Plans to host front line COVID-19 workers on the foreshore for Sydney’s 7-minute New Year’s Eve fireworks have been cancelled over safety fears. The government had allocated a “green zone” around the harbour foreshore including the Opera House just for the nurses, doctors, and others invited to attend from across the state. “Unfortunately, we’re going to have to cancel that,” Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday. “It’s too much of a health risk having people from the regions and from Sydney and from broader regional areas congregate all in the CBD.” Berejiklian promised the government would find another opportunity during 2021 to recognise “what you have done” for the community during the pandemic. “On New Year’s Eve, we don’t want any crowds on the foreshore around Sydney whatsoever,” she said. But people who have a restaurant booking or other hospitality plans in the CBD for New Year’s Eve will be able …
State Cancels Fireworks Plan for Front Line Workers Over Health Risks
December 27, 2020
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