Piccolo's Italian Restaurant, Nakhon Thai, EuroBay, Le Sands Cafe, Bondi Pizza, Hurricanes, Little Sicily and La Rousse French. There is also a very talented family who are experts in the field of magic and perform on the streets at night. The Kiosk, Le Sands Pavilion, Hurricanes Grill and Hogs Breath are on the beach side of The Grand Parade, overlooking the sand and the boardwalk. It was the centre of celebrations after Greece won the Euro 2004 Football (soccer) Cup. Bay Street was also closed at night and a large screen erected during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, however this proved less popular and wasn't repeated for future sporting events. Attractions Brighton Le Sands is the site of the Bicentennial Monument which stands in Cook Park, on the Botany Bay foreshore. It commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet in Botany Bay in 1788. The Greek Australian Sports Hall of Fame was established to commemorate the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. It was originally housed in the old Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol building on The Grande Parade close to the intersection of Bay Street, but was moved further south, when this building was demolished in 2008. A statue of 1896 Greek gold medallist Spyros Louis also stands nearby in Cook Park. A shared paved walkway and cycleway runs the length of Cook Park from Kyeemagh to Sandringham (approximately 7 kilometres) and is popular with both walkers, joggers and cyclists especially on weekends. For cyclists it provides access to the Homebush Bay Cycle route (North from Kyeemagh), and the Cronulla to Kurnell cycleway via the Captain Cook Bridge (South), and also forms part of the Sydney Coastal Walk. Every New Year's Eve, Bayside Council holds a popular family fireworks display over the water at 9pm which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Brighton Beach. Notable residents Michael Dransfield, poet, grew up in Brighton Le Sands June Salter, actress, grew up in Brighton Le Sands and was educated at the local primary school Albert Landa, pianist, grew up in Brighton Le Sands and was educated at the local primary school Population According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 8,325 residents in Brighton Le Sands. 49.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Greece 4.8%, Egypt 2.9%, China 1.9%, New Zealand 1.8% and Italy 1.5%. 42.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other