Light It Purple
WORLD PREMATURITY DAY, 17th NOVEMBER
World Prematurity Day highlights the premature birth of 15 million babies each year worldwide. More than 1 million will die and many more face serious lifelong health challenges. Around 27,000 babies are born prematurely each year in Australia alone! Help us raise awareness and achieve our vision of 'better, healthier outcomes for newborns and their families challenged by prematurity or sickness'.
This November 17, we would like to see you LIGHT IT PURPLE for premature infants. Light purple candles, light your offices and homes in purple and get your community involved. We look forward to seeing a ray of purple light around the country.
Share your efforts with us on your social pages: #miraclebabies #WorldPrematurityDay #LightItPurple
2025 Light It Purple Locations:
NSW
Newcastle Clock Tower
Manly Town Hall
Multi Arts Pavillon – Speers Point
Morpeth Bridge – Maitland
Albury Wodonga Health Special Care Nursery
Lismore Base Hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
ACT
National Carillon
John Gorton Building
Treasury Building
Museum of Australian Democracy
North Canberra Hospital
Questacon
QLD
Ipswich Civic Centre @ Nicholas St Façade, Ipswich QLD Country Bank Stadium
Sir Albert Abbott Administration Building, Mackay (16th Nov)
Story Bridge
Victoria Bridge
Kangaroo Point Bridge
Brisbane City Hall
McInnes Wilson Lawyers, Level 23 345 Central Plaza Queen Street, Brisbane
Townsville Sign
Rockhampton Hospital
SA
Elemental in Ocean Street, Victor Harbour
Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre and the Visitor Information Centre - Lady Nelson – Mount Gambier
Unley Town Hall
Footbridge Lights, Adelaide Oval
WA
King’s Park
Botanic Park
Fraser Avenue Tree Lights
Council House
Trafalgar Bridge
VIC
Melbourne City Town Hall
Catenary lights located above the intersection of Moorabool and Malop Streets in central Geelong.
Lighthouse Theatre Warrnambool
Drum Theatre, Dandenong
Kingston City Hall Clock Tower, Kingston
Monash Park Tree – Greater Shepparton
Mooroopna Water Tower – Greater Shepparton
Riverlinks Eastbank – Greater Shepparton
Victoria Park Lake – Greater Shepparton
Northern Health Neonatal Unit, Northern Health
Conservatory, Bendigo
2024 Light It Purple Locations:
NSW
Luna Park, Sydney – Ferris Wheel
Sudocrem
Lismore Hospital
Maitland Bridge
Royal Hospital for Women
Maternity Hospital Deniliquin
ACT
National Gallery of Australia
Questacon
National Carillon
Royal Australian Mint
QLD
Townsville Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital
Maryborough Town Hall
Seafront Oval, Hervey Bay
Esplanade, Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay Hospital, SCN
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Townsville City Council – various sites
Sir Hierlsher Bridge Brisbane
WA
Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Matargarup Bridge
Joondalup Bridge
Mount Street Bridge
Northbridge Tunnel
Sky Ribbon
Great Northern Highway Port Headland
The Bell Tower
Council House Perth
Trafalgar Bridge
SA
Adelaide Oval
Lyell McEwin Hospital
VIC
Frankston Hospital
Lake Victoria Shepparton
Mooroopna Water Tower, Shepparton
Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton
Mercy Hospital for Women
Light It Purple Registration Form:
Locations that have previously hosted awareness and/or fundraising events for World Prematurity Day:
Australia:
- Fairfield Hospital, Prairiewood, NSW
- Albury Wodonga Health - Wodonga Campus, Killara, VIC
- Prospect Medical Centre, Prospect, Tasmania
- North Shore Private Hospital, St Leonards, NSW
- Dalwood Family Care Centre, Seaforth, NSW
- Frankston Hospital, Frankston, VIC
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD
- Royal Women's Hospital, Truganina, VIC
- Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, NSW
- Mater Brisbane, Morningside, QLD
- Campbelltown SCN, Glen Alpine, NSW
- Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW
- Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, QLD
- Bankstown- Lidcombe Hospital SCN, Bankstown, NSW
- Westmead Public Hospital, Westmead, NSW
- Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA
- Angliss, Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC
- Royal Darwin Hospital Auditorium (ground floor), NT
International:
- Aster Medcity hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India
- Newman Regional Health, Emporia, Kansas, USA
- McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Hospital Wanita & Kanak-Kanak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Halifax Health, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
- Philadelphia International Airport, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Aga Khan University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan
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Thank you for your interest in Light up Purple and World Prematurity Day. We will be in touch soon!
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