The extraordinary popularity of the Vivid light shows in Sydney has exploded this year, but quietly, thanks to the ‘Love is in the Air’ drone presentations. Beautiful, colourful figures light up the sky, without the detonations of fireworks that cause such distress to so many.
Celebrations like New Year and Australia Day could be so much better without the sudden explosions that horrify dogs and cats and cause terrified birds to abandon their nests and fly into buildings, and other animals to flee their burrows or run into traffic.


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