Minute by the Lord Mayor
To Council:
On 13 April 2024, six people didn’t come home
from what should have been a regular day out at Bondi Junction’s Westfield
shopping centre.
Five women: Jade Young, Ashlee Good, Pikria
Darchia, Yixuan Cheng and Dawn Singleton were murdered by a lone attacker.
Faraz Tahir, who was working his first shift as a security guard was also
killed as he tried to stop the attacker.
In that twenty minutes of terror, another 12
people were injured, including new mother Ashlee Good’s nine-month-old baby.
Our community united in its horror and
sadness over the attack. Local leaders joined community members to lay flowers
at a makeshift memorial outside the shopping centre, and a black ribbon
symbolising remembrance and mourning was projected onto the sails of the Sydney
Opera House.
On 21 April 2024, I joined thousands at a
candlelight vigil to honour those impacted. It was a moving display of
resilience and strength.
Since the attack, the Australian Red Cross
established a pop-up blood donation centre in Bondi, and the NSW Government
activated support services to anyone impacted. The NSW Government also
allocated $18 million towards a Coronial Inquest into the attack.
I thank the first responders, police,
paramedics and ordinary people, who acted so quickly and bravely to look after
each other, restore safety and save lives.
I have written to the Mayor of Waverley on
behalf of the City of Sydney offering our sincere condolences and assistance if
needed.
I extend my deepest sympathy to the families
of those who lost their lives, and those who have been injured.
I am proposing that the City of Sydney donate
$30,000 to Lifeline Northern Beaches Limited who offer crisis support and
suicide prevention services and have a dedicated program for people affected by
the Bondi Junction attack.
COUNCILLOR
CLOVER MOORE AO
Lord Mayor
Moved by the Chair (the Lord Mayor), seconded
by Councillor Kok -
It is resolved that Council:
(A) expresses
its sincere condolences to the families and friends of those affected by the
Bondi Junction attack, and all those affected in the community;
(B) donate
$30,000 to Lifeline Northern Beaches Limited from the 2023/24 General
Contingency Fund to support people affected by the Bondi Junction attack; and
(C) endorse the
Australian Red Cross blood collection drive and encourage people who can donate
blood through the City's various communication channels.
Carried unanimously.
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