Preparations underway for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks

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Preparations are underway for this year’s new year's fireworks in Sydney harbour.  This year will mark the first time that fireworks will be launched from the west side of the harbour bridge.

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00:00The New Year is only days away and the set up for the iconic Sydney Harbour fireworks

00:07is in full swing.

00:09Here on Glebe Island in Roselle, this is the most intense time of the year, especially

00:15this time around as the event is set to be the biggest on record.

00:21Crews here have been working tirelessly in the 12 days leading up to the New Year to

00:25make sure the nine tonnes of fireworks on the night go off without a hitch.

00:30Foti Fireworks, who have created the display for 28 years, have taken the show this year

00:36to new heights.

00:37One of the new installations is four aerial drones acting as airborne firework barges

00:43which can each support 150 pyrotechnics.

00:47This year will also mark the first time fireworks will be launched from the western side of

00:51the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

00:52There's now 264 firing points on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, so for the first time we're

00:59firing on the western side of the bridge, so from the lower cord and the gantry, so

01:07we're trying to give the west the same sort of feel as what the east is doing in getting.

01:13Thousands of boats and one million people are expected to attend Sydney Harbour to watch

01:18the event.

01:19Those coming in person are reminded to plan their trip and arrive early, as vantage points

01:25are expected to fill up quickly.

01:27For those bringing in the New Year at home, ABC will be broadcasting the fireworks live

01:33from 8.30pm.

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