Manly Town Hall Illumination

Northern Beaches Council frequently receives requests from not-for-profit organisations to illuminate or project colours onto the façade of Manly Town Hall for the purpose of promoting a community message, cause, product, or service.

Council is committed to effectively managing these requests to meet community expectations while preserving the integrity of Manly Town Hall. To manage such requests, guidelines have been recently developed which will be used to assist staff in the consideration and approval of requests to illuminate the Manly Town Hall.

All requests to illuminate Manly Town Hall received from not-for-profit organisations are to be in writing and requests will be considered against the new guidelines.

The application process will be managed by the Place and Economic Development team who are available to discuss illumination requests with not-for profit organisations. Applications can be emailed to Council with final approval for illumination requests issued by the CEO.  

All approved requests are listed below and on the noticeboard located on the external wall of Manly Town Hall.

It is noted that requests for the illumination of Manly Town Hall may come from time to time from Government to promote special events or encourage tourism. These requests will be responded to positively while maintaining Council’s principles and guidelines.

Illumination Request Date 2026Organisation / Charity / BusinessIllumination Colour
Thu 22 JanPrime Minister and Cabinet's Office - National Day of MourningWhite
Tue 3 FebFeeding Tube Awareness WeekPurple
Wed 4 FebCancer ResearchBlue, Purple & Orange
Fri 13 FebHeart Defect Awareness WeekRed
Sun 15 FebAS - A serious, rare, genetic neurodevelopmental conditionBlue
Thur 19 FebLight Australia Green for CholangiocarcinomaGreen
Fri 6 MarShine A Light on LymphoedemaBlue
Thur 12 Mar         World Kidney DayRed
Sat 14 MarInternational Long Covid Awareness DayCyan & White
Sat 21 MarPremier’s Department – AFC Women’s Asian Cup Green & Yellow
Mon 23 MarNational Sunflower Day – Scleroderma AwarenessYellow
Tue 24 Mar World Tuberculosis Day    Red
Wed 25 MarWorld Myeloma Day   Red
Thur 26 Mar  Epilepsy Action Australia    Purple 
Fri 10 & Sat 11 AprParkinson’s Global AwarenessBlue
Thur 16 April  Australian Dysphonia Network Inc    Red
Fri 17 April  World Haemophilia Day    Red
Fri 1 MayApraxia Awareness Day    Blue 
Thur 7 MayDolly's Dream    Blue
Fri 8 MayThalassaemia Society of NSW    Red
Thur 14 & Fri 15 May Huntington’s Disease AwarenessBlue & Purple
Sun 17 May World neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Day    Blue & Green
Tue 19 MayCrohn's & Colitis Australia - World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)Purple
Fri 22 & Sat 23 MayCystic Fibrosis Awareness Month 2026Red
Mon 1 JuneMigraine AustraliaPurple
Fri 5 & Sat 6 JuneFightMND    Blue 
Tue 9 June Thank a First Responder Day   Cyan
Thur 11 JuneLipoedema Australia Awareness DayPurple
Tue 16 JuneWorld Sickle Cell DayRed
Fri 19 to Sun 28 JuneRISE ManlyVarious
Fri 7 AugausEE Inc.Purple
Thur 10 SeptBravehearts AustraliaPurple
Fri 25 SeptGlobal ITP Awareness WeekPurple
Thur 1 & Fri 2 OctProbus South PacificYellow & Blue
Sun 11 OctCarers NSWBlue
Wed 18 & Thur 19 NovPankind Pancreatic Cancer AustraliaPurple

Contact information

Place & Economic Development