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Australia rings in 2025 with dazzling fireworks and optimistic festive cheer

As one of the first nations to welcome 2025, Australia once again set the benchmark for global New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Australia welcomed 2025 in spectacular style, with stunning fireworks displays and jubilant crowds marking the occasion across the nation.

Sydney led the celebrations, hosting its largest-ever New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganza. More than a million people flocked to the Harbour City, braving long queues and early starts to secure prime viewing spots. By 11am, many vantage points, including Blues Point Reserve and Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, were packed. The 12-minute midnight spectacle, choreographed by pyrotechnics master Fortunato Foti, lit up the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, and surrounding skyscrapers in a kaleidoscope of colour.

Revellers were treated to over 23,000 pyrotechnic shots, 13,000 aerial shells, and 40,000 ground effects, with a soundtrack by award-winning composer Luna Pan. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore described the event as “our biggest NYE spectacle ever,” highlighting new firing locations and uniquely Australian visual effects.

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In Melbourne, crowds thronged the Docklands, Flagstaff Gardens, and the Shrine for rooftop fireworks and a laser show that illuminated 27 skyscrapers.

Brisbane’s South Bank hosted Queensland’s largest-ever fireworks display, featuring more than 80,000 individual pyrotechnics. Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner told Dean Miller on Summer Breakfast, “There’s a little bit of rain around, but that won’t stop the fireworks.”

In Perth, celebrations centred around Elizabeth Quay, with family-friendly shows at 8:30pm and midnight drawing record crowds.

Adelaide’s Elder Park came alive with two displays on the River Torrens, while wild weather in Darwin saw its midnight fireworks brought forward to beat a sudden storm.

Despite the challenges, the mood across the country was jubilant. From Hobart’s Beerfest in Tasmania to early sunsets on Fremantle’s beaches, Australians embraced the festivities.

As one of the first nations to welcome 2025, Australia once again set the benchmark for global New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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