An advertising guru has revealed his plans for Australia’s most expensive oceanfront property — but not all of his neighbours are happy. David Droga, chief executive of Accenture Song and founder of global advertising agency Droga5, snapped up the 1100 square metre home on the iconic Tamarama headland last MayContinue Reading
A conservative commentator has been branded “despicable” after mocking the Bondi Junction Westfield massacre memorial day as “virtue signalling”. The normally bustling eastern suburbs shopping centre reopened its doors at 11am on Thursday for a “community reflection day”, five days after the mass stabbing that left six dead and aContinue Reading
A doctor has revealed the intense scenes that played out inside a Sydney hospital in the hours following the stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction. Surgeon Dr Anthony Chambers was one of about 100 staff members at St Vincent’s Hospital, in Darlinghurst, who worked tirelessly to treat people left injuredContinue Reading
Aussies lined up out the front of Bondi Junction Westfield today as it reopened after the tragic massacre that rocked the country. Dozens of people lined up out the front of the shopping centre on Thursday before it opened its doors at 11am for a “community reflection day”, five daysContinue Reading
Boozy beach parties on the golden sands of Bondi Beach will now be a thing of the past following a recent council motion placing new restrictions on beach events. Commercial events that involve selling alcohol on Sydney’s infamous Bondi Beach will no longer be allowed after Waverley Council councillors votedContinue Reading
The mayor of a beachside Sydney council has batted away criticisms of a January 26 dawn reflection ceremony at Bondi Beach, that seeks to acknowledge the “ongoing resilience and survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and cultures”. For the second year in a row, Waverley Council will holdContinue Reading
Small business owners have blasted “entitled” Sydney beachside locals “in their $5m houses” after a Christmas Day backpacker beach party earnt the fury of residents. On Christmas Day, an estimated 10,000 partygoers filled Sydney’s Bronte Beach for the annual event, which has been affectionately called Orphan’s Christmas, leaving the communityContinue Reading
A Sydney mayor has called on the state government to help with the clean-up and policing bill from a raging Christmas Day beach party which left one of Australia’s most recognisable beaches trashed. Nearly 10,000 people, mainly comprised of backpackers and tourists, descended onto Bronte Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbsContinue Reading
Two beachgoers have sparked outrage online after they filmed themselves performing a controversial act in the carpark of a world-famous Sydney swimming spot. The video, uploaded to TikTok last week, shows the two men picking up and moving a road scooter from a parking spot at Bondi Beach in theContinue Reading
Volunteers are becoming increasingly hard to find, with time constraints combined with the cost-of-living crisis and the lingering impacts of Covid-19 leading to a widespread shortage. Research by the Centre for Volunteering finds that one in three volunteers in NSW has not returned to their role post-pandemic. The main barrierContinue Reading