Bondi Beach attack

Phone: 1300 133 660 
Email: hello@jewishcare.com.au  
Visit the JewishCare website

Phone: 0404 887 794 

Email: shira@jfc.org.au

Visit the Jewish Family Centre website 

Phone: 1300 544 357 
Email: bondisupport@jewishhouse.org.au 
Visit the Jewish House website 

Phone: 0473 098 805 
Email: april.evans1@54reasons.org.au 
Visit 54 Reasons website

Phone: 0421 641 476
Email: bondi@jnc.org.au 
Visit the Junction Neighbourhood Centre website

Victims and family support

• Enhancements to NSW’s existing victim support scheme, including increased financial support for injured victims and their immediate families, funeral and burial costs for victims and support for the repatriation of remains
• $2 million for Jewish community organisations to support victims’ families
• $1 million for Legal Aid and Disaster Response Legal Services to provide legal services to support the recovery of communities
• $1 million for local Jewish organisations to provide community mental health triage
• $1 million for targeted Jewish community recovery grants program
• $3.6 million for six place-based recovery officers to undertake case coordination and outreach for affected individuals and families
• $1 million donation to the Rotary for the Unite Bondi appeal to support survivors and families of people who lost their lives

Business and community support

• Grants of up to $25,000 for impacted small businesses in the immediate vicinity and those who show exceptional circumstances
• $1.5 million for additional security at Jewish community locations
• $1 million for Waverley Council to assist with clean-up requirements at Bondi Beach, and for community cohesion events
• $1.8 million to provide up to eight coordinators to undertake community engagement, support the local community and provide capacity building.

• $14.2 million in targeted mental supports for the Jewish community made available through organisations with established links to communities
• $4.5 million to enable additional psychological therapies at Primary Health Networks in the Sydney region and broader areas with significant Jewish communities
• Establishment of a temporary Medicare Mental Health Centre within the Bondi area, with a specific focus on trauma support
• $5.6 million in funding for Black Dog Institute’s National Emergency Worker Support Service to support first responders, including lifeguards and other community members who witnessed the attack
• $7.6 million in funding for Lifeline, Beyond Blue, eheadspace, yourtown’s Kid Helpline and 13YARN to scale-up capacity and provide additional crisis support
• $3 million in targeted support for young people provided through additional funding to extend the hours of headspace Bondi and support headspace mental health training and education sessions
• $3.6 million for the Witness to War Multilingual Support Line funded to support Australians who are affected by war related conflict 

The NSW Government partnered with the Rotary Australia Benevolent Society, a registered charitable trust, to establish the Unite for Bondi - Bondi Terror Attack Appeal.

The funds raised continue to provide support to the survivors and families of those who lost their lives. Assistance includes immediate financial relief such as bereavement costs, medium-term recovery assistance, and longer-term needs including medical care, counselling and rehabilitation. The fund is also supporting longer-term healing initiatives for the Bondi community.

Members of the public, businesses and philanthropists who wish to support this appeal can donate at the Rotary Australia Benevolent Society Unite for Bondi - Bondi Terror Attack Appeal.

Donations to the appeal are tax-deductible. 

The NSW Government is launching the appeal with a $1 million donation. 

Rotary is working with the Jewish Board of Deputies to coordinate the distribution of funds to affected Jewish community members, supported by the NSW Government.

We encourage donations to the NSW Government-Rotary appeal, but recognise there will be other donation opportunities available. You can check whether a charity is registered, or raise concerns, through the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission - www.acnc.gov.au/for-public

The NSW Faith Affairs Council, with support from the NSW Government, are calling on people of all faiths and all communities across NSW to come together in the wake of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach and do one “Mitzvah”.

In Jewish tradition, a Mitzvah is an act of kindness, compassion, and a moral responsibility. It is about taking practical action to help others, through simple, everyday acts of kindness that together create a powerful wave of goodwill. When these acts are carried out collectively, they strengthen the community and bring light in moments of darkness.

This can be as simple as checking in on a neighbour, volunteering time, offering support to a local business, or donating to those in need.

You can record your Mitzvah, or good deed, at One Mitzvah for Bondi