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In complete agreement with Chris, here, you guys complaining about Sydney's fireworks don't even live there.
Some of my fondest end-of-year memories have entailed joining my best friends, early on in the afternoon and securing a spot on Bennelong Point (Sydney Opera House foreshore) and having a wonderful time catching up, recounting the year, and waiting in anticipation of the awesome displays at both 9 PM and at midnight. The other simple pleasure has been sailing on the harbour on a time-shared catamaran on New Year's Eve. The atmosphere is incredible.
There are louts and drunks in a lot of the other areas, but, the foreshore is blocked off and you are screened for carrying alcohol -- the security guards will even make you open your bottles of Coke and sniff for alcohol. It is a family area.
For those of you complaining about money not being channeled through to worthy causes, write to your local minister. But, then, you will complain that politicians are useless.. The fireworks are taxpayer funded. And, to be perfectly honest, I am quite happy that a few cents out of my tax goes towards a fun evening. Waa waa boo hoo light pollution smoke pollution waa waa boo hoo. Get over it. It's for one night a year and has absolutely no impact on a global scale whatsoever.
Regards,
Humayun
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