A New Year's Eve festival scheduled to take place on Bondi Beach has been cancelled by the local eastern Sydney council following the horrific massacre.

The NSW government will seek to cap the number of firearms a person can possess and remove appeals pathways under landmark reform following the Bondi massacre.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Stories of horror and heroism emerged as Australians mourned the 15 people killed by two gunmen at Sydney's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event.

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of terror Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing deaths and injuries, chaos and fear.

Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old who is alleged to have carried out the Bondi Beach terror attack with his father, the slain Sajid Akram, has been charged with 59 offences. Australian investigators are working with their Philippine counterparts after it was revealed the duo took a trip to the country recently.

Local media name the gunmen as Sajid Akram, 50, who died at the scene, and Naveed Akram, 24, who's in a critical condition. They reportedly had links to the Islamic State group.

Thousands of people have returned to Australia's Bondi Beach in the first full day of opening since a mass shooting killed 15 people

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