To help raise awareness about significant events that are important to you, we can offer the opportunity to illuminate the Palmerston Water Tower, Recreation Centre and Library, Frances Drive light pole and Memorial Park light pole in significant colours, promoting your cause to the wider Palmerston community.

List of significant events and causes booked for 2025

Illuminating Palmerston assets policy and eligibility criteria

  • Significant local and regional events
  • Historic events
  • National or International days of significance
  • Days of commemoration

There is no cost to the community for illuminating one (1) colour. For any special requests, (multiple colours, movement, logos, images etc) there may be fees that will need to be covered by the organisation/individual making the booking. Costs will be advised prior.

We have the capability to illuminate with a large variety of colours. Every effort will be made to match the requested colour that represents the event or cause. 

You can request from 1 day to 1 week without incurring extra costs.

Online form application

Community members can request to light up various Council infrastructure to highlight special events, causes and days of significance that matter to the people living in Palmerston.

The event or awareness campaign must have a community benefit that aligns with outcomes in the Community Plan. Before applying, please read the Terms and Conditions.

Contact details
Are you a not-for-profit organisation? Yes No
To be eligible for consideration as a not-for-profit organisation, the organisation must provide a Registered Charity or Not-For-Profit Certificate from an Australian government charity and not-for-profit register.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, webp, png, heif, heics, pdf.
Are you a local community organisation? Yes No
About your campaign
What type of campaign is this?
How does this event/cause align with outcomes in the Community Plan?
Venue lighting details
Which venue/s would you like to see lit up?
To be eligible for consideration as a not-for-profit organisation, the organisation must provide a Registered Charity or Not-For-Profit Certificate from an Australian government charity and not-for-profit register.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, webp, png, heif, heics, pdf.

Preferred date/s of lighting:

Duration (maximum 7 days, subject to availability)
Please note that requests should be submitted at least one month prior to preferred dates

Requested Colour
Please note that every attempt will be made to program the lighting as close to the colour requested.
Campaign Digital/Social Media information
Coverage on Council's social media channels is subject to availability

Eligibility criteria

Lighting of Council assets will only be considered in honour of significant local and regional events, historic events, and extraordinary events/occurrences of City, Territory, and National or International significance.

Lighting will not be considered for commercial entities or personal occasions.

Requests for illumination to commemorate or honour an individual will not be eligible.

There will be no automatic renewals for annual events, please reapply each year.

Requests will be subject to availability and on a first-come, first-served basis.

The event or awareness campaign must have a community benefit that aligns with outcomes in the Community Plan.

To be eligible for consideration as a not-for-profit organisation, the organisation must provide a Registered Charity or Not-For-Profit Certificate

All applications are subject to availability and the joint approval of the Chief Executive Officer and Mayor.

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