Revellers said Brisbane's light show to welcome the new year did not disappoint. As tens of thousands lined the Brisbane River swamped beaches and packed pubs to celebrate.
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00:00From the beach, to the banks of the Brisbane River, all eyes were on the skies when the
00:16clock struck midnight and the light show didn't disappoint.
00:20Amazing.
00:21Best fireworks I've ever seen in my life.
00:22There was like rainbows popping up and there was on the top there was like, when they were
00:23spreading out like this, it looked like angel wings.
00:32And just when it seemed like it was all over, there were actually more fireworks, and that
00:37took, and that took like, let me calculate, 20 minutes.
00:41Queenslanders celebrated the final few hours of 2024 in style, dancing, cheering, some
00:54sleeping through.
00:55Thankfully, the early fireworks provided entertainment before some of the kids crashed.
01:00It's good that they do a 7.45 show because we're going to be in bed by midnight.
01:05Revelers were on their best behaviour, most anyway, with 33 arrested in Brisbane, 25
01:12on the Sunshine Coast and 34 on the Gold Coast.
01:15And of course, it's not New Year's without resolutions.
01:19To be more confident in myself.
01:20To get a job to buy stuff.
01:22Others, perhaps a little less achievable.
01:25To become a millionaire.
01:26Some were out bright and early this morning, hitting the beach and the pavement, getting
01:31a jump start on their 2025 goals.
01:34We got up very early actually, 5 o'clock, went for a walk, now walking the dock again.
01:39My plan is to get fitter, because I've become a bit slothful this year.
01:44In Rockhampton, Perid Shea and Jack Hugh started the new year with an early surprise.
01:49It was a couple of weeks early, so we didn't think we'd be having a baby today, but sure
01:53enough at 6.14 this morning, Harry entered the world.
01:56Celebrations of all kinds, from all corners of the state, with one message for all.
02:02HAPPY NEW YEAR!
02:04HAPPY NEW YEAR!
02:06HAPPY NEW YEAR!
02:08Laura Lavelle.