Waverley Council announce bold proposal to rename Bondi Junction ‘West Bondi’

GONE WEST: Waverley Council has unveiled a plan to rebrand the entire Bondi Junction commercial hub as ‘West Bondi.’

“Calling it West Bondi brings it into line with the naming convention for suburbs like ‘North Bondi and South Bondi,” says Waverley Councillor Henrietta Van der Han.

The initiative is pitched as a bid to shake the area’s stubbornly entrenched nickname: ‘The Jungo.’

“We can’t change much of the actual area unfortunately, but at least we can change the name,” admits the councillor.

Local real estate agents support the move.

“‘West Bondi’ is a much easier sell than ‘Bondi Junction,'” says one agent.

“Once you call it West Bondi, you just tack on a few more zeros to the listing price and voila.”

But Bondi residents are not happy.

“I’m sick of Bondi Junction residents claiming to live in ‘Bondi,'” says one Campbell Parade man.

“This council proposal will only make that easier!”

The matter will be discussed at several council meetings before a decision expected later in the year.