Bondi Beach condolence book

The people of NSW are invited to come together and sign an online condolence book in honour of those affected.

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The NSW Government and people of NSW honour all those affected by the Bondi Beach attack on 14 December 2025, including the families and friends of loved ones who lost their lives, those who were injured and the first responders including NSW Police and emergency services personnel. We stand united in this time.

To share a message of condolence, please fill out the form below.

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Privacy Collection Notice

This form collects personal information. Please read the Privacy Collection Notice for more information about how we handle your information

Premier's Department (we, us) is collecting your personal information (your information) through this form. 

Why are we collecting your information? 

We are collecting your information to create a condolence book for Bondi Beach Attack on 14 December 2025. Your condolence message should not contain information that could identify you or other people. 

How will we share your information? 

Condolence messages will be published in a book and supplied to the families of affected individuals. We may redact any personal or sensitive information from condolence messages before publication. Are you required by law to give us your information?

You are not required by law to give us your information. 

If you don’t submit a condolence message it cannot be published in the condolence book. 

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To access or correct your information, please contact: The Cabinet Office's Information and Privacy Unit (IAPU) - Supporting the Premier's Department GPO Box 5341 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia infoandprivacy@tco.nsw.gov.au (02) 9228 5871 Further information This form is hosted on the nsw.gov.au website managed by the Department of Customer Service. For more details on how your information is handled on the nsw.gov.au website, please refer to the Privacy statement | NSW Government.

Support Services 

If you require support during this challenging time, there are resources available that can help.

Victims Support Scheme

The Victims Support Scheme provides counselling, financial assistance and a recognition payment to victims of an act of violence in NSW.

Support is available through the scheme for the families of those who have lost their lives and those who have been affected by the violent acts at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025.

For information on how to access support:

Victims Services has established a dedicated phone line for victims and family members of victims of the Bondi Beach incident. Please call 1800 411 822 from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

What support is available?

The Victims Support Scheme provides:

  • Counselling to help victims recover from the psychological and emotional impacts of a crime.
  • Financial assistance for immediate needs to help cover urgent health, safety or security expenses resulting from the violent crime.
  • Financial assistance for economic loss to cover other expenses resulting from a violent crime.
  • Assistance to pay for funeral expenses on behalf of family members of a homicide victim.
  • A recognition payment to acknowledge the violent crime.

Who can access victims support?

The type of support available for those who have been impacted by the acts of violence at Bondi Beach will depend on their situation:

  • Primary victims who have been injured can access:
    • Counselling
    • Financial assistance for immediate needs
    • Financial assistance for economic loss
    • A recognition payment.
  • Secondary victims who are witnesses can access counselling.
  • A parent, step-parent or guardian of a child who was injured can access counselling and financial assistance for economic loss that directly resulted from the act of violence.
  • Family victims (an immediate family member of a homicide victim) can access:
    • counselling
    • financial assistance for immediate needs
    • financial assistance for justice-related expenses
    • financial assistance to help with funeral expenses of the victim
    • Eligible family victims may also receive a recognition payment.
  • A relative of a homicide victim, not considered a family victim, who is affected by the victim’s death (extended family member) can access counselling.

For general information about support available to victims of violent crime, contact Victims Services, at the Department of Communities and Justice:

  • Call the Victims Access Line on 1800 633 063 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm).
  • Email Victims Services at vs@dcj.nsw.gov.au
  • Visit the Victims Services website
  • Find useful resources:
    • Victims Support Scheme Quick Guide for primary victims, secondary victims and parents, step-parents and guardians of a child victim
    • Victims Support Scheme fact sheet for family victims and family members
    • Understanding the Victims Support Scheme – an Easy Read Guide.

Bondi Beach incident victims support fact sheet (PDF 125.4KB) (PDF 137.56KB)

Mental Health

  • NSW Health, alongside other agencies, will provide mental health support to anyone impacted by the tragic incident.
  • Trained disaster mental health support clinicians will be available on the ground at Bondi for the local community.
  •  NSW Health staff will be visible at Bondi Beach over the coming days and weeks. These staff will be mobile and identified by NSW Health vests. 
  • We urge members of the community who are feeling any distress to make themselves known to these mental health clinicians. 
  • The community can also call the NSW Health’s dedicated Mental Health Line, which is available 24/7 on 1800 011 511. 
  • If you, or someone in your care, needs crisis support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. 
  • Children and young people can call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or chat online at kidshelpline.com.au. 
  • For non-crisis support, please talk to your GP or other trusted health or mental health professional.  
  • You can also call Beyond Blue for mental health advice and support on 1300 22 46 36. 
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