Bondi has seen big waves before,but nothing like Black Sunday

The waves that hit Bondi Icebergs on Wednesday made news around the world. Peter FitzSimons revisits a darker day for the famous beach when monster waves claimed five lives.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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Bondi Icebergs on Bondi Beach has been closed after it was damaged by dangerous surf conditions. Bondi Beach,Sydney. April 2,2025. Photo:Kate Geraghty

‘Bent like butter’:Bondi Icebergs damaged after swells battered Sydney beaches

Huge swells have hammered the city’s beaches,damaging walkways and inundating footpaths.

  • Riley Walter andDaniel Lo Surdo
Restaurateur Maurice Terzini will take leave from Icebergs Dining Room as it conducts an investigation into allegations raised by this masthead.

Maurice Terzini to take leave from Icebergs,investors launch investigation

An Icebergs Dining Room spokesperson said Maurice Terzini will take a leave of absence after allegations against his son revealed by this masthead.

  • Eryk Bagshaw andClare Sibthorpe

From Bondi’s Icebergs to Melbourne fine dining:Son of Terzini empire accused of sexual attacks and violence

Diners think of the ocean,sand and trendy Italo-Australian cuisine. Alleged victims think of a powerful father wrestling with his son’s dark secrets.

  • Clare Sibthorpe andEryk Bagshaw
Forensics inspect antisemitic graffiti from multiphy cars and houses at See Lane,Kingsford.

Man fronts court after alleged antisemitic abuse of woman in Bondi

The incident was one of a number of antisemitic attacks in Sydney’s east over the weekend,including a group of women being egged while walking near Bondi Beach.

  • Jessica McSweeney andPerry Duffin
Comanchero bikie chief Mahmoud “Mick” Hawi;a ute torched in the Woollahra antisemitic attack.

Son of slain bikie boss charged over Woollahra antisemitic attack

Adam Hawi,son of murdered former Comanchero boss Mick Hawi,can be revealed to be among those charged over a spate of antisemitic attacks across the city.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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Md Popon allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl in Bondi Junction Westfield while in his Coles uniform,in full view of CCTV.

Coles worker allegedly sexually assaulted teen at Bondi Westfield

The accused,who is on a student visa,allegedly attacked a 15-year-old girl in full view of CCTV cameras at the busy shopping mall.

  • Perry Duffin
A woman was arrested as part of a dial-a-dealer police operation.

Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz

Buyers of illicit drugs this “silly season” are in police sights after more than 100 people were charged in a major operation across Sydney.

  • Jessica McSweeney andPerry Duffin
Bondi Public School’s parents&citizens association has told parents the school has requested the P&C contribute $80,000 for a teacher’s wage next year.

The public school asking parents to pay $80,000 for an extra teacher

An eastern suburbs public school has asked its parents and citizens’ association to help cover teaching costs next year.

  • Lucy Carroll
Burritos,Texas nachos and birria tacos at Mami’s.
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