Our community is in a state of shock and grief following the tragic events at Bondi Beach. This attack has deeply impacted our entire community in so many ways. This page will be updated regularly with important messages for the community in relation to our response to the Bondi Beach attack.
If you or someone you know is struggling to deal with the aftermath of this tragedy, please know help is available. We have created one centralised number to direct individuals to the appropriate service offerings. This is a 24/7 service, throughout the holiday season, including public holidays and Shabbat, for all levels of support.
Please call 1800 979 676 and you will be directed to the appropriate service. Crisis response services available include meals, financial, psychological, and family support.
For more resources, including information on available NSW Government support, visit our Resources & Support page.
If you can offer counselling, accommodation or other practical support including drivers to assist with drop-offs to impacted families, please let us know by completing this online form. We will connect you with the right services as soon as we can.
Official Community Bulletins
Official Community Bulletin #11 - 15 January 2026
What you need to know today
- CSG NSW recognises that many parents are feeling a deep sense of anxiety as the school term begins, and that returning to school is a delicate moment not only for families, but for children themselves. CSG’s role is to help ensure that every child can return safely to what should be their happiest and safest place, feeling supported, protected, and free to focus on learning and being a child. The below outlines the security measures that will apply from the first day of term across all Jewish schools in NSW.
- Police presence at schools. Police officers will be deployed at Jewish school campuses as part of “Operation Shelter”.
- CSG presence at schools. In addition to police coverage, CSG will be present on and around school campuses.
- Third-party security guards. Schools will continue to have their existing third-party security guards in place as part of their established security arrangements.
- Ongoing security arrangements. As the term progresses, CSG will continue to assess arrangements in consultation with its Intelligence Department and relevant stakeholders, and any material changes will be communicated through schools.
- To date, the Federal and State Governments have committed approximately $60 million to support wellbeing, resilience and recovery initiatives for victims and affected communities. This has included assisting more than 830 people through the Bondi Community Hub, Service NSW supporting more than 230 local businesses, and Victim Support Services managing and reviewing more than 350 applications that have been lodged.
- A Community Resilience and Support site has been created, which contains information for victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack. Please use this website to find support available to you, whether you are a primary victim, an immediate family member of a victim, a first responder, or someone within the Jewish community.
- CSG reminds all community members to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings at all times and to report any suspicious behaviour to CSG (1300 000 274) or Police immediately (000). We are grateful for the many tips and reports received from the community and sincerely thank everyone for their assistance.
An Evening of Community Mental Health – Tuesday, 20 January
You’re invited to an evening focused on Community Mental Health with Dr Naama de la Fontaine and the Sheba Medical Centre’s Trauma and Anxiety Delegation.
This evening is designed as a grounded, trauma-informed community forum, focused on how trauma can show up over time, what reactions are common and expected, and how individuals, families, and communities can respond with care and steadiness.
This is not a clinical lecture and not a treatment session. It is a space for shared understanding, reflection, and practical guidance.
Community Resilience & Support Hotline
A reminder that we have created one centralised number to direct individuals to the appropriate service offerings. This is a shared service, coordinated through trained Jewish House and Jewish Care mental health professionals and case workers, who are working closely with other private practice community psychologists, social workers, and trauma-informed specialists.
The Community Resilience & Support Hotline is a 24/7 service, throughout the holiday season, including public holidays and Shabbat, for all levels of support.
Please call 1800 979 676 and you will be directed to the appropriate service. Crisis response services available include meals (coordinated by COA), financial, psychological, and family support, GP bulk billing for Mental Health Plans (MHP), and more general assistance (coordinated by Operation Golda).
Support Needs Survey
In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach attack, we know that many in our community have been impacted in different ways. For some, the effects are immediate and overwhelming; for others, they may emerge quietly over time.
We invite you to complete this short survey to help us understand the impact of this event and the support needs within our community. Your responses will be treated with care and confidentiality. Even if you do not feel you require support at this time, your voice matters and is important in helping us plan responsibly to best support our community in the days and weeks ahead.
The information collected will be used only to identify areas of need and to provide appropriate support.
Financial Support Available for Psychological Care
Many in the community are seeking counselling support following the Bondi attack.
