This week we briefed the media on our plans for the spectacular event, which will include more fireworks launched from more locations than ever before.
Particularly exciting: we will be launching fireworks from a barge and 80 new firing positions on the western side of the Harbour Bridge – ensuring a better show for communities on both sides of the landmark.
And this year we’re celebrating the fact that more women than ever before are involved in the celebrations.
From ages 6 to 79, women have been the force behind Sydney’s New Year’s Eve this year. Composers, singers, producers, creatives, technicians and directors have spent more than a year preparing for Sydney’s night of nights that will encompass an incomparable showcase of fireworks, pyrotechnics, lights and music.
As a nod to one of the most powerful female figures in Australia’s history, the 9pm and midnight fireworks shows will honour the spirit of Barangaroo, the Cammeraygal woman who led her people and who embodies the deep connection of Eora women to the waterways of Sydney Harbour.
I may be biased, but I think our NYE celebrations are the best in the world.
It's a moment to come together as a community and it helps us promote Sydney and our stunning harbour setting to the world.
I know a lot of people will be excited to put 2024 and its challenges behind us, looking with hope to the new year.
Whether you’re joining us along the foreshore or watching at home, I hope everyone enjoys the event.
