Operation Shelter officers have conducted more than 2600 proactive taskings since the Bondi terror attack.
Operation Shelter was first established in October 2023 to coordinate the gathering of intelligence and the response to protest activity, to ensure the safety of the community, reduce antisemitic and anti-social behaviour and other hate crime activity.
As part of the NSW Police Force's commitment to ensuring community safety following the Bondi Beach terror attack on Sunday (14 December 2025), Operation Shelter has been strengthened, with an increase in support and resources.
Since then, officers have conducted more than 2600 proactive taskings across more than 3200 police shifts.
As part of taskings, police are conducting static and mobile patrols of key locations including Bondi Beach, places of worship in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, inner west, and Sydney's west, as well as aged care facilities and hospitals.
Resources assisting with the operation include officers attached to Central Metropolitan, South West Metropolitan and North West Metropolitan Region, Public Order and Riot Squad, Tactical Operations Unit, PolAir, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Marine Area Command, Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit and the Dog Squad.
Since it was established, 18 people have been charged with 34 offences associated with Operation Shelter.
Operation Shelter Commander, Assistant Commissioner Stephen Hegarty, said Operation Shelter will remain in place as long as it's required.
"The main purpose of Operation Shelter is about keeping the community safe and ensuring they feel safe too," Assistant Commissioner Hegarty said.
"Whilst police are conducting proactive taskings within the community, officers are also monitoring anything that poses a risk to NSW.
"We won't tolerate any behaviour that threatens social cohesion in NSW."
The NSW Police Force takes hate crimes seriously and encourages anyone who is the victim of a hate crime or witnesses a hate crime to report the matter to police through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or through Triple Zero (000) in an emergency.
It is important that the community and police continue to work together to make NSW a safer place for everyone.
Recent incidents of note:
- A man has been charged by detectives attached to the Counter Terrorism and Specialist Tactics Command after an investigation into an alleged call to action via social media. The social media post, which allegedly called for protesters to attend a beach in Sydney's south later this week, with the purpose of inciting violence, was detected by officers attached to Operation Shelter. Following extensive inquiries, police charged a 20-year-old man with use carriage service to menace, harass, offend and publicly threaten violence on grounds of race/religion. He was refused bail to appear before Gosford Local Court earlier this week.
- A 26-year-old woman was charged on Monday 22 December 2025 with use carriage service to menace/harass/offend, after allegedly making an offensive phone call to an Eastern Suburbs business operator. She was granted strict conditional bail to appear in Burwood Local Court on Thursday 15 January 2025.
- During a public assembly at Sydney Town Hall Square on Monday evening (22 December 2025), police arrested a 39-year-old man after he approached a participant holding a flag and allegedly intimidated the man. He was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal) and fail or refuse to disclose identity as required. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 14 January 2025.
- A 55-year-old man was arrested at Bondi on Sunday (21 December 2025), after police located him allegedly yelling offensive phrases on Campbell Parade. Police approached the man; however, as they did he allegedly attempted to ride away on a bicycle before falling off it nearby. The man was taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where he was charged with behave in offensive manner in/near public place/school, hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty, and intimidate police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Local Court 6 earlier this week.