We are here to help you access the support you need, both clinically and financially. Through a qualified Mental Health professional, gap payments for up to 10 sessions can be reimbursed through JewishCare.
Steps to take:
- Arrange for a Mental Health Care Plan through your GP, which allows eligible community members to access up to 10 funded sessions.
- If you require assistance with accessing a GP, please call our support line (1800 979 676) and we can help connect you with a GP.
- Book an appointment with a psychologist or mental health social worker. Options for finding a counsellor include:
- Continue seeing the psychologist you are already working with;
- Asking your trusted GP for help in finding a suitable practitioner; OR
- Contacting JewishCare who can help connect you with an appropriate practitioner.
*Please note that to access this reimbursement, appointments must be made with eligible Medicare-approved counsellors, psychologists and mental health social workers.
- Attend a session with your counsellor:
- Pay the clinician (full fee of clinician must not exceed $318).
- Claim your Medicare rebate through your clinician, or through Medicare.
- Claim out of pocket expenses (the Gap payment) through JewishCare
- Submit your claim online here.
- Upload the receipt of the gap payment.
- Reimbursement will be made within 1 week, please note that approved sessions are reimbursed up to $250 per session – counsellors, registered psychologists, mental health social workers (and $318 per session for complex cases).
If you cannot pay upfront or cannot access a GP, please email [email protected] and we will assist you.
How you can help
We are deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our community. To make sure your generosity reaches those who need it most, the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), The Dor Foundation and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) are working together to enable a coordinated communal response.
This united approach will ensure every dollar is directed with proper governance to organisations best placed to provide assistance to those in our community who need it most.
If you can offer counselling, accommodation or other practical support including drivers to assist with drop-offs to impacted families, please let us know through this online form. We will connect you with the right services as soon as we can.
Official Community Bulletin #10 - 8 January 2026
What you need to know today
- The Community Recovery & Resilience Taskforce covers a range of work areas, including Finance.
- The Finance Committee has been established as a single point of coordination for government grants and philanthropic funds – ensuring that they are appropriately directed to support families and deliver critical community services.
- The Committee’s key priority is to ensure that families and individuals affected receive timely, dignified, and well-governed financial support, both immediately and into the future.
- The Victims of Bondi Recovery Committee Limited (‘The Committee’) has been established as a registered charity by The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) for this purpose.
- It brings together representatives from NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), The Dor Foundation (Dor), Australian Jewish Funders (AJF), Rabbinical Council of NSW, Jewish House, Chabad of Bondi, and representatives of affected families.
- The Committee’s remit includes coordinating government funds and multiple fundraising campaigns into a unified and accountable framework.
- CSG reminds all community members to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings at all times and to report any suspicious behaviour to CSG (1300 000 274) or Police immediately (000). We are grateful for the many tips and reports received from the community and sincerely thank everyone for their assistance.
Community Resilience & Support Hotline
A reminder that we have created one centralised number to direct individuals to the appropriate service offerings. This is a shared service, coordinated through trained Jewish House and Jewish Care mental health professionals and case workers, who are working closely with other private practice community psychologists, social workers, and trauma-informed specialists.
The Community Resilience & Support Hotline is a 24/7 service, throughout the holiday season, including public holidays and Shabbat, for all levels of support.
Please call 1800 979 676 and you will be directed to the appropriate service. Crisis response services available include meals (coordinated by COA), financial, psychological, and family support, GP bulk billing for Mental Health Plans (MHP), and more general assistance (coordinated by Operation Golda).
Mental Health Support available
In response to the Bondi attack and to further assist members of the community with trauma-informed mental health support, the following additional support pathways have been made available to our community.
Sheba Medical Centre, Israel
In collaboration with the Rabbinic Council of NSW (RCNSW), Sheba Medial Centre have come together in a collaboration grounded in care, solidarity, and responsibility for the wellbeing of our community.
Through Sheba’s specialist team, community members have access to short-term trauma-informed psychological support. This support includes online video sessions for children and their parents, as well as for adults seeking assistance for themselves.
Zoom-based sessions will be facilitated by psychologists from Sheba Beyond with experience in crisis and trauma care, and virtual therapeutic care.
