The government has approved plans to develop a historic hospital site in Waverley into a seniors living and aged care hub after an eight-year planning battle.

Plus a few memory thoughts.

Concerns over noise, crime and the smell of roasting chooks were just some of the community gripes raised over an outdoor seating proposal.

Physical removal of a part of what makes Bondi the place it is only plays into the hands of the killers, forcing us to transform our world in memory of them.

Emergency services were called just before 6.30pm.