Bondi Beach Shooting

Voltan Motorsports ran a social media campaign in solidarity with victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

The Event

On 14 December 2025, during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney attended by around 1,000 people, two attackers opened fire on the crowd from a footbridge overlooking the area. The attack began at approximately 6:42 pm, during which the gunmen used firearms and attempted to use explosives targeting civilians at the beach.

The Effect

A total of 16 people were killed, including one attacker, and around 40 people were injured, including civilians and police officers. The attack was eventually stopped when police responded and shot both attackers, while several bystanders also intervened. Emergency services arrived shortly after the shooting began, and the scene was secured following police intervention. This had a significant effect on the Jewish community in Australia. The youngest victim was 10 years old.

Our Action

In alignment with our team mission and values, we ran a social media campaign in solidarity with the victims of the attack. From existing demographics from our social media research, our stories amass the largest amount of views, therefore we posted stories with links to verified GoFundMe pages for the victims of the attack.

Our Impact

Multiple campaigns collectively raised over A$5 million, approximately RM14 million, across fundraisers within days, with tens of thousands of individual donations contributing to victims and recovery efforts. GoFundMe also coordinated a centralised hub of verified campaigns to improve trust and reduce misinformation.

Disclaimer from archive: this page is based on publicly available sources and best available estimates at the time of writing.

Photos and Source Images

Event source image
Event source image
Memorial image — source NPR
Memorial image — source NPR
Verified GoFundMe campaign
Verified GoFundMe campaign
Voltan social media action
Voltan social media action
Impact image — source New Idea Magazine
Impact image — source New Idea Magazine

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