Millions of Australians celebrated the New Year with dazzling fireworks displays in Sydney and Melbourne. The Sydney Harbour Bridge saw fireworks from both its east and west sides for the first time, accompanied by a unique underwater-themed soundtrack.
Australia ns have bid farewell to 2024, ringing in the new year with one “world-famous” fireworks display and many others not so famous. More than a million people rushed to the shores of the Sydney Harbour and hundreds of thousands more to the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne to watch the midnight displays.
” David from Argentina was another lucky spectator, snagging a spot at The Rocks. Attending the fireworks show for the first time after arriving in Australia in June, he and his friends were excited to see what all the fuss was about. “We’d heard about it so we thought we’d come out,” he said. “But I’m not partying too hard tonight, I have to work in the morning.
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