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Queenslanders swamp Brisbane riverbanks, beaches to herald in 202
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/1/2025
Revellers said Brisbane's light show to welcome the new year did not disappoint. As tens of thousands lined the Brisbane River swamped beaches and packed pubs to celebrate.
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From the beach, to the banks of the Brisbane River, all eyes were on the skies when the
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clock struck midnight and the light show didn't disappoint.
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Amazing.
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Best fireworks I've ever seen in my life.
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There was like rainbows popping up and there was on the top there was like, when they were
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spreading out like this, it looked like angel wings.
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And just when it seemed like it was all over, there were actually more fireworks, and that
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took, and that took like, let me calculate, 20 minutes.
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Queenslanders celebrated the final few hours of 2024 in style, dancing, cheering, some
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sleeping through.
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Thankfully, the early fireworks provided entertainment before some of the kids crashed.
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It's good that they do a 7.45 show because we're going to be in bed by midnight.
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Revelers were on their best behaviour, most anyway, with 33 arrested in Brisbane, 25
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on the Sunshine Coast and 34 on the Gold Coast.
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And of course, it's not New Year's without resolutions.
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To be more confident in myself.
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To get a job to buy stuff.
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Others, perhaps a little less achievable.
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To become a millionaire.
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Some were out bright and early this morning, hitting the beach and the pavement, getting
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a jump start on their 2025 goals.
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We got up very early actually, 5 o'clock, went for a walk, now walking the dock again.
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My plan is to get fitter, because I've become a bit slothful this year.
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In Rockhampton, Perid Shea and Jack Hugh started the new year with an early surprise.
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It was a couple of weeks early, so we didn't think we'd be having a baby today, but sure
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enough at 6.14 this morning, Harry entered the world.
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Celebrations of all kinds, from all corners of the state, with one message for all.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Laura Lavelle.
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