Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach (with a long i) is a hugely popular beach and suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is situated in the Eastern Suburbs, several kilometres from the centre of the city. Large numbers of tourists visit Bondi Beach throughout the year and many British tourists spend Christmas Day there. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. ... Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. ... A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... The Eastern Suburbs is the name of the region to the direct east and south-east of inner Sydney, Australia. ...

Surf LifeSaving Australia has given different hazard ratings to Bondi Beach as at 2004. While the northern end has been rated a gentle 4, the southern side is rated as a 7 (with 10 as the most hazardous) due to a famous rip current known as the "Backpackers Express" (also known as "Bronte Express" because you would supposedly end up at Bronte - two beaches south - if caught in it). In actual fact there are up to five rip currents operating along the beach, the Backpackers' Express being the one closest to the designated swimming area. The beach has an underwater shark net in place sporadically during the swimming season. It is removed for repairs in the winter and is redeployed again in the summer. A rip current is a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. ... A shark net is a submerged net placed at popular sites for swimming, intended to keep sharks away so they do not attack swimmers. ...

Bondi Beach hosted the beach volleyball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Bondi Beach is the end point of the City to Surf Fun Run. The run is held each year in August. Until the mid 1990s the run was held in October, until the number of heat-related deaths forced organisers to rethink the event. The race attracts over 60,000 entrants who complete the 14 km run from the central business district of Sydney to Bondi Beach. A beach volleyball game in progress Beach volleyball has evolved from the popular social games of volleyball played on many beaches around the world. ... 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ...

History

Bondi Beach was a working class suburb throughout most of the twentieth century. Bondi Beach and the Eastern Suburbs also became home for many mainly Jewish migrants as people fled war and the Holocaust from Poland and Germany. This can be noted by the synagogues and the kosher businesses in the area. During the 1970s and 80s it was renowned for its immigrant New Zealander population. The Bondi Astra hotel, now an apartment complex, was notorious as a place to buy illegal late-night liquor and heroin. A major factor in Bondi's seedy image was the fact that Sydney's Water Board maintained an untreated sewage outlet at the north end of the beach, resulting in the term 'Bondi Cigar' - a somewhat exaggerated reference to human faeces floating in on the tide. The sewage outlet was closed in the mid 1990s when a deep water ocean outfall was built. In recent decades Bondi has become gentrified and is home to many famous Australians such as media baron James Packer. War correspondent, film-maker and playwright John Pilger was born in Bondi Beach. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... James D. Packer (born September 8, 1967) is an Australian businessman. ... John Pilger John Pilger (born October 9, 1939), is an Australian journalist from Sydney. ...

Origin of term

Bondi; derived from an old Aboriginal term meaning, approximately, "sound of water breaking on the beach".

See also: Bondi Junction Bondi Junction is a suburb of Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ...