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"It's been a tough year for lots of people," Mr Sartor said.
"The drought, the bushfires, the Bali thing has dampened some spirits ... it's (turnout on the night) expected to be slightly down."
However, Mr Sartor said he still expected hundreds of thousands of people to watchthe firework shows from vantage points around the city.
This year's firework shows at 9pm and midnight will be accompanied by music and famousquotes from people such as Shakespeare.
Artistic director Leo Schofield said the firework show had been designed around thetheme of world unity and would be more theatrical than previous years.
Mr Schofield said he expected Global Village, a free three-day world music event inHyde Park to be extremely popular.
The line-up for the event was very impressive, with several international bands beingflown to Sydney, he said.
However, one of the headlining acts, a Cuban band named Bamboleo, has been pulled atthe last minute due to troubles with the Cuban government.
Global Village runs from December 30 to January 1 and will showcase over 35 musical acts.
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