No watching NYE fireworks from Sydney harbourside

December 28, 2020 08:12

Plans to allow about 5,000 frontline workers to watch Sydneys New Years Eve fireworks display from the foreshore have been scrapped as the New South Wales government tries to contain the northern beaches coronavirus outbreak.

The state premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced the restrictions for 31 December on Monday as the Avalon cluster grew to 126, with five more locally acquired cases recorded.

Sydneysiders will be barred from the central business district on 31 December unless they hold a venue booking and have obtained an entry permit from authorities.

It means the centre of the city is likely to be eerily quiet on what is normally one of its busiest nights of the year. At the same time, rules on outdoor gatherings have also been tightened.

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