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December 14, 2025 | Sydney, Australia

In the early evening hours of Sunday, December 14, a fatal shooting occurred at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, a Sydney suburb. Local authorities described the incident as an act of terror and confirmed the perpetrators were neutralized.

WorldStrides programs in Sydney ended on Friday, December 12, but local staff reached out to those students who just completed their program to make them aware of the incident. Additionally, staff was in touch with all students with currently active programs in Australia and advised them to be in touch with loved ones at home. WorldStrides will continue to monitor the situation and update this alert, as necessary.
 

We update our worldwide alerts page once a global event has been confirmed in one of our program locations. We remove alerts after 30 days have passed.

We use a combination of first-person observation from our local, in-country teams, U.S. Department of State recommendations, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) reports, CDC and WHO guidance, and expert consultation through our partnership with Exlog.

We consider alerts noteworthy when they occur in our program locations and have potential to affect students on our programs.