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Sydney Sets NYE Tributes and Tightens Security After Bondi Attack

City leaders will pair memorial moments with expanded policing to reassure crowds.

Overview

  • The Harbour Bridge will display a white dove and the word “Peace” shortly before 9pm, with a minute’s silence at 11pm under a white illumination.
  • At 10pm the bridge will turn blue to recognize charity partner Beyond Blue and highlight mental-health support for those affected.
  • Lord Mayor Clover Moore is urging attendees to shine phone torches as a gesture of solidarity with the Jewish community and a rejection of antisemitism.
  • NSW Police will intensify Operation Shelter with a large on‑ground presence, additional CCTV coverage, and concrete bollards and other event infrastructure.
  • More than one million people are expected along the harbour foreshore, with helplines from Beyond Blue, Lifeline, Headspace, SANE, MensLine and the Suicide Call Back Service being promoted.