The mayor of North Sydney has strongly criticised the government’s move to ticketed New Year’s Eve events along the Sydney Harbour foreshore.
North Sydney Mayor Zoe Baker said the council was “put in a really difficult position” because the government and police insisted on strict security measures and ticketing at its prime harbourside viewing locations.“It’s a cost shift from the state government [and] it will constrain the sense of celebration by the harbour,” she said. North Sydney agreed to ticketed entry at major sites, but this time decided not to charge people to attend.
About 40,000 once attended Bradfield Park, underneath the Harbour Bridge, but that is now ticket-limited to 17,000. Blues Point used to attract as many as 15,000; this year, it is capped at 7400. All three of North Sydney’s ticketed sites sold out in days but, as they are free, there is no guarantee those people will show up.North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker on ticketed events on New Year’s Eve
Crowds used to pile into Mrs Macquarie’s Chair to be among the first in the world to usher in the new year.The 22,000-capacity Dawes Point Park, underneath the Harbour Bridge, is free and unticketed – it opens at 1pm on the day, although alcohol is banned. All Inner West Council viewing areas on the Balmain peninsula are free and unreserved, with the same prohibition on booze.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore has recently embraced free ticketing for some City of Sydney-managed viewing sites, but is a long-standing critic of charging people to access the foreshore. Baker said North Sydney Council was unhappy and next year she would lobby for more open and inclusive arrangements. “We think it’s the worst of both worlds in that it restricts the number of people while pushing the costs on to the council without us having any autonomy,” she said.
michaelkoziol all that money she pays could fix the CBD foot paths......do it once do it right
michaelkoziol Good, its ridiculous the rich already get bloody everything in NSW.
michaelkoziol About time
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