MEGA GALLERY: New Year's Eve in regional Australia

ORANGE: Fireworks light up the Orange skyline. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

ORANGE: Fireworks light up the Orange skyline. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

ORANGE: Fireworks light up the Orange skyline. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

ORANGE: Fireworks light up the Orange skyline. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

ARMIDALE: The crowds gazed skywards as the pyrotechnics brought colour to the darkness. Photo: GRANT ROBERTSON

ARMIDALE: The crowds gazed skywards as the pyrotechnics brought colour to the darkness. Photo: GRANT ROBERTSON

ARMIDALE: The crowds gazed skywards as the pyrotechnics brought colour to the darkness. Photo: GRANT ROBERTSON

NEWCASTLE: Fireworks lit up the Newcastle sky as thousands welcomed in 2014.

NEWCASTLE: Fireworks lit up the Newcastle sky as thousands welcomed in 2014.

NEWCASTLE: Fireworks lit up the Newcastle sky as thousands welcomed in 2014.

NEWCASTLE: New Years Eve Celebrations at Wangi Wangi - shows Theresa Beeston [Bolton Point] , Trish Farrelly [Coal Point] and Samantha Beeston [Bolton point]. Photo: PETER STOOP

NEWCASTLE: New Years Eve Celebrations at Wangi Wangi - shows Mahalia Pascoe [5yrs] and her dad James Pascoe of Brightwaters playing cricket. Photo: PETER STOOP

NEWCASTLE: New Years Eve Celebrations at Maitland - shows Jarrod Watson and his father Michael Watson [both of Metford]. Photo: PETER STOOP

MEGA GALLERY: New Year's Eve in regional Australia

MEGA GALLERY: New Year's Eve in regional Australia

MEGA GALLERY: New Year's Eve in regional Australia

WOLLONGONG: Fireworks at Belmore Basin end 2013 and bring in 2014. Photo: SYLVIA LIBER

WOLLONGONG: Fireworks at Belmore Basin end 2013 and bring in 2014. Photo: SYLVIA LIBER

WOLLONGONG: Fireworks at Belmore Basin end 2013 and bring in 2014. Photo: SYLVIA LIBER

WAGGA WAGGA: Revellers pick their spots early at Wagga Live 2013.

LAUNCESTON: Denise Debattista, of Evandale, Karen Andrews, of Youngtown, April Andrews, of Devonport, and Rebecca Whelan, of Launceston.

BATHURST: New Year's Eve at Victoria Park. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

BATHURST: New Year's Eve at Victoria Park. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

BATHURST: New Year's Eve at Victoria Park. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

BATHURST: New Year's Eve at Victoria Park. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

BALLARAT: Getting an early start to the New Year’s Eve festivities were, from left, Chris Sargent, Tim Miller and Mitch Perryman. Photo: KATE HEALY

MAITLAND: Crowds gathered along the banks of the Hunter River at Maitland to ring in the new year.

MAITLAND: Tom Perry, Josie Murphy, Drew Kell and (back) Bree Perry at the new year's fireworks along the banks of the Hunter River at Maitland.

ALBURY-WODONGA: Chantel Goonan, Tammy Nelson, Adrienne Ryan, Kylie Evers, Liz Clancy, Brigitte Weber and Mel Fisher at the Rydges Albury Masquerade ball. Photo: TARA GOONAN

ALBURY-WODONGA: Fireworks at Birallee Park. Photo: MARK JESSER

ALBURY-WODONGA: Fireworks at Birallee Park. Photo: MARK JESSER

ALBURY-WODONGA: Celebrations at Birallee Park. Photo: MARK JESSER

ALBURY-WODONGA: Adam Prior, Joel Price, Matt McDonald and Adam Knight all from Albury, at Albury Harness Racing. Photo: MARK JESSER