Canberra usher in 2024 at 9pm NYE

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The decision to cancel Canberra's midnight fireworks show had heads scratching in the lead up to new years eve, but it doesn't seem to have dampened spirits for many.

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00:00 True to their progressive nature,

00:03 Canberran celebrated the new year ahead of their time.

00:07 (HORSE NEIGHS)

00:09 A controversial decision to cut the midnight fireworks

00:14 meant the nation's capital rang in 2024 three hours early.

00:19 It'd be nice if it was midnight, yes,

00:21 but I think everyone looks at Sydney.

00:23 But the choice didn't seem to bother the thousands of revellers

00:27 who flocked to Lake Burley Griffin for the 9pm show.

00:31 I think it's a lot more accessible for, like...

00:33 There are a lot of, like, young kids here.

00:35 It's good for families, and I'm quite happy being here,

00:38 not at midnight. Might go to bed early.

00:40 We like sleeping. Yeah.

00:42 There won't be much sleeping in the Walsh household

00:45 after baby Evie made a surprise entrance into the world

00:49 nearly two weeks before her due date.

00:51 The doctor last night said, "Oh, you might have one of the first in AZT,"

00:54 and I was like, "No, that's only three hours away.

00:56 "We're not ready for that."

00:58 Mum Jessica and dad Daniel welcoming their second child

01:02 just 28 minutes after midnight.

01:04 It's going to be a very expensive December/January

01:07 for the rest of our lives.

01:09 It was a much calmer night for police,

01:11 who could count on just one hand

01:13 how many people were arrested for antisocial behaviour overnight.

01:17 Five people were taken into custody

01:19 because of their level of intoxication.

01:22 But police aren't taking their finger off the pulse just yet,

01:26 with double demerits to remain in place until midnight tonight.

01:30 In the meantime, there's still plenty of time

01:32 to set a New Year's resolution.

01:34 Just to be happy and healthy, I think, for 2024.

01:37 Lose weight. (LAUGHS)

01:39 Pretty much, that's about it.

01:41 And to squeeze the rest out of what's left of the holidays.

01:45 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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