Sydney's New Year's Eve plans hang in balance
For the second year running Sydney's New Year's Eve plans are hanging in the balance.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has hinted crowds will need to avoid the CBD because of coronavirus, saying everyone should assume they will be watching the fireworks on TV
This time last year bushfire smoke had shrouded the bridge.
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during the midnight display during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2020 Getty
However, plans for some kind of crowd presence are moving ahead, just in case a green light is given, with safety bollards now being set up in the CBD.
Under the current arrangement, Sydney's CBD would be split into different zones with firefighters and health care workers given prime vantage points.
The green zones would require a permit while yellow zones, the second tier viewing points, would be open to the public under police supervision.
But this could all change, especially after hundreds gathered on Bronte Beach on Christmas Day, flouting social distancing laws.
Authorities fear the gathering has the potential to become a super spreader event.
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