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New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne are spread out at various locations along the Yarra River at the Docklands, Federation Square, Alexandra Gardens, Birrarung Marr, Southbank, Waterfront City and New Quay and of course at Albert Park Lake.   These celebrations, including live music and fireworks, have grown bigger and now attract crowds of 600,000 - 750,000, making it the second largest New Year's Eve celebrations in Australia.   For the 2007/08 celebrations, separate fireworks displays are held at 9:00 and midnight with fireworks let off from many locations, whilst live music and other events continued from the early evening into the early hours of the morning. Melbourne is the events city and there is no bigger event than New Years Eve and Melbourne does it so well.

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Road Closures

Due to road closures and expected congestion in the City on New Year’s Eve, public transport is the best way of getting to and from the festivities.  (See public transport above)

Princes Street Bridge

Pedestrian access on Princes Bridge will be monitored and restricted on New Year’s Eve. Princes Bridge will be a managed thoroughfare only and a ‘No Stopping Policy’ will apply. Neither the Family Fireworks Show nor the Midnight Fireworks Spectacular will be viewable from Princes Bridge.

New Years Eve road closures

From 5am, Flinders St (Russell to Queen Sts) will be a Tow Away Zone. From 6.30pm city road closures will commence. See below for full details. Note, further traffic disruption may occur at Yarra River crossover points during the fireworks displays.

Road closures will be in place at the following locations:

Flinders St - Exhibition to Queen St - 6.30pm - 2am
Swanston St - Collins St to Princes Bridge - 6.30pm - 2am
Princes Bridge - 6.30pm - 2am
St Kilda Road - Princes Bridge to Linlithgow Ave - 6.30pm - 2am
Queensbridge St (South) - Flinders to Whiteman St - 6.30pm - 1am
Queensbridge St (North) - Flinders to Whiteman St - 11.30pm - 1am
Batman Ave - Flinders to Swan St

CityLink Batman Ave (Flinders & Swan Streets) is toll-free 6pm 31/12/06 - 6am 01/01/07 for easy access to the City. E-TAG devices will beep to show account status.

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Public Car Parks are open

For further information relating to traffic conditons in a around melbourne see VicRoads .

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