Sydney will celebrate New Year's Eve this month with 'the biggest and brightest' fireworks spectacular yet. The City of Sydney has also announced the Refugee Council of Australia as its new official charity partner for the event.
Sydney will celebrate New Year's Eve this month with"the biggest and brightest" fireworks spectacular yet.
Mr Najarian and his family of Armenian heritage were refugees in Lebanon before they found out Australia was looking at a special intake of 12,000 Syrians and Iraqis for resettlement in 2015.SBS"I couldn't believe that I was in a safe country, that's one of the most important things that I felt when I first came," he said.
"We encourage all people to visit our city on New Year's Eve and those watching at home to donate to this fund via our online fundraiser."The City of Sydney says the symphony of light, colour and sounds will be the most choreographed display to date."It’s about saying welcome to Sydney and welcome to 2020 – to locals, visitors, migrants, refugees and more than one billion viewers across the globe.
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