Where to Watch 2011 Sydney's New Year Eve Fireworks: Best Spots

World famous Sydney's New Year's Eve Fireworks is only few hours from now. Like many Sydneysiders out there, this event is not to be missed. It's a family affair to go out and watch the live fireworks at Sydney Harbour Bridge. However, if you cannot withstand the huge crowd and cold wind, it is usually covered live and can be watched on television.

Here's the list where you can watch the action live if you are here in Sydney:

Sydney - City

Barangaroo
Bennelong Lawn (Lawn with The View), Royal Botanic Gardens
Cahill Expressway, Circular Quay
Campbells Cove, The Rocks
Circular Quay Promenade, Circular Quay
Dawes Point, The Rocks
East Circular Quay
First Fleet Park, West Circular Quay
Fleet Steps (Midnight at the Oasis), Royal Botanic Gardens
Mrs Macquaries Point
Observatory Hill Park, Millers Point
Sydney Opera House
Tarpeian Precinct (Macquarie Street Lawns), Royal Botanic Gardens
The Rocks

SYDNEY EAST
Christison Park, Vaucluse
Duff Reserve, Point Piper
Dumeresq Reserve, Rose Bay
Embarkation Park, Kings Cross
McKell Park, Darling Point
Nielsen Park, Steele Point Rd, Vaucluse
Redleaf Gardens and Beach, Double Bay
Robertson Park, Watsons Bay
Rushcutters Bay Park, Darling Point
Strickland House Lawns, Vaucluse
Yarranabbe Park, Darling Point

SYDNEY-WEST
Bicentennial Park, Glebe
Birchgrove Park, Birchgrove
Clarke's Point, Hunters Hill
Elkington Park, Balmain
Federal Park, Annandale
Illoura Reserve, Peacock Point, Balmain
Lookes Ave Reserve, Balmain
Mort Bay Park, Birchgrove
Pirrama Park, Pyrmont
Simmons Point Reserve, Balmain
Sydney Park, St Peters
Thornton Park, Balmain
Waterdale Reserve, Balmain
Yurulbin Park, Birchgrove

SYDNEY- NORTH
Balls Head Reserve, Waverton
Blues Point Reserve, McMahons Point
Bradfield Park, Milsons Point
Bradley's Head, Mosman
Cremorne Point Reserve, Cremorne Point
Kurraba Point Reserve, Neutral Bay
Manns Point, Greenwich
Mary Booth Lookout
North Head, Manly

SYDNEY HARBOUR - ISLANDS

Clark Island, Sydney Harbour
Cockatoo Island
Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour
Goat Island, Sydney Harbour
Shark Island, Sydney Harbour

Source: City of Sydney Website 

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Sunday is Family Fun Day in Sydney, Australia!

Family Funday Sunday - $2.50 per person train, bus and ferry

Every Sunday is Family Fun Day here in Sydney, Australia. Families are given a special treat in going around the city and the nearby region of New South Wales with a Family Funday Sunday ticket. For a flat fare of $2.50 per person, a family can go to Bondi Beach, Manly, Wollongong, Kiama, Cronulla, and other beaches. One can practically go around and find a Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, or Australian lunch in Sydney's Suburban restaurants. If you love nature, a family can go to the Blue Mountains for bushwalking, or or simply hop-in and out in as many places within Sydney.

Of course there is a catch, the travelling group must be related by family and include at least one child and one adult. The tickets cover all-day travel on a Sunday around metropolitan and outer metropolitan Sydney, including Newcastle and Wollongong.

The ticket also applies to private bus operators in the Sydney metropolitan area, travel on the CityRail network, State Transit buses and Sydney and Newcastle ferries. 

A Typical Sydney Train Taken at Strathfield Train Station

Sydney Central Train Station

Sydney Ferries at the Sydney Harbour

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