Light up Queensland

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

The following landmarks and buildings were lit maroon in 2023:

Brisbane

  • 111 George Street, Brisbane
  • Breakfast Creek Bridge, Newstead
  • Brisbane City Hall
  • Brisbane sign, South Bank Cultural Forecourt
  • Celebration Lawn, Roma Street Parkland
  • Central Station, Brisbane
  • Customs House
  • Eiffel Tower – La Dolce Vita, Brisbane
  • Fountain in the Lake, Roma Street Parkland
  • Gasometer, Gasworks
  • King George Square
  • London Woolstores Apartments, Teneriffe
  • Motorway VMS Boards, Brisbane Motorways
  • Parliament House, Brisbane
  • Powerhouse, Brisbane
  • Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Brisbane
  • Reddacliffe Place sculptures, Brisbane
  • Sandgate Town Hall, Brisbane
  • Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges
  • South Bank Arbour, South Bank Parklands
  • Story Bridge
  • Suncorp Stadium
  • The Gabba
  • The Wheel of Brisbane
  • Tropical Dome, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha
  • Victoria Bridge Abutment (located at the end of South Bank Cultural Forecourt)
  • Waterwalls, Roma Street Parkland
  • Wickham Terrace car park, Architectural Wall

Gold Coast

  • Marina Mirage Shopping Centre
  • Palazzo Versace, Main Beach

Regional Queensland

  • Big Crocodile Krys, Normanton
  • Bundaberg Fig Tree, Bundaberg
  • Central Park Boardwalk, Townsville
  • Council Chambers, Mackay
  • Elderslie Street, Winton
  • Flinders Square, Townsville
  • George Roberts Bridge, Townsville
  • Little Fletcher Bridge, Townsville
  • Old Magistrates Court House, Townsville
  • Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
  • Singing Ship, Emu Park
  • The Ville Resort-Casino, Townsville
  • The Water Tower, Winton
  • Townsville sign
  • Victoria Bridge, Townsville
  • Warwick Town Hall Clock Tower
  • Wharton Reef Lighthouse, Townsville