why does new years eve have to be so messy?

I'll admit that when I was younger, it seemed hard to have fun without alcohol. That's not going to change just because i grew out of it.

Kids will be kids and drinking to excess is a bogan rite of passage, whether the bogan is a hipster, a hippy or whatever other clothing style they have adopted.

I just wish people would clean up after themselves.
I live in Fitzroy North, right next to cool Fitzroy. On a nice night, spontaneous parties pop up all over the neighbourhood, in parks, front yards, grassy patches etc. As soon as evening temperatures exceed 20 degrees Celsius our local park, the Edinburgh Gardens, comes to life. Groups bring their food booze and music and make the most of the fresh air and soft ground. It's not a bad atmosphere.

Unfortunately, the nicer the night, the worse shape the park is left in for those of us who use it during the day. After a normal temperate night, the park is littered with bottles, food waste, sleeping drunk people and abandoned clothing. After New Years Eve it hits a whole new level - photographic evidence below.

It can't be too hard to at least bag your rubbish if there are not enough bins. The worst part is that lots of bottles have been smashed, making the park too dangerous to take my child for a play in the grass.

I know it's not just the hipsters, but locals don't call the Edinburgh Gardens hipster park for no reason.