New Years fireworks?

In one perspective it is like a diesel tractor, but instead farming tourism coin.

Dunno about anywhere east of Eucla, but here in W.A.,professional fireworks displays have automatic exemption from fire bans and no permits required - unless over ridden by local authorities when conditions look dodgy

I agree Mobydisc. Completely inappropriate.

I think fireworks have had their day. They've become boring, as well as environmentally and economically dubious.

I'd like to see alternative visual spectacles developed. I'm thinking dirigibles and tethered blimps blasting projected images and lasers all over the place. That would be cool and you could sell the concepts and the technology.

I find it hard to believe this topic came up and the responces it elicited.

So are we going to ban anything that is outside of the political correct agenda now??

The anti fun totalitarian nazi leftists now have another drum to beat.

I also find it hard to believe this topic has so much energy , so ill ad some
I wouldn't think a proper firework display would kill that many dolphins or raise sea levels. Playing jousting on our BMX with ten shooters is probably a bad idea , ( I miss those days ) , we did play it safe though because we had rubbish bin lid protection I think there banned everywhere now for home use arnt they ?
Its ok for us grumpy old farts to say they are boring because we have seen so many displays . Im old and grumpy and they are still friggin awesome !!!
A light show would also be good , but nowhere near as fantastic. Yes they are old fashioned but that's OK.
Of all the many , many firework displays I've been to I've never seen a bored looking face. I would doubt a firework display would sadden anyone , including a family with a burned house , if anything it would give them something else to think about if only for a few minutes.

Maybe get a few collections tins and use fireworks event as a way to get donations for the fireries. Everyone's a winner then.
Fire works, bright lights, colours and sound, but when your close enough to feel the concussion it's even better.

Imagine if we all stopped using computers and mobiles to post on seabreeze. I think the greenhouse cost to produce the computers/phones/power to run them, so we can whine on forums about global warming etc., would be 1 000 000 times more than some fire works once a year.

Latest news is from the IPCC is there will be a tipping point soon. Once tipped the atmosphere will change and it will be a catastrophe. It's a literal climate emergency and fireworks must be throwing fuel on the fire.

If it's really this bad, like it's going to be a catastrophe with the air becoming poisonous then what to do? Clearly closing down fireworks is a start. It's symbolic that's true. However we are told Australians must take take the lead. Others will follow our lead.

We must make a stand against human induced climate change.

If you were in a submarine with limited air supply you would not light up a cigarette.

Ban fireworks.

I don't want to ban fireworks. I want something better. A better show. Better environmentally. Better technologically. Better economically.

That's what Australia has always prided itself on. Other countries dick around and mess stuff up. Australians come along and quietly get on with fixing things.

In more recent times we've become the do nothing country. We can't do anything because it's too hard or too expensive or it's never been done before. We have to leave stuff up to other countries because they're better at stuff than us.

Just think what a genuine lifestyle of consuming zero non-renewable resources looks like? Then put your hand up if you are truly willing to do it?

Hmm, got me thinking now, just how good a performing setup could one produce using only natural renewable materials? Could you make a half-decent planing short board?