Ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day which, this year, falls on Thursday the 17th of November, #PurpleOurWorld and The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Alliance will be lighting up every state in Australia purple for pancreatic cancer. From Melbourne’s MCG to Sydney’s Central Station, iconic locations across Australia will light up their buildings purple to raise important awareness for this devastating disease during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Full list of landmarks and buildings lighting up
NSW/Sydney
17 November:
- Central Station Grand Concourse
- Westconnex St Peters Interchange
- Newcastle City Hall
- City Beach Function Centre
- The Big Banana
Melbourne
17 November:
- Fed Square
- MCG
- AAMI Park
- Bolte Bridge and Sound Tube
- Kingston Clocktower
Brisbane
16 November:
- Story Bridge
- Victoria Bridge
- Wickham Terrace Car Park Architectural Wall
- The Breakfast Creek Bridge, Newstead
- City Hall
- King George Square
- Suncorp Stadium
- Kurilpa Bridge (Nov 16-20)
17 November:
- Southbank and Roma St Parklands
- The Queen St Mall, Wintergarden Facade
- Government House Queensland
- Marina Mirage
Other dates:
- Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (Nov 13-20)
- UQ St Lucia (Nov 13-20)
- Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges (Nov 18-20)
- QPAC
Canberra
17 November:
- Old Parliament House
- Royal Australian Mint
Adelaide
- Adelaide Oval (Nov 15)
- Parliament House (Nov 17)
WA/Perth
16 November:
- Matagarup Bridge
- Mount Street Bridge
- Sky Ribbon
- Joondalup Drive Bridge
- Northbridge Tunnel
17 November:
- Busselton Civic Centre
- Bunbury Outer Harbour
- Elizabeth Quay
Tasmania/Hobart
- HCC Sites (Nov 14-20)
- Crowne Plaza Hobart (Nov 13-20)
Darwin
17 November:
- Parliament House Fountain
- Darwin Convention Centre
Thanks to our collaborating organisations Pancare Foundation, PanKind, GI Cancer Institute, Epworth Research Centre and The Garvan Institute who have worked together to Light up Australia purple. We can’t wait for you to see it all unfold!
#PurpleOurWorld 