Following its cancellation twice in a row due to COVID-19 restrictions, plans are underway to bring back Coogee’s iconic NYE fireworks in welcoming 2022.
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The Randwick City Council announced that they are currently working hard to plan a beachside Coogee Sparkles New Year’s celebration if public health orders at the time allowed. The decision comes after NSW eased its pandemic restrictions, now that the State has hit the 80% double-dose vaccination target.
“With the changing climate, Council staff are currently investigating how the event could be held safely provided that the Public Health Orders, applicable at the time, permit an event of this type without requiring fencing, ticketing or seating,” Randwick City Council stated.
Council believes hosting the Coogee NYE Fireworks would provide a short but significant free public celebration for the Randwick City community acknowledging the difficult and challenging year that’s been.
Proposals for NYE Celebration
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore reiterated that the Council does not have the capacity to fund or stage the full event during the pandemic given the additional challenges linked to health, transport and crowd management.
In spite of that, he welcomes the idea of hosting a midnight-only fireworks display and began planning for that event.
Northern Beaches Mayor Michael Regan, on the other hand, is encouraging fellow councillors to support a motion regarding the use of drones and laser displays on big celebrations such as New Year’s Eve.
Cr Regan emphasized its benefits to the wildlife, the environment and even domestic animals who find New Year a traumatic event with traditional fireworks. It can be recalled that Council already rejected the use of drones and lasers due to the added expense, but Cr Regan said many countries around the world are already doing it, including Singapore, the UK, and India.
