Nothing off the table as premier vows security beef-up

More than a fortnight after bullets rained down on unsuspecting congregants celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach, NSW Premier Chris Minns has flagged major changes to the state's security approach.

"We have to do things completely differently. The situation as it currently stands can't continue," the premier said.

"There's a big challenge ahead of us to rebuild Jewish life in Sydney so I'm not going to take anything off the table."

Fifteen people were killed by two Islamic State-inspired gunmen on December 14 and many more were injured in the nation's worst terror attack.

The state government is actively looking at using the Community Security Group (CSG), which is operated by volunteers to guard synagogues and Jewish events, for added community safety.

The organisation had been in contact with NSW Police weeks before the Bondi attack over heightened risks to Hanukkah celebrations, the premier confirmed.

"We need to have a longer, deeper look at arming CSG," Mr Minns said on Sunday.

"That is a step that we haven't taken in the past, but ... when it comes to ensuring the Jewish community feels safe within their own community ... we need to be able to show and demonstrate that there is going to be security in place to deal with the threat.

"We can't have a situation where we build higher and higher walls and the Jewish community are stuck at home or within their synagogues."

NSW is preparing to bring in the new year with a more visible security presence to send a message after the Bondi attack.

"We haven't, normally, seen on the streets of Sydney long-arm firearms, but NSW Police will have them, and that will be confronting for some people," Mr Minns said.

He added feedback from parents indicated they would feel safer with an increased police presence.

"That includes with the firepower that's required to confront some evil terrorists on a bridge in Bondi if those circumstances were to repeat."

In the wake of the terrorist attack, the NSW government has introduced a slate of new measures, including a crackdown on hate speech and tighter firearm restrictions.

A ban on certain forms of protests after declared terrorist incidents has been introduced, restricting public assemblies in parts of Sydney for 14 days.

Australian Associated Press