament before Christmas to consider urgent legislation, including proposed gun reforms and possible limits on protests after terror events.
- Police investigations continue into the deadly Hanukkah event shooting; one suspected attacker was killed at the scene and another remains hospitalized, according to local reports.