This is a short-term post-trauma support program, offering practical tools and strategies to assist individuals and families with daily coping and emotional recovery.
Support may include one session, or up to four, depending on need.
Please complete the following steps to access support from Sheba:
Step 1. Complete a short registration form
Step 2. Identification number guidance:
- Please enter a Medicare Number (10 digits) plus the IRN (Individual Reference Number) of the person receiving support (e.g., 1234 56789 1–2).
- For individuals who hold Israeli personal identification, please enter your Teudat Zehut details.
Chai Lifeline – New York Trauma Units
Chai Lifeline has launched a dedicated local crisis line for the Australian Jewish community. Their trained professionals are available 24 hours a day to offer confidential emotional support for anyone feeling anxious or impacted.
This service is available for any member of the community seeking help. Please call +61 2 8880 5699 or e-mail: [email protected].
OHEL – New York Trauma Units
Since 1969, Ohel has provided a critical safety net of support and hope, including mental health counselling, adult care, programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, trauma and bereavement services, and more.
OHEL has offered the Australian Jewish community outreach mental health support. To get in contact, please send a WhatsApp message to Cheryl at OHEL +1 516 659 9420 with the following information:
- The individual’s phone number.
- One or two brief lines describing the person (age, general background, religious affiliation, etc.) and the type of support required
OHEL will then contact the individual directly and arrange a Zoom consultation. More information can be found here.
How you can help
We are deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our community. To make sure your generosity reaches those who need it most, the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), The Dor Foundation and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) are working together to enable a coordinated communal response.
This united approach will ensure every dollar is directed to organisations best placed to provide assistance to those in our community who need it most.
If you can offer counselling, accommodation or other practical support including drivers to assist with drop-offs to impacted families, please let us know through this online form. We will connect you with the right services as soon as we can.
Official Community Bulletin #9 - 2 January 2026
The NSW JBD and CSG have activated the Jewish Community Crisis Response Centre as a taskforce to co-ordinate the community’s response and recovery to the attack. This includes but isn’t limited to; security, mental health support, welfare for victims and the community, and media relations.
What you need to know today
- The Alert Level for the NSW Jewish Community has reverted to Level 5 of 6, ‘Heightened’.
The Alert Level for the NSW Jewish Community was raised to Level 6 ‘Critical’ following the Bondi Beach terror attack and the subsequent shutdown of community services. It has been reverted to reflect CSG’s assessment of the current threat environment.
As the NSW Jewish community remains within a heightened threat environment, CSG continues to operate around the clock ensuring the safety and security of the community and communal locations.
We urge our community to be alert for ANY and ALL suspicious activity taking place at or around Jewish sites. If you witness any suspicious people, objects or vehicles around Jewish sites, report them immediately to CSG on 1300 000 CSG (274).
Remember, in an emergency, always call 000 followed by CSG.
Community Support in Action
The Jewish community is fully active on the ground supporting those affected by the attack. Help is being delivered in all manner of ways:
- Over 820 calls have been handled by the Community Resilience & Support Hotline (as well as to Jewish House and JewishCare prior to the hotline setup).
- 75 people received face to face mental health support at the JewishCare drop-in centre.
- More than 2,300 meals have been delivered by COA to 110 families in need.
- Abraham’s Tent has seen 113 new volunteers join to make and deliver meals to 7 hospitals – where they have also been restocking 24/7 kosher pantries and providing accommodations for families to be closer to their injured loved ones.
- Over 2,000 volunteers, working through Operation Golda continued to provide a wide range of practical support.
Many other Jewish organisations have been helping people in various ways, and we are grateful to each and every organisation and volunteer for helping during this tough time.
“It’s been a privilege and very meaningful to be able to help one of the families of the injured and to pick up and deliver items….and to meet the other people volunteering, lending or donating items, nearly all of whom do not know each other and will likely never meet each other or the family they are assisting – Operation Golda Volunteer.
Community Resilience & Support
The community is still reeling from the events at Bondi and the full impact is still emerging for many. This can show up in many ways, including intrusive thoughts, overwhelming feelings, and an effect on daily life. This may be more severe if you or your loved ones were directly impacted, but can also be felt for example by those who were nearly there, know people impacted, or have experienced trauma previously.
