Ditch crowded city spots for Australia's most offbeat New Year's Eve getaways

If you're tired of jostling for the same crowded fireworks spot each year, it may be time to flip the calendar somewhere new.

For those seeking a unique experience, some of Australia's quieter corners celebrate New Year's Eve in sublimely offbeat ways.

Why settle for one countdown when you can have three?

At Cameron Corner, where NSW, South Australia and Queensland meet, partygoers toast to the New Year every 30 minutes, as the clock strikes midnight in each state.

Campers roll out their swags, play party games and ring in the New Year at the relaxed pet-friendly shindig in one of Australia's most remote spots.

Town pride meets goofy humour in Port Fairy on Victoria's Great Ocean Road where homemade floats roll through the streets, vying for the Moyneyana Festival's Champion Float trophy on New Year's Eve.

The celebration peaks with fireworks at midnight, followed by a madcap rubber duck race along East Beach the next morning.

Throughout the festival, which runs from December 23 to January 11, there's plenty of fun for the whole family.

Activities include community markets, surf lessons, outdoor movie screenings, golf competitions and cricket matches.

You can beat the rest of the country to the punch by flying to Norfolk Island.

Sitting east of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean, these island residents are the first Australians to welcome the New Year.

While fireworks are not part of the celebrations, visitors can swap the mainland chaos for barefoot beers on the beach.

Return flights to Norfolk Island range between $900 and $1200, depending on availability.

Those who dislike the intensity of the midnight countdown, with screaming celebrations and booming pyrotechnics, may enjoy Woodford Folk Festival in regional Queensland.

Instead of fireworks, festival-goers welcome the New Year by candlelight with three minutes of silence to reflect on the year just passed.

Revellers who are keen to burn the candle at both ends can wake up early for a sunrise ceremony, where musicians lead a celebration of the sun.

Drifting down the Murray on the heritage paddlesteamer PS Emmylou turns New Year's Eve into a rollicking riverboat party.

Revellers dress up in cocktail attire for a five-course dinner, live music and dancing with a front-row view of fireworks over the water near Echuca, on the border between NSW and Victoria.

Murray River Paddlesteamers offers a New Year's Eve dinner-only option for $195 per person, or stay overnight on the boat starting from $920 per couple.

If you're craving a knees-up this New Year's Eve, the rural town of Jondaryan in Queensland is hosting its annual bush dance.

Held in the historic Jondaryan Woolshed with live music by the Ridgee Didge Bush Band, this is a party for the whole family.

The event kicks off at 6pm, with tea and damper included in the $25 ticket price, and alcoholic drinks and barbecue available for purchase throughout the night.