<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney is gearing up for its biggest </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-trains-industrial-dispute-new-years-eve-fireworks/819cd091-6234-40ea-bba9-8bfba8cbe53c" rel="" target="_blank" title=" New Year's Eve fireworks "><span>New Year's Eve fireworks</span></a><span> display this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than nine tonnes of fireworks will be set off from 264 firing points, including on the western side of the bridge for the first time ever.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The show will even feature animal-shaped fireworks, drones, and Australian-first aerial platforms for the fireworks to be set off from.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-to-hobart-yacht-race-two-people-dead-in-accidents/ed33c03e-219c-4dd3-8c89-d403db30a11a"><strong><span>Experienced sailors named as two men killed in Sydney to Hobart</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're always looking at how we can evolve our show and believe this will be one of the most innovative New Year's Eve displays in the world," Foti International Fireworks director Fortunato Foti said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The introduction of 80 new positions on the bridge and an additional firing location on the western side has enabled us to extend the footprint of the display and offer people a better view of the fireworks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No matter where you are around the harbour, you're in for a great show."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-gearing-up-for-biggest-every-new-years-eve-fireworks-show/44998348-1a9c-4b34-84e1-8551b28a211e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The show has been carefully crafted around the soundtrack to synchronise the pyrotechnics to music.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The show will begin with the </span><em><span>Calling to Country</span></em><span> fireworks at 9pm, before the main event at 12am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-find-body-in-search-for-missing-nsw-teenage-boy/3502a092-ef71-4d63-8bd5-fc71f702ecfe"><strong><span>Police find body in search for missing boy, 15, who was swept off rocks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Where can I watch the Sydney NYE fireworks?</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the best free viewing points to watch the show include Mrs Macquaries Point, which will open at 10am on December 31.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Spots in the Rocks will also have a great view, opening for crowds from 1pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Blue Waters Point Reserve will also have some great free viewing spots, and will open at 9am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kirribilli will also have areas where the public can settle until the show, opening from 9.30am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For the first time ever, the western side of the bridge will also have pole position, with the show expected to be visible from as far as Leichhardt.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vantage points on the western side also include Simmons Point from 10am, Thornton park from 3.30pm and Birchgrove Park from 8am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-years-eve-2024-weather-forecast-state-by-state-australia/78a15534-acde-450c-a069-fbc5ae399418"><strong><span>Millions in store for 'hot, humid and rainy' New Years Eve</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For those who can't make it into the city to watch the New Year's Eve show, it will be streamed for free on the City of Sydney website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>City of Sydney executive producer Stephen Gilby said the show is expected to cost $6.3 million to put on and will bring in more than $280 million to the local economy,</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our crews are very busy at the moment setting up a dazzling display," Gilby said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Sydney Harbour Bridge will be the centrepiece of a huge 12-minute display bursting into the sky." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For the latest information, vantage points and events information, </span><a href="https://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/" rel="" target="" title="head to the City of Sydney website"><span>head to the City of Sydney website</span></a><span>. </span></div></div>