

The streets of Byron Bay were packed last night as locals and visitors swamped the town for New Year’s Eve.

Dening Park on Main Beach had plenty on offer for families with tons of live music, a silent disco, a light show and roving performers.


Photo Tree Faerie.
Town was a little bit more sedate this morning with only a few dozen hardcore dawn seekers on Byron Beach, most of whom hadn’t been to bed yet, many of them who were still ‘partying’.
Many might have been disappointed by the lack of golden orb in east at sunrise. The sky was still spectacular and the rain had the decency to stay away until everyone had had their full of morning light.



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