The city is also hosting another major midnight New Year's Eve fireworks display at Mindil Beach Casino. It will enjoy its own 9pm fireworks display and scores of children's entertainers. In Darwin, storms are predicted to start around midnight.īut that is unlikely to put off excited revellers, who will enjoy a free concert by Daryl Braithwaite on the Darwin Waterfront. Paramedics have an extra 241 staff on duty because of an expected spike in cases due to the consumption of liquor and drugs.Ībout 300 police officers are patrolling New Year's Eve celebrations across Brisbane but police forecasted a 'fine celebration for Brisbane' without any particular problems. In Brisbane, around 100,000 people are expected to view its own spectacular fireworks display (pictured) on Tuesday night More than 4,000 people were stuck at Mallacoota, in the state's far east, which was hit by fire about 8.30am on Tuesday. Victoria has also been badly hit by bushfires and four people remain missing after fires tore through East Gippsland. Police warned that telecommunications may go down overnight on Tuesday leaving those stranded even more isolated. ![]() There are currently five emergency-level fires in New South Wales, including the areas of Batemans Bay, Nowra and Charmhaven. ![]() The total death toll for the bushfire season stands at 12. The RFS on Wednesday morning confirmed that a third person also died in the fires on the New South Wales south coast. They had tried to defend their home in Cobargo, in NSW, from bushfires. On New Year's Eve dairy farmer Patrick Salway, 29, and his father Robert, 63, were confirmed dead. Moore added that people viewing the fireworks around the harbour will see a donation link projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons throughout the night. Last year’s countdown on the bridge was brilliantly done and the display met with rapturous applause.Ī very happy New Year to all out Antipodean friends.Thousands of excited New Year's Eve revellers (pictured) are gathered in Sydney's Circular Quay eagerly awaiting the fireworks display The fireworks will be launched from barges on the Bay and from the Sydney Harbour Street.ĩ.08pm - Calling Country – a ceremony with live performances from the indigenous people’s representatives and concert at the iconic Sydney Opera House.ĩ.15pm - Harbour of Light Parade – all the shops and watercraft in the Bay area are decorated with colour and light in this enchanting choreographed event.ġ2.00 - Firework Display from the Sydney Harbour, bridge and surrounding structures which will be televised around the World. He also won the Red Bull Air Race World Championships in July and will thrill spectators with his death-defying abilities.Ĩ.30pm - Pylon Projections and Lighting Effects – there will be a full light show projected onto all the buildings on the shore and harbour front.ĩ.00pm - Family Fireworks – this is the first of the firework events and a precursor to the main event at midnight. Here is what you can come to expect from this year’s event:ħpm - Fire Tug Water Display - spraying gallons of water into the sky which creates a magical sight before the setting sun.ħ.30pm - Country and Smoking Ceremony – carried out by the indigenous Gadigal Elders – an aboriginal clan of people who welcome the world to the celebrations and offer purification ceremonies for the forthcoming year.Ĩpm - Aerial Flying display by Matt Hall, a 3 rd generation pilot who formerly worked for the Royal Australian Air Force as a fighter pilot and latterly an instructor. Last year, in an unprecedented error, the organisers of the light show inadvertently displayed the words ‘Happy New Year 2018 ‘ in error, but to be fair, this was not under the control of Foti Fireworks. Eight generations of Foti have passed on their vast knowledge, love and passion for pyrotechnics and one of their mantras' is ‘no pyro, no party’ which we have to say, we totally agree with. The Foti family is one of the original Italian Firework families who have been in the business of manufacturing and displaying fireworks since 1793 and professionalism and safety are at the core of everything they do. The spectacular firework display, choreographed to music, costs in the region of $6 million Australian dollars and is the responsibility of the Foti Fireworks. More than 1 million spectators packed the foreshore of Sydney Harbour for this epic event of all ages. ![]() WHERE: SIDNEY HARBOUR AND SURROUNDING AREA ![]() WHEN: TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2019 FROM 7PM WHY: FIREWORKS EVENT TO WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR 2020 WHAT: FIREWORKS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE 2020 – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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