Council flicking the switch to shine a light on significant days

Lockyer Valley Regional Council will activate its coloured building lights throughout the year to highlight significant days and causes.

Facilities Portfolio Councillor Anthony Wilson said residents may notice the exterior of the Gatton Administration Building, clock tower, and now the Laidley Cultural Centre, glowing different hues to recognise an important cause or day.

“Activating our coloured lights is one of the small ways Council can help spread awareness of causes and days that are especially meaningful,” he said.

“Most recently, we turned one of the buildings red for the annual Day for Daniel Morcombe, and earlier this year, the building was lit up pink to promote little Emily’s Day for Batten Disease Awareness.

“On ‘National Corrections Day’ in January, we also turned the lights blue to recognise and give thanks to all the locals working on the frontline of community safety.”

Now, Council has moved to formalise a list of causes and days it will acknowledge each year, which can be found under the ‘Lockyer Lights’ page on Council’s website.

“As you can imagine, there are a lot of ‘days’ and causes held across the world, and we’ve chosen the ones we believe have particular meaning to Council and the greater community,” Cr Wilson said.

“We’re also excited to have the ability to light up the Laidley Cultural Centre after coloured exterior lights were recently installed there.”

Days and causes shortlisted for 2025 include:

• 17 January – National Corrections Day (blue)
• 26 January – Australia Day (green and gold)
• 4 February – World Cancer Day (orange and blue)
• 8 March – International Women’s Day (purple)
• 21 March – Harmony Day (orange)
• 25 April – ANZAC Day (red)
• 19 to 25 May – National Volunteers Week (red)
• 6 June – Queensland Day (maroon)
• 9 June – Batten Disease Awareness Day (pink)
• First week of July – National NAIDOC Week (yellow and red)
• 8 August – Red Nose Day (red)
• 11 September – R U OK? Day (yellow)
• 29 September – National Police Remembrance Day (white and blue)
• October – Pinktober (pink)
• 31 October – Day for Daniel (red)
• November – Movember and men’s health (blue)
• 11 November – Remembrance Day (red)
• 3 December – International Day of People with Disability (purple)
• December – Christmas (green and red)

For further information, visit www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/lockyer-lights.