Many of the city's spectacular ticketed vantage points sold out well ahead of tonight's display, celebrating themes of Indigenous art and World Pride events in 2023.
Samira Mikhael is a worker at a food truck parked at Mrs Macquarie's Chair at Sydney's Botanical Gardens.
Considered by many as prime real estate for viewing the annual fireworks extravaganza, tickets sold out this year, with some priced up to $500."It's a great atmosphere. It's good for the mind, [and] soul, it really is. "Everybody needs this and tonight there's no COVID restrictions I think it's just going go off with a bang. I really do. Looking forward to it."Vendors said they were expecting 14,000 attendees in the area, but one ticket sales website said capacity was capped at 7,000 people.People are being advised to avoid driving into Sydney's CBD, as roads gradually close from midday and reopen at 4am on New Year's Day.
Extra train, bus and light rail services will be running, and Transport for NSW chief executive Mark Hutchings said people should allow plenty of time to avoid delays. "The CBD tonight is no place for a car and so were strongly encouraging people to get in and out of the city via transport modes we have put on thousands of extra services, we've been planning for this for months," he said.
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