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Australia turns purple for pancreatic cancer

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tasman bridge Hobart light up in purple for world pancreatic cancer awareness month

Why we turn the country purple

Throughout November, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, locations across every state will glow purple for pancreatic cancer. From major city skylines, iconic landmarks and local neighbourhoods, these light-ups shine a spotlight on Australia’s toughest cancer and the people it affects every day.

This month we’re lighting cities across Australia purple to raise greater awareness of pancreatic cancer and to advocate for better outcomes at a national level, for people facing pancreatic cancer and their families. We want to start a conversation about the signs and symptoms and the importance of early detection, to draw more attention to the disease which affects thousands of Australians every year.

- Pankind CEO, Michelle Stewart

Find a light up near you

Use the map or click the states below to find your local light up.

Brisbane

Story Bridge — 19 Nov
Victoria Bridge — 19 Nov
Reddacliff Place Sculptures; Donna Marcus' Steam 2006 — 19 Nov
Wickham Terrace Car Park architectural wall — 19 Nov
Breakfast Creek Bridge — 19 Nov
Yowoggera Bridge, Newstead — 19 Nov
Kangaroo Point Bridge — 19 Nov
City Hall Brisbane — 19 Nov
King George Square — 19 Nov
Sandgate Hall — 19 Nov
Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge — 20 Nov
Roma Street Parklands at the Waterwall — 1 Nov
Brisbane Sign at Southbank — 20 Nov
Kurilpa Bridge — 20–26 Nov
Neville Bonner Bridge — 20–26 Nov
Logan Water Tower — 20 Nov
Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland — 20 Nov
Brisbane Powerhouse Museum — 20 Nov
Parliament House, Queensland — 20 Nov
Royal on the Park — 20 Nov
Suncorp Stadium | 20 November

Mackay
Sir Albert Abbott Administration Building — 17–24 Nov

Gladstone
Gladstone Council Chambers — 13–20 Nov
Queensland Country Bank Stadium — 19 Nov

Surfers Paradise
Isle of Capri Bridge — 17–24 Nov
Surfers Paradise sign at the beach end of Cavill Mall — 17–24 Nov
Garden lighting on the Surfers Paradise foreshore — 17–24 Nov

Sunshine Coast
Village Green, Montville — 20 Nov

Broadbeach
Broadbeach sign located in Victoria Park — 17–24 Nov
Decorative lighting in Victoria Park — 17–24 Nov
Pacific Fair Shopping Centre — 20 Nov

Hervey Bay
Maryborough City Hall — 14–23 Nov

Ipswich
1 Nicholas Street Façade — 20–26 Nov
Ipswich Civic Centre — 20–26 Nov

Dalby
Charles Drew Bridge — 20 Nov
Western Downs Regional Council Building — 20 Nov

Townsville
Townsville Sign — 21–24 Nov
Wharton Reef Lighthouse — 21–24 Nov
Victoria Bridge — 21–24 Nov
George Roberts Bridge — 21–24 Nov
Old Magistrates Court House — 21–24 Nov
Little Fletcher Bridge — 21–24 Nov
Central Park Boardwalk — 21–24 Nov

Gold Coast
Imperial Hotel — 20 Nov
Pacific Fair — 20 Nov
Sky Point at Q1 — 1–20 Nov
Atlantis Precinct, SeaWorld — 20 Nov

Bowen
The Big Mango — 20 Nov

Cairns
Court House Gallery — 1–17 & 19–24 Nov

Rockhampton
Riverside Precinct — 20 Nov

Toowoomba
Victoria St Bridge (Russell–Ruthven Streets) — 15–22 Nov
Annex (rear of City Hall only) — 15–22 Nov

Longreach
Longreach Water Tower — 17–24 Nov

Moreton Bay
Humpybong Creek Fountain — 20 Nov
Caboolture Administration Building — 20 Nov

Bundaberg
Bundaberg School of the Arts Building — 20 Nov

QLD and NSW (Tweed Heads)
Twin Towns Conference & Function Centre — 20 Nov

Montville
Village Green, Montville — 20 Nov

Adelaide
Adelaide Oval — 20 Nov
Adelaide Convention Centre — 20 Nov
Parliament House — 20 Nov
Adelaide Town Hall — 20 Nov
Adelaide Entertainment Centre — 20 Nov
Riverbank Footbridge — 20 Nov
National Museum of Australia — 20 Nov
National Wine Centre of Australia — 20 Nov
Port Adelaide Lighthouse — 20 Nov
SkyCity Adelaide — 20 Nov
O-Bahn — 20 Nov

