Overview
- Councillors voted to commission reports on replacement or restoration, delaying any final decision on the footbridge until at least mid-year.
- Survivors, Jewish leaders and locals addressed the extraordinary meeting with divided views, with many urging preservation and others supporting sensitive removal.
- A 2024 engineering assessment found both Bondi pedestrian bridges had reached the end of their useful lives, while heritage protections complicate any demolition.
- The council moved ahead with commemorations, including a temporary menorah in Archer Park, 12 months of Sea Wall memorial panels, a Bondi Pavilion exhibition and a civic function for first responders.
- Further steps include Key to the City honors for civilians who showed bravery and ongoing consultation with victims’ families, as NSW Premier Chris Minns warned against a “ghoulish reminder.”