Published: 16 June 2026
Last updated: 16 June 2026
The NSW Government has marked six months since the December 14 terrorist attack on Australian Jews at Bondi Beach with a funding package for the Jewish and Bondi communities.
The $8.3 million support package includes long-term recovery, wellbeing initiatives, and community safety.
$2 million will be given to Waverley Council to support the installation of a permanent memorial to honour the lives lost in the attack and acknowledge the community’s response in the days that followed.
The remainder of the package consists of:
- $2 million for wellbeing initiatives, such as community forums, school-based support and trauma-informed programs and grants
- $1 million grant to the Jewish Board of Deputies to create ongoing support services for the Jewish community, and an additional $200,000 to Multicultural NSW for joint community support grants, in partnership with the Jewish Board of Deputies
- $500,000 for the Community Security Group (CSG) for six more months operation of the 24-Hour Security Operations Centre
- $2.6 million to the Sydney Jewish Museum for redevelopment works, including the creation of additional modern antisemitism exhibitions to build awareness, educate and support broader community cohesion.
This funding is in addition to funding already provided in financial assistance to families and small businesses, the community support hub at Bondi pavilion and Resilience Support Services through community organisations, including Jewish Care, Jewish Family Centre, Jewish House, The Junction Neighbourhood Centre and 54 Reasons Youth Service.