Help is available for all and can be best accessed by:
Calling the Community Resilience and Support Service number 1800 979 676, which is supported by a range of community services, psychologists and therapists.
Victims Services – Support for victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist incident on 14 December 2025. Fill in the form for counselling to access up to 22 free therapy sessions (this may take a few days to weeks to process).
See your GP, get a Mental Health referral if eligible, and access up to 10 Medicare rebated sessions. The community will be able to cover the gap up to $250 per hour – details to follow.
How you can help
We are deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our community. To make sure your generosity reaches those who need it most, the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), The Dor Foundation and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) are working together to enable a coordinated communal response.
This united approach will ensure every dollar is directed to organisations best placed to provide assistance to those in our community who need it most. You can make a donation here.
If you can offer counselling, accommodation or other practical support including drivers to assist with drop-offs to impacted families, please let us know by completing this online form. We will connect you with the right services as soon as we can.
Official Community Bulletin #8 - 29 December 2025
The “Community Bulletin” is the official update on our response, security advice, and support resources. This Bulletin will be shared periodically, so you can rely on it for accurate and timely information.
The NSW JBD and CSG have activated the Jewish Community Crisis Response Centre as a taskforce to co-ordinate the community’s response to the attack. This includes but isn’t limited to; security, mental health support, welfare for victims and the community, and media relations.
What you need to know today
- Today, the families of those killed and injured in the Bondi Beach massacre have penned a letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission. The letter raises concerns around the rapid rise of antisemitism in Australia following Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and the law enforcement, intelligence, and policy failures that led to the Bondi Beach massacre. This has been covered extensively across media outlets, including the Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Guardian, and ABC. You can read the full letter here.
- Sheina Gutnick, daughter of victim Reuven Morrison, also spoke with media outlets this morning including Sunrise, Sky News, The Today Show and ABC, calling for the Prime Minister to bring forward a royal commission. “This is something that impacts all of us here in Australia, and we know that this is something that didn’t happen on its own. It didn’t happen in a vacuum,” Sheina said.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has today reiterated the need for heightened security over the holiday period.
With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, we want to remind the community that Australia’s current terrorism threat level is PROBABLE, meaning there is a high chance of an onshore attack or attack planning in the next twelve months. Chris Minns has announced that on New Year’s Eve, NSW police will be on the ground on a massive scale, and will be carrying long-armed rifles to ensure Australians can safely celebrate the new year.
CSG reminds all community members to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings at all times and to report any suspicious behaviour to CSG (1300 000 274) or Police immediately (000). We are grateful for the many tips and reports received from the community and sincerely thank everyone for their assistance.
Community Resilience & Support Hotline
A reminder that we have created one centralised number to direct individuals to the appropriate service offerings. This is a shared service, coordinated through trained Jewish House and Jewish Care mental health professionals and case workers, who are working closely with other community psychologists, social workers, and trauma-informed specialists.
The Community Resilience & Support Hotline is a 24/7 service, throughout the holiday season, including public holidays and Shabbat, for all levels of support.
Please call 1800 979 676 and you will be directed to the appropriate service. Crisis response services available include meals (coordinated by COA), financial, psychological, and more general assistance (coordinated by Operation Golda).
Bondi Pavilion Community Hub through NSW Government
In response to the Bondi Beach terror incident, the NSW Government has provided the Bondi Hub for those in need. Whether you are a family member of those who died, an injured person, or an attendee at the events, there is a service available for you.
If you are unsure what you need please visit the Hub and speak to the Victim Support team, where the following are available:
Counselling
Financial assistance
Russian translation
Kosher food
Police are continuing to take incident reports, so please register at Coogee Police Station’s reception if you need assistance or want to provide a report from the terror attack.
How you can help
We are deeply moved by the outpouring of support from our community. To make sure your generosity reaches those who need it most, the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), The Dor Foundation and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) are working together to enable a coordinated communal response.
This united approach will ensure every dollar is directed to organisations best placed to provide assistance to those in our community who need it most. You can make a donation here.
If you can offer counselling, accommodation or other practical support including drivers to assist with drop-offs to impacted families, please let us know by completing this online form. We will connect you with the right services as soon as we can.
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