Fireworks Sydney

2022 - 12 - 31

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Sydney Morning Herald"

Meet the Foti family behind Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks (The Sydney Morning Herald)

What started out as a family operation in Italy in the 1700s now lights up Sydney's NYE fireworks show which is beamed around the world to millions.

you probably wouldn’t be able to do it these days but it is how we grew up,” he said. “Things started booming in the mid-90s and ever since we’ve been growing and growing,” Sam said. He lived in Kogarah for three months before the rest of the family arrived and moved to southwest Sydney and again started doing what they did best: working with fireworks.

Non-ticketed Sydney locations filling up for fireworks display (Sky News Australia)

Watchers are arriving hours in advance to secure prime viewing positions for the fireworks at the non-ticketed locations.

Crowds flock to Sydney for biggest New Year's Eve celebrations ... (ABC News)

Key points: It will be Sydney's biggest New Year's Eve turnout since before the pandemic. Fireworks will highlight Indigenous art and rainbow colours ahead of ...

"The community has been through a lot this year and we know this is New Year's Eve post COVID restrictions. Looking forward to it." I really do. Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore said this year's display would be the "best ever" with a special focus on Indigenous art and rainbow colours ahead of World Pride celebrations beginning in February, and the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. About half-a-billion people around the world are expected to watch the broadcast of events in Sydney, as one of the first major cities in the world to ring in 2023. - Around half-a-billion people around the world are expected to watch the broadcast of Sydney's events

Sydney New Year's Eve Fireworks Display to Celebrate World Pride ... (Gay Nation)

Sydney's World Pride 2023 will be showcased tonight as part of the city's iconic New Year's Eve Fireworks display as the Progress Pride flag colours.

The midnight fireworks will conclude with a rainbow waterfall from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, surrounded by bursts of colour around the harbour. At midnight, the main event will begin with 2,000 fireworks launched from the sails of the Sydney Opera House and 7,000 effects fired from 184 positions on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This nod to the World Pride festival, which will take place in Sydney in February, adds a further element of inclusion to the celebration.

'Tax on fun': Outrage over NYE firework prices (NEWS.com.au)

The hefty cost of some viewpoints to watch Sydney Harbour's New Year's Eve fireworks have sparked calls for the fees to be scrapped or reduced.