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The huge changes coming to annual Christmas Day party on Bronte Beach after spirited revellers left behind a trail of glass and rubbish two years in a row
One of Australia's most iconic Christmas Day beach parties will be subject to tighter rules this year. Here's what you need ...
Waverley Council to spend extra $220,000 to manage 'out of control' beach Christmas Day party
Waverley Council has voted to spend an extra $220,000 on managing waste, security and toilets on Christmas Day. Sydney's ...
Waverley Council votes on future of Bronte cackpackers’ Christmas Day party
The controversial Christmas Day tradition of backpackers flocking to Bronte Beach for alcohol-fuelled festivities will live ...
Ticketed, alcohol-free: Future of Bronte’s Christmas party to be decided
Residents want it gone entirely, but expats hoping to attend the “orphans’ Christmas party” might have to pay for the ...
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Iconic Christmas event under threat as Bronte residents demand ban on backpacker party
Every year on December 25 thousands of people flock to Bronte Beach for the “Orphan’s Christmas” backpacker event. Last year up to 15,000 people, who were largely backpackers and visitors ...
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Locals push against backpacker Christmas on Bronte Beach
Sky News host James Macpherson discusses the push to ban backpackers from the yearly Christmas bonanza on Bronte Beach. “There is a bunch of NIMBYs in eastern Sydney who want backpackers banned ...