Australian New Year’s Day 2023: Revelers continue the New Year’s Eve celebrations on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Hundreds of Australian revelers are still partying hours after the biggest New Year’s Eve party in years.

More than a million people packed Sydney Harbor for the city’s world-famous midnight fireworks display, with similar scenes across the country.

But not everyone was ready to call it a night of partying long after the sun had risen.

Hundreds were still partying on Sunday morning after heading to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach to enjoy the first sunrise of 2023.

While some slept in their big night, others stripped and headed into the surf for an early morning swim.

Many revelers heralded the first sunrise of 2023 with a refreshing swim at Bondi Beach

Other night owls prefer to enjoy the sunrise from the sand after a long night

Bondi was packed with beachgoers as the New Year’s Eve celebrations continued well past sunrise

Revelers flocked to make up for lost time over the past three years as celebrations were dampened by the black bushfires of summer 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic over the following two years.

Partygoers flocked across Australia to ring in 2023 in style – with organizers from local and state government throwing celebrations that were bigger and better than ever.

Crowds in the nation’s hotspot, Sydney, hit the million mark as thousands queued well in advance early in the day to compete for a seat on the steps of the legendary opera house.

There’s more to come

Night owls were still packing their PDA hours after midnight