Victim support is available for those impacted by this event. The Victims Support Scheme provides counselling, financial assistance and a recognition payment to victims of an act of violence in NSW. 

Support is available through the scheme for the families of those who have lost their lives and those who have been affected by the violent acts at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025. 

Victims Services has been established a dedicated a phone line for victims and family members of victims of the Bondi Beach incident. Please call 1800 411 822 from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

What support is available?

The Victims Support Scheme provides:

• Counselling to help victims recover from the psychological and emotional impacts of a crime.
• Financial assistance for immediate needs to help cover urgent health, safety or security expenses resulting from the violent crime.
• Financial assistance for economic loss to cover other expenses resulting from a violent crime.
• Assistance to pay for funeral expenses on behalf of family members of a homicide victim.
• A recognition payment to acknowledge the violent crime.

Who can access victims support?

The type of support available for those who have been impacted by the acts of violence at Bondi Beach will depend on their situation:

Primary victims who have been injured can access:

• Counselling
• Financial assistance for immediate needs
• Financial assistance for economic loss
•  A recognition payment.

 Secondary victims who are witnesses can access:

• Counselling

A parent, step-parent or guardian of a child who was injured can access counselling and financial assistance for economic loss that directly resulted from the act of violence.

Family victims (an immediate family member of a homicide victim) can access:

• Counselling
• Financial assistance for immediate needs
• Financial assistance for justice-related expenses
• Financial assistance to help with funeral expenses of the victim
• Eligible family victims may also receive a recognition payment.
•  A relative of a homicide victim, not considered a family victim, who is affected by the victim’s death (extended family member) can access counselling.