Light up Queensland

To celebrate our state’s birthday, we continued the tradition of lighting key icons, landmarks, and buildings across the state on Queensland Day.

The following landmarks and buildings were lit maroon in 2024:

Brisbane

  • 111 George Street, Brisbane
  • Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha
  • Breakfast Creek Bridge, Newstead
  • Brisbane City Hall
  • Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
  • Brisbane sign, South Bank Cultural Forecourt
  • Central Station, Brisbane
  • Customs House
  • Fountain in the Lake, Roma Street Parkland
  • Jumping Salmon Waterfall, Roma Street Parkland
  • King George Square
  • Kurilpa Bridge
  • London Woolstores Apartments, Teneriffe
  • Parliament House, Brisbane
  • Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Brisbane
  • Reddacliffe Place sculptures, Brisbane
  • Sandgate Town Hall, Brisbane
  • South Bank Arbour, South Bank Parklands
  • Story Bridge
  • Suncorp Stadium
  • The Wheel of Brisbane
  • Treasury Brisbane
  • Tropical Dome, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha
  • Victoria Bridge Abutment (located at the end of South Bank Cultural Forecourt)
  • Wickham Terrace car park, Architectural Wall

Gold Coast

  • Marina Mirage Shopping Centre

Regional Queensland

  • 101 Goondoon Street, Gladstone
  • Big Crab, Miriam Vale
  • Big Crocodile Krys, Normanton
  • Big Mango, Bowen
  • Bundaberg Fig Tree, Bundaberg
  • Castle Hill, Townsville
  • Central Park Boardwalk, Townsville
  • Elderslie Street, Winton
  • Flinders Square, Townsville
  • George Roberts Bridge, Townsville
  • Heritage Façade Lights, Rockhampton
  • Julia Creek Water Tower
  • Little Fletcher Bridge, Townsville
  • Old Magistrates Court House, Townsville
  • Townsville sign
  • Victoria Bridge, Townsville
  • Warwick Town Hall Clock Tower
  • Weeroona Park, Stanthorpe
  • Wharton Reef Lighthouse, Townsville