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At Merivale, we aim to bring a little magic into the everyday. We are driven to deliver unique and memorable experiences to every person who steps into one of our venues. Owned and run by the Hemmes family for over 60 years, Merivale began as an iconic fashion house started by John and Merivale Hemmes. Merivale’s fashionable beginnings were soon followed by a venture into hospitality, opening a Thai tea café within their Sydney CBD fashion building in 1970. From here, Merivale’s hospitality roots were firmly planted. Merivale is now led by CEO Justin Hemmes, whose creativity and knack for pushing the boundaries has made Merivale what it is today. Hemmes has become a pioneer within the Australian hospitality industry, growing the ever-expanding Merivale portfolio to over 90 brands and venues.

The Apollo Group is a leading hospitality group with popular venues in both Sydney and Brisbane. The Apollo - http://www.theapollo.com.au Cho Cho San - https://www.chochosan.com.au/ Greca - https://www.greca.com.au/ Yoko - https://www.yokodining.com.au/ Olympus - https://olympusdining.com.au

Bondi Icebergs Club is a Registered & Licensed Club featuring a casual dining bistro, various bars, function facilities, TAB and gaming area. The Club also incorporates the famous Bondi Baths that have been a landmark of Bondi Beach for over 100 years. Our Winter Swimming Club dates back to 1929 and owes its origin to the desire of a band of local life savers trying to maintain their fitness during the Winter months. They formed the Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club, drew up a constitution and elected office bearers. Included in the constitution was a rule that to maintain membership it was mandatory that swimmers compete on three Sundays out of four for a period of five years. This rule, known as the “15B rule” still exists and has been the source of much commentary over the years. The Bondi Icebergs become licensed in 1960 and the members moved from a tin shed into comfortable premises with bar & poker machines. A further update took place in the 1970’s enabling the Club to operate on two floors. In 1995 female members were admitted, and in 2002 the Club opened their new premises. The Bondi Icebergs is the only licensed Winter Swimming Club in the world. Since its beginning back in 1929, the Club has forged a reputation as one of Australia’s most famous Winter Swimming Clubs. We could not have reached where we are today without the support of all the members who have been involved with this great Australian swimming club.