NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb warns Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks could be canceled due to potential rail disruptions and safety concerns for the large crowds expected.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has threatened to recommend cancelling Sydney 's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks display if ongoing rail action means police cannot guarantee the safety of crowds. Webb said she held 'grave concerns' for the safety of the 250,000 people expected to attend the event in the CBD if they could not get home safely.
'When it's time to go home, and the fireworks are over, the job is to get them out safely and quickly, and if there's no transport, we can't do that, and I can't guarantee safety,' Webb told reporters. Webb said she held 'grave concerns' for the safety of the 250,000 people expected to attend the event in the CBD if they could not get home safely. The Federal Court on Thursday stopped the state government's bid to block work bans by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union. The decision opened the doors to immediate industrial action, which is meant to ramp up ahead of New Year's. Union Secretary Toby Warnes said that RTBU members would 'do whatever it takes to achieve what they deserve' following the decision. Authorities continue to battle multiple out-of-control fires across Victoria Union Secretary Toby Warnes said that RTBU members would 'do whatever it takes to achieve what they deserve.' 'We don't yet know to what extent the unions intend to bring the existing bans back into play from today but we will be working to understand that as soon as possible,' Transport for NSW Secretary Josh Murray said yesterday. Transport Minister Jo Haylen said yesterday that making late changes to the network under industrial action would not be easy.'You can't just move it around with the click of your fingers and expect that is going to service the millions of people across Sydney that rely on it each and every day.
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