Australia prepares for biggest-ever New Year's Eve party

Preparations are well under way across the country as Australia gets ready to celebrate New Year's Eve. Organisers in Sydney are guaranteeing the firework display over the harbour will be the best yet.

Melbourne NY fireworks

Source: www.decidertv.com

Organisers in Sydney are guaranteeing the firework display over the harbour will be the best yet.

Every year the Sydney fireworks display is a New Year's Eve highlight viewed around the world.

And this year is likley to be no different, with more pyrotechnics and a tribute to the late 'Queen of Soul', Aretha Franklin.

And honouring her Sydney will - with a total of 8.5 tonnes of fireworks set to blast into the sky to mark the beginning of 2019.

That's 500 kilograms - half a tonne - more than last year, and organisers are using some of the biggest barges ever to carry and launch the sparkling explosives.


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