1. Sydney:
In a festive and celebratory frame of mind, get ready to enjoy the brilliant New Year's Eve fireworks displays over Sydney Harbour. Sydney is world-renowned for these themed and colorful fireworks displays. The fireworks are set off from the iconic Harbour Bridge and six barges around the harbor.
The thrill of the show can be seen from a number of great locations from Balmain in the inner west to Taronga Zoo in the north and Vaucluse in the east. It can also be seen by ticketed events on Harbour Island, on harbor cruises or up close from waterfront restaurants.
Let the prelude entertainment and 9pm family fireworks warm up the midnight spectacle. Sydney will also have two fireworks displays at Darling Harbour and smaller shows at Manly and Bondai beaches.
2. Melbourne:
Welcome in the New Year with big, free celebrations at six city venues along the Yarra River. Welcome the New Year with bands, DJs and comedians at Birajonmal Park or enjoy family-friendly movies, magic and dancing at Alexandra Park. Attend a great party at Federal Plaza or join traveling performers and enthusiastic crowds along the South Shore Walkway.
Picnic on the Victoria Harbour Walk or find a spot in the beautiful Waterfront City Plaza in the Docklands. All locations have access to two fireworks displays, one at 9:15 p.m. for the whole family and the other at midnight to usher in the New Year.
3. Perth:
Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new with countless well wishes and free entertainment at a street party in Northbridge. James Street is decked out as a pedestrian mall for young and old alike, with outdoor dining and lively street performances to get you in the mood for a lively celebration. Catch musical performances that can't be stopped on multiple stages, from DJs and big swing bands to hip-hop groups.
Entertainment over the past few years has also included swing dancing, aerial stunts, laser shows, a huge bounce dance party, digital sculptures and comedy shows. You can also head to Gloucester Park for the annual ticketed celebration, where you can count down to the New Year, which is announced by dazzling fireworks at midnight.
4. Brisbane:
Welcome in the new year with a bang at Brisbane's Southbank Park, along with live music, prom parties for all ages, free movies and two spectacular fireworks displays. Festivities start at midday, get crazy with the DJ beats on the man-made beach or get an early vantage point on the Clem Jones Walkway and get ready for the fireworks.
Catch live music under the three stages on Little Stanley Street or get into the powerful sounds of the free dance party at Suncorp Plaza. For families, Culture Square is ready for carnivals, cotton candy, kids' contests and movies. Feel the crowd's emotions at 8:30 p.m. and midnight when fireworks go off over the Brisbane River.
Expanded profile: Australia:
About Australia:
The Commonwealth of Australia (English: The Commonwealth of Australia), or simply "Australia" (Australia). Its territory covers an area of 7,692,024 square kilometers, located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, surrounded by the sea on all sides, is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent, so also known as "Australia".
Australia, with its unique flora, fauna and natural beauty, is a multicultural country of immigrants. The word Australia, which originally meant "southern continent", is a variation of the Latin word terraaustralis (southern land). When Europeans discovered the continent in the 17th century, they mistakenly thought it was a piece of land leading straight to the South Pole, so they named it "Australia".
Australia was originally inhabited by Australian Aborigines, and in the 17th century, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch colonizers arrived in the country; it became a British colony in 1788, a self-governing territory of the United Kingdom in 1901, and an independent country within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931.
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