Mt Gambier
Riddoch Art and Cultural Centre — 20 Nov
Lady Nelson Visitor Information Centre — 20 Nov

Gawler
Civic Centre — 20 Nov

Prospect
Payinthi Council Building and Eliza Town Hall — 17–24 Nov

Quorn
Courthouse — 20 Nov
Town Hall — 20 Nov

Port Lincoln
Foreshore Footpath Up Lights — 7–17 Nov

Kadina
Kadina Town Hall — 20 Nov

Victor Harbor
Elemental — 20 Nov

Melbourne
Luna Park — 21 & 22 Nov
AAMI Park — 20 Nov
Melbourne Town Hall — 20 Nov
Bolte Bridge — 20 Nov
GPO Building Melbourne — 20 Nov
Old Treasury Building — 1 & 20 Nov
Coles Fountain Parliament Gardens — 20 Nov
Conservatory Fitzroy — 20 Nov
Southbank Centre — 20 Nov
Kingston Clock Tower — 17–24 Nov
101 Collins Street — 20 Nov
The Sound Tube – Citylink — 20 Nov
Box Hill Town Hall — TBC
The Drum Theatre Dandenong — 20 Nov
19 Erin Street, Richmond (The Jreissati Pancreatic Centre) — 20 Nov
Chadstone Shopping Centre — 20 Nov

Geelong
Malop Street and Moorabool Street Catenary Lights — 20 Nov

Ballarat
Town Hall Clock — 20 Nov
Eureka Centre Fountain — 20 Nov
Lake Wendouree Fountain — 20 Nov

Sale
Clocktower — 20 Nov
The Wedge Entertainment Centre — 20 Nov

Wodonga
Water Towel - 20 Nov

Shepparton
Monash Park Tree — 20 Nov
Mooroopna Water Tower — 20 Nov
Riverlinks Eastbank — 20 Nov
Victoria Park Lake — 20 Nov

Perth
Government House Perth — 20 Nov
Matagarup Bridge — 20 Nov
Mounts Street Bridge — 20 Nov
Sky Ribbon — 20 Nov
Joondalup Drive Bridge — 20 Nov
Northbridge Tunnel — 20 Nov
Great Northern Hwy Port Hedland Interchange Bridge — 20 Nov
The Bell Tower — 1 & 20 Nov
Council House — 15 & 16 Nov
Trafalgar Bridge — 15 & 16 Nov
Yagan Square — 17–24 Nov
Elizabeth Quay — 17–24 Nov
Mandurah Bridge — 20 Nov
City Centre Feature Lighting — 20 Nov
Queens Park Theatre — Geraldton — 20 Nov
Kings Park and Botanic Gardens — 20 Nov

Mindeerup
Old Mill Sites — 20 Nov
Heritage House in South Perth — 20 Nov
Welwyn Avenue in Manning — 20 Nov
Waterford Avenue in Waterford — 20 Nov
Moresby Hall in Kensington — 20 Nov
Parliament House Fountain — 20 Nov
Hillarys Harbour — 20 Nov
Rockingham Foreshore — 20 Nov

Albany
Albany Town Square and Alison Hartman Gardens — 19–22 Nov

Bunbury
Marlston Hill Lookout — 20 Nov
Koombana Bay Footbridge — 20 Nov
Koombana Bay Foreshore — 20 Nov
Marlston Waterfront — 20 Nov
Guppy Park — 20 Nov
The Navigators at the Koombana Drive Roundabout — 20 Nov
Richmond Reserve — 20 Nov
The Historic Arrol Crane at Jetty Road — 20 Nov
Koolambidi Woola (Bunbury’s Youth Precinct) — 20 Nov

Karratha
Red Earth Arts Precinct — 20 Nov

Kalgoorlie
William Grundt Memorial Library — 20 Nov
Eastern Goldfields Community Centre — 20 Nov

