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Thousands across WA gather in Perth for New Year Festivities
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/2/2025
Thousands of people across WA have welcomed the New Year, with festivities in Perth including two huge fireworks displays. Temperatures soared as the celebrations continued today, with many spending the first day of the year at the beach
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As the sun set on 2024, thousands of Western Australians flocked to the coast to celebrate.
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Early events in Fremantle and Elizabeth Quay had a family focus.
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It's so nice to be with all the families, all the kids, having a great time here, everybody's
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having a good dance.
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With the kids in bed, revelers kicked on with more than 100,000 people flooding events across
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the city.
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No better place on earth to be here in Perth, on New Year's Eve.
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Happy New Year!
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And 2025 was welcomed with a bang, with firework displays at half past eight and midnight.
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It just looked beautiful, like one of the best fireworks I've ever seen.
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The night ended early for some, with more than 120 arrests across the state.
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There was also a test of WA's new knife laws, with hundreds of scans, but fewer than ten
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edged weapons seized.
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But police say the crowds were largely well behaved.
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Most of Western Australians enjoy the night, they bring families, they bring kids and they
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have a good time and that's what we want too.
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With temperatures heading for the high 30s in Perth, many enjoyed the first day of the
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year by the beach.
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Some started with exercise, others reflected on their goals for the new year.
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Learn to be happy within myself.
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Just excited for what's ahead, it's a blank canvas to get to create whatever we like.
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Turning a new page for a new year.
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