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December 30th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Police will swarm Melbourne’s CBD on New Year’s Eve, with 500,000 people expected to flood the city for celebrations including a spectacular golden fireworks display.
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana said around 600 officers would hit the city’s streets, and a public order response team would be quickly dispatched to any trouble spots.
Operations would also be set up on both sides of the bay south of Melbourne, on the Surf Coast, Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island.
“We won’t tolerate anti-social behaviour or violent behaviour and we’ll be acting swiftly to ensure action is taken to remove any people from the streets who are causing problems,” Mr Fontana told reporters in Melbourne on Friday.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) has also issued a warning to revellers, saying anyone caught setting off illegal fireworks could face jail.
Illegal fireworks also cause headaches for animal shelters, with more and more pets, especially dogs, fleeing family backyards in fright when fireworks are used.
The Lost Dogs’ Home general manager of operations, Sue Conroy, said an increase in the use of backyard illegal fireworks had added to the problems caused by pets reacting to legal fireworks displays.
“We’re seeing every year a greater number of random fireworks being set off between Christmas Day … and New Year’s Eve, and we’re feeling the effects of that more and more every year,” she told reporters.
Ms Conroy said hot conditions this year would add to problems, with the shelter preparing to treat dogs for heat exhaustion.
She said owners should assume fireworks could be set off close to their home and consider staying in to protect their pets.
The shelter is preparing for the busy night with extra ambulances and workers on the lookout for spooked pooches.
Last year about 145 dogs came into the North Melbourne shelter in the 24 hours after the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
About 133 of those were returned to their owners within the eight-day holding period.
Melbourne will ring in 2012 with a $2.6 million celebration which will bathe the city’s iconic buildings in golden fireworks.
Almost 10 tonnes of fireworks will explode from 17 city locations including the Arts Centre spire.
Free entertainment will be available at Yarra Park, Birrarung Marr and Alexandra Gardens with earlier fireworks at 9.30pm at Yarra Park and Docklands.
Free transport will run from 6pm until 5am.
An extra 150 paramedics will be on duty across the state with an additional 16 ambulances in the CBD and St Kilda.
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