The decision to cancel Canberra's midnight fireworks show had heads scratching in the lead up to new years eve, but it doesn't seem to have dampened spirits for many.
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00:00 True to their progressive nature,
00:03 Canberran celebrated the new year ahead of their time.
00:07 (HORSE NEIGHS)
00:09 A controversial decision to cut the midnight fireworks
00:14 meant the nation's capital rang in 2024 three hours early.
00:19 It'd be nice if it was midnight, yes,
00:21 but I think everyone looks at Sydney.
00:23 But the choice didn't seem to bother the thousands of revellers
00:27 who flocked to Lake Burley Griffin for the 9pm show.
00:31 I think it's a lot more accessible for, like...
00:33 There are a lot of, like, young kids here.
00:35 It's good for families, and I'm quite happy being here,
00:38 not at midnight. Might go to bed early.
00:40 We like sleeping. Yeah.
00:42 There won't be much sleeping in the Walsh household
00:45 after baby Evie made a surprise entrance into the world
00:49 nearly two weeks before her due date.
00:51 The doctor last night said, "Oh, you might have one of the first in AZT,"
00:54 and I was like, "No, that's only three hours away.
00:56 "We're not ready for that."
00:58 Mum Jessica and dad Daniel welcoming their second child
01:02 just 28 minutes after midnight.
01:04 It's going to be a very expensive December/January
01:07 for the rest of our lives.
01:09 It was a much calmer night for police,
01:11 who could count on just one hand
01:13 how many people were arrested for antisocial behaviour overnight.
01:17 Five people were taken into custody
01:19 because of their level of intoxication.
01:22 But police aren't taking their finger off the pulse just yet,
01:26 with double demerits to remain in place until midnight tonight.
01:30 In the meantime, there's still plenty of time
01:32 to set a New Year's resolution.
01:34 Just to be happy and healthy, I think, for 2024.
01:37 Lose weight. (LAUGHS)
01:39 Pretty much, that's about it.
01:41 And to squeeze the rest out of what's left of the holidays.
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