AFTER a difficult 2020, people were keen to get out and celebrate New Year's Eve on December 31.
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The Victoria was one of the Bathurst venues helping residents kick back, relax and celebrate.
It was a very different New Year's Eve for Bathurst, with the traditional Party in the Park and fireworks display scrapped for the second year in a row, this time due to COVID-19.
To help people celebrate, Bathurst Regional Council paid for local musicians to perform at a number of venues around Bathurst.
The Victoria was among those on the list.
Brand and marketing manager Meg McKenna said there was a good crowd for New Year's Eve, with people coming out for drinks and dinner and then moving on to other venues as The Victoria closed before midnight.
"We had a good crowd, it was good. We had our live music going in the background," she said.
The Victoria has become a hub for live local music, but Ms McKenna said the team was still grateful for council's support though the initiative