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Event Information:
Each
major city around Australia holds
New Year's Eve celebrations, usually
accompanied by a fireworks display
amongst other events. Gloucester
Park, a racecourse in central Perth,
is the largest and most recognised
display in the Western Australian
city. In Brisbane, 50,000 people
annually gather at sites around the
Brisbane River in the city to watch
a fireworks display while events are
held in the city and at Southbank to
mark the end of the old year and
take part in the countdown to the
new. The Brisbane fireworks can be
seen for miles around.
For the latest New Year's Eve events
and parties in Brisbane see New
Year's Eve Live
Brisbane's hotels enjoy a roaring
trade at New Year, with visitors
from the nearby Gold Coast, Sunshine
Coast and Queensland hinterland
coming to the state capital to enjoy
the celebrations. Among the most
popular places to stay are the
Hilton Brisbane, Stamford Plaza,
Rendezvous Hotel, Sofitel, Kotel
Ibis, The Marriott and the Quay West
Suites. Advance reservation is
recommended as the city fills up
quickly on New Year's Eve!
The
Brisbane River is the longest river
in south east Queensland, Australia,
and flows through the city of
Brisbane, before emptying into
Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the
first European to explore the river
who named it after the Governor of
New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in
1823. The penal colony of Moreton
Bay later adopted the same name.
Early travellers along the waterway
admired the natural beauty, abundant
fish and rich vegetation alongs its
banks. From 1862 the Brisbane River
has been dredged for navigation
purposes. The river served as an
important carriageway between
Brisbane and Ipswich before a
railway linking the towns was built
in 1875. By the late 1920s, water
quality in the river was
significantly deteriorated. The
river contains excess nutrients,
hydrocarbons, pesticides, bacteria
and is murky.
South
Bank is a cultural, educational and
recreational precinct in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia. The precinct
is located in the suburb of South
Brisbane, on the southern bank of
the Brisbane River. The South Bank
Parklands, which were established on
the former site of World Expo 88,
are one of Brisbane's most popular
tourist attractions. The parklands
are home to many restaurants and
cafés as well as landmarks such as
the Queensland Conservatorium, the
Wheel of Brisbane, the Nepal Peace
Pagoda, Streets Beach (a free
man-made swimming area), and the
Grand Arbour. Approximately
11,000,000 people visit the South
Bank Parklands each year.
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