Overview
- An extraordinary Waverley Council meeting on Thursday will consider a mayoral minute directing staff to detail costs, timelines and approvals for replacing or restoring both Bondi Park pedestrian bridges, with memorial options to be explored.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns urged demolition of the north bridge, warning it could become a ghoulish reminder or be exploited by copycats, a view echoed by coordinator‑general and NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Michele Goldman.
- Council says any final decision will follow consultation with victims' families, the Jewish community, local residents and the NSW government, alongside recovery engagement led by coordinators‑general Joseph La Posta and Michele Goldman.
- The agenda also proposes civic recognition measures, including nominations to the Prime Minister’s Special Honours List and Keys to the City for civilian responders, plus dedicated Sea Wall mural space and a Bondi Pavilion exhibition.
- Mayor Will Nemesh will seek to relocate a planned half basketball court away from the attack area, while a large menorah has been installed at Archer Park as a temporary memorial.