Revellers have left large amounts of rubbish strewn across Sydney's beaches on Christmas Day after warm temperatures drew big crowds to the water.
Revellers have left large amounts of rubbish strewn across Sydney's beaches on Christmas Day after warm temperatures drew big crowds to the water.
"We usually go first thing in the morning, clean up crews start really early in the morning before the crowds arrive," the spokeswoman said.There was also a large police presence as people left beaches on Wednesday evening."There's police around every year at this time to manage crowds," a spokeswoman for NSW Police said.
One group of about 30 people from the United Kingdom, who met while working on Australian farms, celebrated Christmas Day on the beach with a boom box.
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