Extreme weather conditions and total fire bans are going to affect how people in various parts of Australia see in the new year.
Bushfires are still ravaging parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. For some, this may mean spending New Year's Eve inside an evacuation centre or without their friends and family.
And across the country towns and cities have cancelled their New Year's Eve fireworks displays.
But this isn't going to stop revellers from ringing in the new decade with a bang.
Here's what we can expect tonight.
New South Wales
Sydney will be going ahead with its world-class firework display after the NSW Rural Fire Service granted organisers an exemption from a total fire ban.
On Monday, with the RFS declared a total fire ban across 11 areas in New South Wales, including Greater Sydney, the Illawarra and Shoalhaven, Far South Coast and Southern Ranges.
It said organisers must apply for an exemption to hold their fireworks displays in areas where total fire bans were in place.
Sydney's scheduled 9:00pm fireworks were delayed until 9:15pm due to high wind.
In the southern Sydney suburb of Bright-Le-Sands, NSW Police announced that the 9:00pm fireworks had to be cancelled due to "adverse weather conditions".
According the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), strong winds were making their way up the NSW coast and reaching the Sydney area.
BOM advised people on or around the harbour that they should take care.
Fireworks displays in many regional areas were cancelled or postponed, include those in Wollongong, Maitland, Orange, Berry, Shoalhaven, Huskisson, Armidale, Port Macquarie and Tweed Heads.
Victoria
Melbourne's CBD is planning to light up the sky for 10 minutes as the clock strikes midnight.
And there are fireworks at 9:30pm at Yarra Park and Footscray Park.
Queensland
Fireworks displays at Brisbane's South Bank are expected to go off at 8:30pm and midnight.
At the Gold Coast, fireworks displays will take place at Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, at 8:00pm and again at midnight.
There will also be fireworks set off from Coolangatta Beach at Kirra Groyne 9:00pm and at midnight; Coomera at 9:00pm; Harley Park in Labrador at 8:00pm; the Paradise Point Parklands at Paradise Point at 9:00pm; along Surfers Paradise Beach at 8:00pm and midnight; and at Varsity Promenade in Varsity Lakes at 8:30pm.
Western Australia
In Perth, beyond the ticketed events there are free New Year's Eve celebrations planned across the city to welcome 2020.
The City of Perth is throwing a party from 6:00pm in Yagan Square and the Perth Cultural Centre, with live music, fireworks at 9:00pm and midnight, children's entertainment and street performers.
City Beach will light up with fireworks at 10:00pm, and Rottnest Island will host entertainment and children's activities from 4:00pm, with a fireworks display at 9:00pm over Thomson Bay.
South of the river, Mandurah and Rockingham are holding family-friendly events on the eastern foreshore and at Churchill Park, with live music and fireworks at 9:00pm and midnight.
South Australia
In Adelaide, fireworks will be held at Elder Park and along the bank of River Torrens.
There will be two fireworks displays, at 9:00pm and midnight.
Although calls for this year's firework display to be cancelled were rejected by Adelaide City Council and its Mayor, the event will be held as a fundraiser to assist bushfire victims.
Funds raised during the celebrations will go to St Vincent de Paul, the nationally allocated not-for-profit organisation for the National SA Bushfire Appeal.
Northern Territory
In Darwin, two 10-minute fireworks displays will be held along the city's waterfront, at 9:00pm and midnight. Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite will be headlining the night's entertainment.
ACT
Canberra's New Year's Eve fireworks displays have been cancelled with a total fire ban declared for the ACT until 6:00am on January 1, 2020.
Tasmania
New Year's Eve celebrations are getting underway at the Taste of Tasmania festival on the Hobart waterfront.
Thousands of people are expected at the event as the night continues.
Hobartians will enjoy major fireworks shows at 9:00pm and midnight.
In the north-west of Tasmania, the Burnie Bite and Brew waterfront party features entertainment from 5:30pm to 12:30am, including fireworks displays at 9:30pm and midnight.
In Launceston, the BeerFest has two fireworks shows, at 9:00pm and midnight.
Meanwhile, some of the remaining Sydney to Hobart yachts are arriving in Hobart to cheers from New Year's Eve revellers.
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