It's New year's eve in Sydney Australia, home of the fantastic fireworks which they watch all around the world. About 2 million people are expected to crowd harbourside & other vantage points, with a few billion will be watching on line.

3D paper sculpture which is the inspiration for the fireworks

Sydney New Year's Eve site

Sydney NYE timetable

    6:00pm: Aerial displays above the harbour by flying ace Matt Hall
    8:30pm: Start of the Harbour Bridge Pylon Projections
    8:38pm: Welcome to Country ceremony
    9:00pm: Family fireworks
    9:15pm: Harbour of Light Parade
    Midnight: Main fireworks display

Everything you need to know about the spectacular

sandra (time in Sydney is 10.40am, seven & a half hours to the first event, about 13.40 hours to midnight fireworks)