Sydney rang in the New Year in traditional style earlier today but there was one minor hitch.

The people in charge of projecting images apparently thought they were heading into 2018 instead of 2019.

A sign on the Sydney Harbour Bridge mistakenly said ‘Happy New Year 2018!’.

Luckily the message was not up for too long and not many people noticed (except eagle-eyed reddit users).


Well, this is embarssing (Picture: BepisMex/Reddit)

An estimated million people crowded Sydney Harbour for a spectacular fireworks celebration.

It was one of the most complex displays in Australia’s history that included gold, purple and silver fireworks accompanied by Aretha Franklin’s ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.



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At least the fireworks were good (Picture: nups486/Reddit)

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The show used 8.5 tons of fireworks and featured more than 100,000 pyrotechnic effects.

Earlier, a thunderstorm drenched tens of thousands of people as they gathered for the annual display.

In Melbourne, 14 tons of fireworks were used, while Brisbane saw 85,000 people come out to watch fireworks exploding from five barges moored on the Brisbane River.

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