The New Year's Eve fireworks displays in Wollongong are going ahead at this stage.
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But Wollongong City Council is closely monitoring weather conditions ahead of the planned community celebration and fireworks display on Tuesday, December 31.
"We recognise the fireworks are an important community event and we hope they can go ahead," Wollongong's acting Lord Mayor Tania Brown said.
"However, it's possible they may be cancelled, depending on the fire-fighting effort and weather conditions."
The NSW Government declared a seven-day State of Emergency across the state on Thursday, December 19. Fires though continue to burn across large areas of the state, including neighbouring shires Shoalhaven and Wollondilly.
The fireworks operator has an exemption from NSW Fire and Rescue to run the fireworks at Belmore Basin on New Year's Eve, even if there is a Total Fire Ban in place.
Wollongong Council will consider cancelling the fireworks display if December 31 has a 'catastrophic' fire rating. It will also consider cancelling if requested to do so from NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Rural Fire Service or NSW Police.
Other circumstances the council would consider include adverse weather, air quality at 'hazardous' levels and if there is significant fire activity in the LGA or neighbouring LGAs.
The council would also look to cancel the event if a State of Emergency is declared.
"We will continue to monitor conditions closely and liaise with fire authorities and the fireworks provider in the lead up, to assess any risk to public safety and confirm if the fireworks display can go ahead," Ms Brown said.
"If the fireworks display is cancelled, we will notify the community via local media outlets, ABC Illawarra, the WCC Facebook page and the WCC website."
If the event goes ahead volunteers from local Rotary Clubs will be walking around to do a bucket collection for NSW RFS.
There will be no fireworks displays in neighbouring Shellharbour.
Earlier this month the Shellharbour Club cancelled its annual New Year's Eve fireworks display amid bushfire concerns.
The club will instead donate $20,000 towards fire relief efforts.
Meantime, Shellharbour councillor Peter Moran submitted a notice of motion at the December 17 meeting, calling on council officers to look at the possibility of running displays of laser lights or noiseless fireworks, in the future.