Sydney Harbour is a location that dazzles visitors most days, but today preparations are underway for the most dazzling event of the year. It’s estimated around a million people are gathering around the harbour foreshore to welcome in 2025 with a bang. Organisers say it’ll be the biggest display on record.
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00:00As the sun rose for the last time in 2024, revelers were up bright and early, eager to
00:09get the best seats in town.
00:10Welcome to Sydney guys! Habibi!
00:14Australia's east coast is one of the first places in the world to bring in the new year,
00:19and people travel across the globe to get a glimpse of Sydney's celebrations.
00:24We came here because the fireworks are very famous and it's like a bucket list.
00:28We're from Minnesota in the United States.
00:30We love to travel as a family and this seemed like the last big adventure here on New Year's Eve.
00:35I have line up at 1.30pm yesterday.
00:40We want to take the best view point and we want to take a live photo, you know.
00:44It's estimated more than one million people are lining the harbour foreshore to watch
00:49the fireworks display, the biggest in Sydney's history.
00:53Some waited hours just to claim their spot, giving them plenty of time to make big plans
00:58and resolutions in time for the new year.
01:02My new year's resolution is to travel as much as possible.
01:04Hopefully just to get better at school work, honestly.
01:07Quit vaping.
01:08Like to work on my Australian accent.
01:11G'day, we tried to see some kangaroos the other day, we didn't, we weren't too successful.
01:18But one thing won't be resolved going into 2025, a bitter dispute between the rail unions
01:24and the state government that threatened to derail this year's fireworks.
01:28They did agree on one thing, to keep services running tonight to help party goers get home safely.
01:33So if we rely on Uber or something, it will be very expensive for us.
01:37So it is a good thing that it was sorted out.
01:41But for those not willing to take part in the city chaos, suburbs across Sydney are
01:46putting on their own displays.
01:48Easier, easier access, more comfortable and the fireworks are going to be right there.
01:55With smiles, snacks and a lot of patience, the revellers now wait for the sky to light up.
02:01Happy New Year!
02:03Happy New Year!
02:05Feliz Año Nuevo!
02:07Happy New Year!