putu mayam (rice noodles accompanied by shaved coconut and brown sugar) on the coastal edge of Coogee Beach. Coogee Dawn Service is held on Anzac Day at Coogee Beach annually. The service is held at dawn. The Island Challenge, held in the last weekend in November by the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club, involves a 2.4 km swim out and around Wedding Cake Island (off Coogee Beach). The race began in 2000, attracts hundreds of competitors, and is a prominent fixture on the Sydney ocean swimming scene. Participants may also compete in a 1 km shorter swim, and for participants under the age of 12, an 800m dash is also held. Noted Person Bud Tingwell, actor, (1923-2009) Politics Coogee is part of the City of Randwick, forming the East Ward together with Clovelly. It lies in the Federal electorate of Kingsford Smith (which covers all of south-east Sydney), historically Coogee has been part of the Wentworth and then the Phillp electorates. Coogee is located in the State electorate of Coogee (which also includes the suburbs of Randwick, Waverley, Clovelly, Bronte, and Bondi Junction). After the 2011 state election held on 26 March 2011, Paul Pearce lost the seat of Coogee in a landslide to Liberal candidate and former City of Randwick Mayor Bruce Notley-Smith. Coogee is currently represented by the Australian Labor Party at both the Federal level and the State level. Further reading Guide to Sydney Beaches "Sand in our Souls - the Beach in Australian History" Leone Huntsman, MUP, 2001 References External links Coogee - Sydney.com A Sydney Music Legend Beaches of Sydney Surfing locations in New South Wales