A VERY happy new year! Revellers dance in the street after Sydney’s controversial fireworks display sets off the night with a bang – and it looks like there will be some sore heads tomorrow
- Revellers in Sydney brought in the new year with a bang after controversial fireworks display went ahead
- One group of women were seen dancing in the street outside a busy bar and couples were seen kissing
- Comes after more than a million people gathered at Sydney Harbour to watch $6.5million fireworks display
- There were calls for the event to be called off completely after bushfires ravaged NSW and Victoria
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Revellers partied late into the night after the Sydney’s controversial fireworks display kicked off the new year with a bang.
Sydney was illuminated in a $6.5 million New Year’s Eve firework spectacular despite calls to cancel the event amid devastating bushfires.
More than a million New Year’s Eve people gathered around Sydney Harbour to watch the display.
Pictures show party-goers continuing to celebrate hours after stunning spectacle of light illuminated the city’s sky thanks to fireworks launched from eight pontoons and four main barges.
Pictures show party-goers continuing to celebrate hours after stunning spectacle of light illuminated the city’s sky
It was all too much for this blonde reveller who yawned as she and her friends walked through the busy crowds
The glamorous woman was in high spirits as she walked home. She looked stunning in her pink frilly dress which she paired with wedge shoes and and a brown bag
It was all too much for this blonde reveller who yawned as she and her friends walked through the busy crowds.
The glamorous woman was in high spirits as she walked home. She looked stunning in her pink frilly dress which she paired with wedge shoes and and a brown bag.
One group of young women chose to dance in the street rather than join a long queue for a nearby bar.
Enjoying the warmer weather: One woman looked like she was enjoying the evening in a strapless dress
Two women embrace during New Year’s Eve festivities in Sydney Harbour on December 31
Another photo showed a group of young women in short dresses dancing in the street rather than joining the long queue to get in to a nearby bar
One woman let loose and she danced with her friend on the streets of Sydney
A woman in a yellow top and a burnt orange skirt and white sneakers joined the dance party outside the venue
A woman in a yellow top and a burnt orange skirt joined the dance party outside the venue.
Other party-goers celebrating the new year kicked-off the year with a kiss.
One couple can be seen in an intimate embrace during the New Year’s Eve festivities.
Other party-goers celebrating the new year kicked-off the year with a kiss. A blonde woman kisses a man during the festivities
The couple were later seen in an intimate embrace. She worse a leopard print skirt and a black lacy top with a black bag
A man and a woman can be seen hugging at the New Year’s Eve festivities. He holds a purple bag and wears a blue jacket
But the year didn’t start on a high for everyone.
One woman in a pink jacket and a bored expression is pictured sitting on top of a suitcase while holding two backpacks.
A man is manhandled by police after an altercation outside a venue.
One woman in a pink jacket and a bored expression is pictured sitting on top of a suitcase while holding two backpacks
As the clock struck midnight, the 12-minute-long display kicked off, creating a stunning spectacle of light which took 15 months to plan.
It came as more than 130 fires were still ablaze across NSW, with five at an emergency level.
But some Australians have criticised the extravagant display, saying it was ‘inappropriate’ given the devastation faced by hundreds of families who have lost their homes to bushfires.
As the clock struck midnight, the 12-minute-long display kicked off, creating a stunning spectacle of light which took 15 months to plan
Fireworks explode from the Sydney Opera House as crowds of revellers gather around to watch the display
One wrote on Twitter: ‘My parents are without power, their town is cut off, and the southerly is blowing another fire towards them. A fireworks show feels like a huge slap in the face.’
Another added: ‘Members of my family are spending tonight huddled together on a boat ramp waiting while bushfires bear down, and our PM is throwing a party.’
Despite the controversy, the midnight display went ahead much to the delight of the thousands of people who camped out all day to see the show.
Sydney locals and tourists alike queued for hours on New Year’s Eve to secure prime viewing positions for the harbour fireworks, with more than one million people descending on the city to ring in 2020.