Bondi Beach hero Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff receives key to the city
Waverley Council honours rabbi who rushed to aid wounded officer during Bondi terror attack
In a moving ceremony on February 3, 2026, Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh presented Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff with the Key to the City and a lifetime beach parking pass, honouring his extraordinary courage during the December 14, 2025, terror attack at Bondi Beach.
Waverley Council awards Keys to the City to heroes of Bondi Beach terror attack
Waverley Council has unanimously agreed to award Keys to the City to three people who intervened during the December 14 terror attack at Bondi Beach, while also resolving to seek posthumous national honours for those killed trying to stop the gunmen.
Waverley Council to consider fate of Bondi footbridge used in terror attack
The future of the pedestrian footbridge at the centre of the Bondi Beach terror attack will be debated by Waverley Council tonight (Thursday), as community division continues over whether the structure should remain, be removed, or be replaced.
Waverley Council to join growing national call for Bondi terror royal commission
Waverley Council will move to formally call for a Commonwealth Royal Commission into antisemitism and the events leading up to the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Waverley Council announces groundbreaking antisemitism strategy
Waverley Council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is set to make history by endorsing and adopting Australia’s first Local Government Strategy to Combat Antisemitism tomorrow, Tuesday. Read more
Waverley Council deputy mayor votes against the condemnation of Hamas
October 18, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Filed under News
The deputy mayor of Sydney’s Waverley Council has voted against a motion condemning the Hamas October 7 attack. Read more
