To help raise the “We’re Still Here!” message – that tens of thousands of polio survivors are still here in Australia and living with polio’s late effects – we’re lighting as many landmarks as we can in orange during the month of October. If you see any of these landmarks illuminated orange, take a photo and post it to our Facebook page or share it with us via email at [email protected]. Would you like a landmark in your area to participate? Use this letter template from our PAM Resources Page.
Below are landmarks that have confirmed participation in our Polio Awareness Month 2024 illumination campaign:
| State/Territory | City | Landmark | Date |
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| Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 13 Light rail stations | 7-10 October 2024 |
| Canberra Times Fountain | |||
| Malcolm Fraser Bridge | |||
| Questacon | 7-14 October 2024 | ||
| Royal Australian Mint | |||
| Telstra Tower | 7-13 October 2024 | ||
| Old Parliament House | 8 October 2024 | ||
| Treasury Building | |||
| National Carillon | |||
| John Gorton Building | |||
| New South Wales | Coffs Harbor | The Big Banana | 8 October 2024 |
| Goulburn | Goulburn Visitor Information Centre | 8-14 October 2024 | |
| Newcastle | Newcastle Clock Tower | 8 October 2024 | |
| Sydney | Accor Stadium | 7 October 2024 | |
| Sydney Olympic Park Pullman Hotel | |||
| Sydney Olympic Park Ibis Hotel | |||
| Sydney Olympic Park Novotel Hotel | |||
| Sydney Olympic Park Train Station | |||
| Sydney Olympic Plaza Lighting Towers | |||
| Lane Cove Tunnel | 8 October 2024 | ||
| Wollondilly | Wollondilly Library | 7-14 October 2024 | |
| Northern Territory | Palmerston | Palmerston Water Tower | 7-9 October 2024 & 11-13 October 2024 |
| Alice Springs | Centrepoint Building (Digital Community Board) | 1-31 October 2024 | |
| Queensland | Brisbane | Brisbane City Hall | 8 October 2024 |
| King George Square | |||
| Government House | |||
| Story Bridge | |||
| Victoria Bridge | |||
| Reddacliff Place Sculptures | |||
| Tropical Dome & Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coo-tha | |||
| Wickham Terrace Car Park (Architectural Wall) | |||
| Breakfast Creek Bridge, Newstead | |||
| Sandgate Town Hall | |||
| Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane | 14 October 2024 & PURPLE on 24 October (World Polio Day) | ||
| Parliament House, Queensland | 7-14 October 2024 | ||
| Suncorp Stadium | 13 October 2024 | ||
| Brisbane Sign at SouthBank | 8-14 October 2024 | ||
| Waterwalls, Roma Street Parkland | |||
| Cairns | The Court House Gallery | 7-13 October 2024 | |
| Bundaberg | Bundaberg Fig Tree – CANCELLED DUE TO VENUE CLOSURE | 7-14 October 2024 | |
| Ipswich | Ipswich City Council Building façade of 1 Nicholas Street | ||
| Gold Coast | SkyPoint | 8 October 2024 | |
| Mackay | Sir Albert Abbott Administration Building | 7-14 October 2024 | |
| Sunshine Coast | Caloundra Lighthouses – c/o Rotary Club of Caloundra | 13 October 2024 | |
| New City Hall (Maroochydore) | 24 October 2024 | ||
| Coolum Civic Centre | |||
| Eddie De Vere Building (Nambour) – Sunshine Coast Council Chambers and Administration | |||
| Landsborough Museum | |||
| Kings Beach Fountain and Playground (Caloundra) | |||
| South Australia | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | 13 October 2024 |
| Unley Town Hall | 7-14 October 2024 | ||
| Victor Harbor | Victor Harbor Elemental Mainstreet Sculpture | ||
| Tasmania | Devonport | paranaple convention centre | 7-14 October 2024 |
| Hobart | Wrest Point Hotel and Casino Tower | 8 October 2024 | |
| Burnie | Burnie City Council Offices | 14 October 2024 | |
| Launceston | Launceston Town Hall – St John Street façade of the Town Hall | 18-21 October 2024 | |
| Victoria | Ballarat | Ballarat Clock Tower and Fountains | 7-14 October 2024 |
| Bendigo | Conservatory and feature tree in Sidney Myer Place | 7-14 October 2024 | |
| Geelong | Catenary Lights | 7-14 October 2024 | |
| Melbourne | Melbourne Town Hall | 7 October 2024 | |
| AAMI Park | 7-11 October 2024 | ||
| Bolte Bridge | 8 October 2024 | ||
| Citylink Sound Tube | |||
| Federation Square | 15 October 2024 | ||
| Mooroopna – Shepparton | Mooroopna Water Tower | 8 October 2024 | |
| Monash Park Tree | |||
| Riverlinks Eastbank | |||
| Western Australia | Perth | Elizabeth Quay | 7-14 October 2024 |
| Yagan Square | |||
| Matagarup Bridge | 7 October 2024 | ||
| Mount Street Bridge | 9 October 2024 | ||
| Sky Ribbon Bridge | |||
| Joondalup Drive Bridge | |||
| Great Northern Highway Port Hedland Interchange Bridge | |||
| Northbridge Tunnel | |||
| Bunbury | Marlston Hill Lookout | 13 October 2024 | |
| Koombana Bay Footbridge | |||
| Koombana Bay Foreshore | |||
| Marlston Waterfront | |||
| Guppy Park | |||
| The Navigators at the Koombana Drive roundabout | |||
| Richmond Reserve | |||
| Historic Arrol Crane at Jetty Road | |||
| Koolambidi Woola (Bunbury’s Youth Precinct) | |||
| Mandurah | Mandurah Bridge | 14 October 2024 |
Images of a few of the landmarks that lit up orange for Polio Awareness Month 2023:
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- Adelaide Oval – Photo credit: Adelaide Oval
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- Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre – Photo credit: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
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- Bolte Bridge, Melbourne – Photo credit: Transurban
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- Unley Town Hall – Photo credit: City of Unley
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- Elizabeth Quay, Perth – Photo credit: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA)
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- Mount Coot-tha Visitor Information Centre, Brisbane – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Reddacliff Place steam sculptures, Brisbane – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Under Story Bridge, Brisbane – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Tropical Display Dome, Brisbane Botanic Gardens – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- King George Square & Brisbane City Hall – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Brisbane City Hall – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- King George Square, Brisbane – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Kyneton Town Hall – Photo credit: Bev Watson
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- Mainstreet Sculpture (Ocean Street), Victor Harbor – Photo credit: City of Victor Harbor
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- Royal Australian Mint Building, ACT – Photo credit: Royal Australian Mint
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- Catenary Lights, Geelong – Photo credit: City of Greater Geelong
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- paranaple convention centre – Photo credit: paranaple convention centre
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- Story Bridge, Brisbane – Photo credit: Spinal Life Australia
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- Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – Photo credit: Suncorp Stadium
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- Yagan Square, Perth – Photo credit: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA)
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- Ipswich Civic Centre – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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- Victoria Bridge, Brisbane – Photo credit: The Jackson Family
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