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December 31st, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Sydney’s Harbour Bridge has stolen the show with a massive pulsating pyrotechnic rainbow and a cascading golden waterfall as Australians partied into the new year.
The rainbow, a symbol of hope and renewal in keeping with the theme of a Time to Dream, formed the centrepiece of the spectacular $6.5 million show, in which seven tonnes of pyrotechnics rocketed into a perfectly clear night sky.
More than 1.5 million people watched from vantage points around the harbour as multicoloured clouds, bow ties, spirals, hearts, smiley faces and rectangles turned the sky into a riot of light and colour.
An estimated global audience of more than one billion watched on television.
Creative director Marc Newson’s theme – which he said came with a message of hope for a better year ahead – was popular among those in the Botanic Gardens.
“It’s absolutely inspiring, it’s given me a lump in my throat,” Miranda Fiske told AAP.
Connor Burstow, an Irish tourist, added: “It’s a great theme really, spectacular, thought provoking and awe inspiring.”
One person very much hoping for a better year ahead was homeless man David Saluzinski, who spent the night watching the fireworks on Pyrmont Bridge.
“I got made homeless earlier this year, so I’m absolutely hoping next year is better for me – it can’t get much worse,” he told AAP.
Earlier in the night the Harbour Bridge went multilingual as festivities began, with a series of projections, including the words Welcome to Sydney in 16 languages.
In a modern twist on the traditional smoking ceremony, smoke in violet, blue, green and yellow floated across Sydney Harbour to cleanse it for 2012.
The 9pm (AEDT) fireworks then kicked off in an eight-minute pyrotechnic performance from barges, rooftops and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The celebrations were extra special for Jenny and Simon Oakshott, who were celebrating their first wedding anniversary at Darling Harbour.
“It’s a great way to celebrate,” a beaming Mrs Oakshott said.
“We kind of pretend the fireworks are just for us.”
Early reports from NSW police indicated the crowds were well-behaved but paramedics were kept busy.
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital after impaling his thigh when he tried to jump over a fence at the Botanic Gardens.
And in Wollongong, an intoxicated 56-year-old man fell four metres off a break wall at Belmore Basin and suffered head injuries.
In Queensland, 500,000 revellers congregated at the entertainment hubs in the city, Fortitude Valley and South Bank parklands to see in 2012 with fireworks.
Fireworks also took place at the Surfers Paradise foreshore with smaller displays throughout the Gold Coast region.
Melbourne’s celebrations attracted about 600,000 people to the central business district.
As the clock struck midnight, the city’s skyline burst into a golden firework spectacular as a tribute to its links to the gold rush.
The city welcomed 2012 with $2.6 million celebrations involving 10 tonnes of fireworks exploding from 17 locations.
In Canberra, crowds in Civic Square and throughout the national capital enjoyed a 15-minute fireworks spectacular at midnight as well as a show for families earlier in the evening.
Revellers in Tasmania rang in the New Year at the Falls Festival and along Hobart’s waterfront.
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