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Sydneysiders are preparing for new year’s celebrations
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/31/2024
Vantage points across Sydney have started to fill up as revellers get closer to welcoming in the new year. Those that have spent their day by the harbour don’t have long to wait now until the first display lights up the sky.
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Tonight, in Sydney, nine tons of fireworks are going to be set off.
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They'll be firing from 16 locations linked by 80 kilometers of cable.
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And it's expected to be the biggest display yet, with 30,000 individual fireworks firing
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from the harbour bridge behind me.
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And for the first time ever, they'll be firing from the western side of the famous landmark
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too.
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That wasn't enough.
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Drones are going to be lighting up in formations over the water.
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But before this gets underway, there'll be another display at 9pm.
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These family-friendly fireworks are a celebration of land, sea and sky created by an indigenous
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group and will take over 20 minutes.
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Three hours later, the New Year will be brought in with a 12-minute display lighting up the
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sky from the Opera House, skyscrapers and the bridge.
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Many of the people around me have been waiting along the foreshore since the early hours
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of the morning for this, and some even since yesterday afternoon.
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They've been managing to keep themselves entertained until now, but now there's only just hours
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until the big show gets underway.
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