Sydney will set off its famous New Year fireworks display after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban. Sydney will set off its famous New Year fireworks display after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban. Pressure had built for Sydney's spectacle to be scrapped before the New South Wales Rural Fire Service approved the event on Monday. Of the 97 fires burning across New South Wales on Monday, 43 were not yet contained. The western suburb of Parramatta decided to forego a fireworks display.

Source: Irish Independent December 30, 2019 08:26 UTC