00:00As the sun set on 2024, thousands of Western Australians flocked to the coast to celebrate.
00:12Early events in Fremantle and Elizabeth Quay had a family focus.
00:15It's so nice to be with all the families, all the kids, having a great time here, everybody's
00:19having a good dance.
00:23With the kids in bed, revelers kicked on with more than 100,000 people flooding events across
00:29the city.
00:30No better place on earth to be here in Perth, on New Year's Eve.
00:37Happy New Year!
00:38And 2025 was welcomed with a bang, with firework displays at half past eight and midnight.
00:49It just looked beautiful, like one of the best fireworks I've ever seen.
00:53The night ended early for some, with more than 120 arrests across the state.
00:58There was also a test of WA's new knife laws, with hundreds of scans, but fewer than ten
01:03edged weapons seized.
01:07But police say the crowds were largely well behaved.
01:10Most of Western Australians enjoy the night, they bring families, they bring kids and they
01:14have a good time and that's what we want too.
01:17With temperatures heading for the high 30s in Perth, many enjoyed the first day of the
01:23year by the beach.
01:25Some started with exercise, others reflected on their goals for the new year.
01:30Learn to be happy within myself.
01:32Just excited for what's ahead, it's a blank canvas to get to create whatever we like.
01:37Turning a new page for a new year.
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