Sydney
Accor Stadium – Olympic Park — 20 Nov
Novotel Hotel – Olympic Park — 20 Nov
Pullman Hotel – Olympic Park — 20 Nov
Ibis Hotel – Olympic Park — 20 Nov
Olympic Park Train Station — 20 Nov
Olympic Boulevard Light Towers — 20 Nov
Luna Park — 20 Nov
The Big Banana — 20 Nov
Manly Town Hall — 20 Nov
City Beach Function Centre — 20 Nov
Landmark Nelson Bay — 1–30 Nov
Westconnex M4 — 17 & 19–24 Nov
Westconnex M8 — 17 & 19–24 Nov
Westconnex M4–M8 Link — 17 & 19–24 Nov
Westconnex Rozelle Interchange — 17 & 19–24 Nov
The Star — 20 Nov
Centennial Place 260–300 Elizabeth Street Sydney (Main entry totem signs) — All November
Central Station — 20 Nov
Central Station Clocktower — 20 Nov

Albury
Albury Entertainment Centre — 20 Nov

Goulburn
Goulburn Visitor Information Centre — 17–24 Nov
Goulburn Soldiers Club — 20 Nov

Maitland
Morpeth Bridge — 20 Nov

Newcastle
City Hall Clock Face — 20 Nov

Kingsley
Crystal Brook — 20 Nov

Hornsby
Hornsby Mall — 20 Nov

Griffith
The Nancy Blumer Memorial - 20 Nov

Lithgow
Visitor Information Centre — 20 Nov

Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie Town Square — 1–14 Nov

Canberra
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House — 20 Nov
Treasury Building — 20 Nov
National Carillon — 20 Nov
John Gorton Building — 20 Nov
Canberra Times Fountain — 20 NovQuestacon — 17–24 Nov
Shine Dome — 20 Nov 2025
National Film and Sound Archive — 20 Nov

Light Rail Stops
Alinga Street, City — 20 Nov
Elouera Street, Braddon — 20 Nov
Ipima Street, Turner — 20 Nov
Macarthur Avenue, O’Connor — 20 Nov
Dickson Interchange, Dickson — 20 Nov
Swinden Street, Lyneham — 20 Nov
Phillip Avenue, Lyneham — 20 Nov
EPIC and Racecourse, Lyneham — 20 Nov
Sandford Street, Mitchell — 20 Nov
Well Station Drive, Mitchell — 20 Nov
Nullabor Avenue, Franklin — 20 Nov
Mapleton Avenue, Franklin — 20 Nov
Manning Clark North, Gungahlin — 20 Nov
Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin — 20 Nov
Malcolm Fraser Bridge — 20 Nov
Canberra Airport — 20 Nov

Darwin
Darwin Civic Centre — 20 Nov

Palmerston
Water Tower — 20–26 Nov
Frances Drive Light Poles — 20–26 Nov
Palmerston Recreation Centre — 20–26 Nov
Palmerston Library — 20–26 Nov

Flinders Street Station Melbourne lit up in purple

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne glows purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

A united effort

Led by the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Alliance, this collective effort brings together Pankind and organisations across the country to act as one. By standing together, we show the strength of collaboration and deliver a clear message: pancreatic cancer can no longer remain in the shadows.

Pankind is also proud to stand with the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, a network of more than 99 organisations across 40 countries and six continents. Together, we are uniting to shine a light on pancreatic cancer, to make early detection a global priority, and to push for a fairer fight for every person affected.

Story Bridge Brisbane glows purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

What the lights mean

Lighting the nation purple is not about spectacle. It’s about solidarity. Each light is a tribute to those we’ve lost, a sign of support for people living with the disease, and a reminder of the urgent need for earlier detection and better outcomes.

Lighting the landmarks is only part of the journey, people can see the lights and think, 'Oh, something's lit up' and not realise what it's about. Even if only one person sees this, and it prompts them to do something, that's a good result, if it turns out that they've caught something early.

- Pankind Ambassador, Judi Adams

Will you help us turn Australia purple?

The lights make the message visible, but it’s people who carry it forward. Share your photos of the purple landmarks, start conversations, and help spread the word. Use the following hashtags and join the movement: #WorldPancreaticCancerMonth #LightItPurpleAUS #EarlyDetectionMatters

For updates and highlights from the light-ups, follow us on social media in the lead-up to and throughout World Pancreatic Cancer Month.

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Explore the map below to see what locations across Australia are lighting purple this November.