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The drinks were flowing across the alcohol-free zone and the riot squad arrived but with generally good behaviour, no arrests have been made.
One of Sydney’s best loved beaches looked more like a nightclub after thousands of people made the most of the sand and shore to celebrate a Christmas away from home.
This year marks a break from tradition, after Waverly Council urged people to stay away from the unofficial backpackers bash typically held at Bronte Beach following the Bondi terror attack.
So, instead, the masses made other plans and all turned up at Coogee instead.
“We originally went to Bronte Beach but it was dead and someone said come to Coogee, so we jumped into a taxi and it’s much better here,” one partygoer told 9News.
Firefighters were called in to put out a small barbecue fire that started to spread but otherwise, police only needed to keep an eye on the crowd.
Previous celebrations attracted criticism for the mess left behind and today a single guard from Randwick City Council was on patrol, urging the crowd to leave the area as they found it.
But there’s already plenty of rubbish strewn across the area, with a big clean up sure to follow on Boxing Day.
