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I think there’s probably different views. I can’t speak for all of them. I mean, the real tragedy of 14 December is that so many families have been affected. And in many respects, I’d defer to the parents of Matilda and their views, but I was asked directly about it. I mean, it’s at the end of its working life. So it seems to be a strange phenomena that we put an enormous amount of money, or the council put in an enormous amount of money to repair a bridge in its current state that has such a terrible impact on that local community, and a shocking reminder.
That said, it’s clearly the case that we need a memorial on the site, a significant one, one where families can gather. It may be the case, as has been suggested to me by some in the Chabad [of Bondi] community that we rebuild a new bridge as a memorial and a permanent memorial, one that’s hopeful and recognises the lives that are lost, and not just the crime that was committed.
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