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| Catalina in Rose Bay Bondi Icebergs |
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| Paris Hilton at Icebergs in 2007 |
Ever since
Paris Hilton and then boyfriend
Stavros Niarchos III attended the first New Year's Day charity bash at
Bondi Icebergs in 2007 it's been
the recovery party for January 1st but a new competitor looks like stealing Iceberg's thunder.
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| Damion Downey |
Catalina in Rose Bay threw an almost identical party hosted by musician
Damion Downey formerly of
Sneaky Sound System . With his party partner
Tim Holmes a'Court they pulled in around 300 guests, about the same number that attended the Bondi Bash.
Catalina's was slightly marred by the discovery of a body floating beneath the pier the previous day, the result of tragic boating accident but with it's expansive view and large dining room it's certainly a comfortable venue.
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| Chris Brown |
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| Chris Joannou * Laura Csortan |
At the Icebergs and sipping on Veuve Clicquot:
Dan Single and girlfriend
Bambi Northwood-Blyth, Kings Cross nightclub mogul
John Ibrahim, Charlotte Dawson and
Brian McFadden with
Vogue Williams.
At Catalina swilling Pommery and lunching on pancakes and duck sauce-the newly trimmed billionaire
James Packer taking a series of intense looking phone calls and wife Erica,
Laura Csortan and boyfriend
Chris Joannou from
Silverchair and Southeby's
Justin Miller with designer
Danielle Wallace-she flew in from Lake Como.
Missing in action :
Kylie Minogue and
Leonardo DiCaprio.
