Plan to introduce paid beach club on section of Bondi Beach
Sydneysiders have been urged to sign a petition that would see part of the iconic beach privatised for people with a “high net worth” such as doctors, bankers and models.
Beachgoers may soon have to fork out a fee to enter part of Bondi Beach after a plan was put forward to turn a section of the sand into an exclusive beach club.
Amalfi Beach Club has submitted a proposal to Waverley Council to block off a section of the beach, add in seating and serve customers food and alcohol right on the sand as they cannot “sojourn to Europe” this summer.
The proposal states the business would target people with a “high net worth” and a taste for luxury.
“Our database constitutes a select demographic comprising of individuals enjoying a high disposable income, within the 25 to 45 age bracket, with an interest in travel, fashion and luxury goods,” the proposal states.
The proposal, seen by The Daily Telegraph, also included an outline of the type of professionals that would possibly frequent the facilities, with the men likely to be doctors, surgeons, bankers, investors, professional directors and business entrepreneurs.
The women who visit the beach club would “occupy a similar high-end platform”, with attendees having roles in “publishing, advertising, fashion, beauty and modelling”, according to the proposal.
The organisers had initially asked for the business to be run between November and February but that was knocked back, a spokeswoman for Waverley Council told The Daily Telegraph.
Amalfi Beach Club has now put forward new dates for the event to be held between February and May next year, which is being reviewed by the council.
If the proposal is accepted, the beach club would likely run from 12pm to 9pm from Thursday to Sunday each week.
But getting a spot in the exclusive section of Bondi Beach on Sydney’s eastern suburbs won’t come cheap, with visitors forking out $80 each for a two-hour spot on one of the cabanas.
If attendees want to indulge in any drinks or food they will need to pay extra.
The people behind the push have touted the beach club as a way to “support local business and lift community morale following the COVID-19 crisis”.
“This summer international travel will be limited. Those who may have sojourned to the usual European beach hotspots over our winter will spend the year in Australia supporting the local economy instead. Intrepid Sydney locals, however, need not fret, as we will bring ‘Euro beach chic’ to them,” a petition created by the Amalfi Beach Club reads.
“Other than its namesake, Amalfi Beach Club aspires to the iconic Beach Clubs from popular European seaside destinations such as Mykonos, Capri and St Tropez.
“In addition to celebrating our wonderful Bondi Beach in a new, vibrant and sophisticated way, which will help rebuild its international reputation in a post COVID-19 world, Amalfi Beach Club will be an important adjunct for local business to generate an income.”
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