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Ballot opens today for NYE Harbour Bridge fireworks viewing
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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9/5/2024
A ballot is being held for free tickets to watch Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks from a key vantage point.
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Well, the countdown is on, not to New Year's Eve, not just yet, we're not ready for that,
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but the countdown is on to snag one of these tickets.
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That's right, Transport for New South Wales is giving away 7,000 free tickets to snag
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a spot on the Carhill Expressway, which is just behind me in the distance, which has
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one of the best views of the Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the New
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Year's Eve fireworks.
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Tickets have been up for grabs from 9am this morning, but there are a number of terms and
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conditions.
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Just because you can put your name down from 9am this morning doesn't actually automatically
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guarantee you a ticket.
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No, you go into a ballot drawer and you have to sit tight for a number of weeks in order
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to find out if you're successful or not.
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In order to apply, you have to be a New South Wales resident.
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You can apply only once, and you can apply for up to five tickets.
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You can ask for a 9pm fireworks display spot or a midnight fireworks display spot, 3,500
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tickets have been reserved for each of those time spots.
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Also, if you're someone with mobility issues or someone experiencing a disability, you
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can apply specifically for accessibility tickets.
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Now, to find out if you're actually successful or not in getting one of these tickets, you
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have to hang tight until about mid-October to about early December.
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That's when Transport for New South Wales will be back in touch and offer you the tickets.
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And then you have to decide if you actually want them.
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So if it doesn't work out with your travel plans or whatnot during New Year's Eve, that's
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okay.
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You can apply for the tickets and then the tickets will go back into the ballot draw
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for someone else.
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So from 9am this morning, you can apply to get one of those tickets.
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And we do understand, you know, it's so competitive to get a really good spot during the New Year's
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Eve fireworks.
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It's so incredibly popular here in Sydney and the Sydney Harbour.
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I hope you're all ready to start thinking about New Year's Eve.
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Thanks to 2024, I guess, already, here's to 2025.
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