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00:00Sydney's iconic harbour, revellers began arriving well in advance of the New Year's celebrations
00:05to ensure they get a prime spot to see the city's famed fireworks,
00:09many of them having travelled from afar.
00:13I have been flying for about 30 or 40 hours, yes. We just want to take the best viewpoints
00:22and we want to take a live photo, you know.
00:25Australia will be among the first countries to ring in 2025 after the South Pacific Nations
00:30and New Zealand, and for those gathered here, it's a show they wouldn't miss for the world.
00:36I think it's going to be pretty impressive. I'm reading there's like the most fireworks ever.
00:40It's pretty iconic. The view here is amazing. So yeah, just really excited for it.
00:44We came here because like the fireworks are very famous and it's like a bucket list.
00:48So yeah, we came to check it.
00:51And for these visitors from Minnesota,
00:53celebrating New Year's at the height of summer is a welcome novelty.
00:57Happy New Year!
00:58It's cold, very, very cold. Snowy, icy. Yeah, so this is very different from
01:03what we have in America on New Year's Eve.
01:06And there will be an extra special treat for partiers in Sydney
01:10with a special concert laid on, headlined by British pop star Robbie Williams.