A potential thunderstorm didn’t dampen the excitement of crowds in Canberra for this year’s New Year's Eve festivities.
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00:00Saying hello to 2025.
00:08Tens of thousands coming out to witness one of the biggest fireworks displays in the capital's
00:13history.
00:14The excitement began to build early in the night.
00:21I love New Year's Eve here, it's easy, it's happy and it's just really nice, there's a
00:28really nice vibe down here so I'd rather avoid the crowds in Sydney.
00:32The festivities were a chance for Canberrans to reflect on the year that was.
00:36I had a really good time this year with my friends.
00:40And also look to the year ahead.
00:43I'm going to be nicer to my siblings, such an angel.
00:47What are your plans for 2025, what do you want to see?
00:53Not much.
00:55Hoping there's less homework.
00:58Some were gearing up for a big night.
01:01I don't need caffeine or sugar to stay awake.
01:04Yeah, me either.
01:05I want to see like a big kaboom.
01:10And they weren't disappointed.
01:12It was lit, it was lit.
01:18While the displays at the lake went off without problems, unofficial fireworks elsewhere in
01:23the ACT are believed to have sparked a number of small grass fires.
01:27But in general, revellers were praised for their good behaviour.
01:31There were only a handful of arrests and no one was caught driving under the influence
01:35of alcohol or drugs.
01:37And while many were out partying, at 19 minutes past midnight, Pippa Elliott became the first
01:43Canberra baby of 2025.
01:46We knew we'd pass midnight when they all said, Happy New Year, so we knew we'd be a New Year's baby.
01:53And she wasn't the only first.
01:55Hundreds of coin enthusiasts descended on the Royal Australian Mint, but only one could
02:00win the prize of minting the first coin of the year.
02:04Very excited.
02:06I did not think I was going to win, so very lucky.
02:10Hoping 2025 will be rich with good times.