Centering on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and surrounding Surrounding Port Jackson , its main events are two pyrotechnic displays : the `` 9pm Family Fireworks '' and the `` Midnight Fireworks '' , both of which are televised Communication nationally with the more popular Midnight Fireworks televised Communication globally .

Centering on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and surrounding Surrounding Port Jackson , its main events are two pyrotechnic displays : the `` 9pm Family Fireworks '' and the `` Midnight Fireworks '' , both of which are televised Communication nationally with the more popular Midnight Fireworks televised Communication globally .

Each year a new theme is chosen Choosing and is regularly viewed Perception_active by more than one million people surrounding Surrounding the harbour and one billion worldwide for the Midnight Fireworks .

The 9pm Family Fireworks were originally the main show lasting around twenty minutes , with the Midnight Fireworks only lasting around three and featuring only the Sydney Tower .

From 1999 onwards the Midnight Fireworks became Becoming the main event of the two .

The 1998 Midnight Fireworks had a length of ten minutes and were increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to twenty five the following Self_motion year .

From NYE 2005 to present Presence the Midnight Fireworks have run Self_motion for twelve minutes in reference Adducing to the 12 months of the year .

Popular songs about the Maralinga story have been written Writing by Paul Kelly , Midnight Oil , Anderson , Bruford , Wakeman , Howe and Alistair Hulett .