Locations

These landmarks, buildings and bridges are lighting up purple and gold together, or purple only where single colours are only possible. Please note these sites are subject to change (i.e. if another event is booked for the venue).

Photography competition

Capture the light and share the message 

We invite you to take a photo of any of the lights across Australia that are illuminated for Brain Injury Awareness Week. Enter our photography competition for a chance to have your image featured on our website and the opportunity to win a prize. 

How to enter: 

  1. To enter, take a photo of a participating landmark Australia lit up in purple and/or gold during Brain Injury Awareness Week 2025 (BIAW).  
  2. Submit your photo(s) in one of the following ways:  
  3. Post to your public social media account (Instagram or Facebook) with the hashtag #BIAW2025 and tag @Synapse_aus.  
  4. If you do not use social media, email your entry to marketing@synapse.org.au with your name and the location of the photo.  
  5. You may submit multiple entries, but each entrant is only eligible to win one prize.  
  6. All eligible entries will be judged based on creativity, visual impact, and alignment with the BIAW theme. 
  7. The top three entries chosen will each receive a $100 voucher (choice of Bunnings or Harvey Norman at Synapse’s discretion). There is also an extra prize for ‘Best of Brisbane’ –  two tickets to the Brisbane Powerhouse Museum.
  8. Winners will be notified via direct message or email by Friday 29 August 2025. 

Find the full Terms and Conditions HERE. 

Let’s make the invisible visible, one photo at a time.  

This competition is made possible thanks to our Prize sponsors:

Thank you

Synapse would like to thank the generosity of the following, for changing the colours of their landmarks and buildings, free of charge, to help raise awareness about brain injury awareness week. 

101 Collins  Adelaide Oval   ACT Government  
Australian Academy of Science Brisbane City Council   Bundaberg Regional Council  
City of Bunbury   City of Ipswich   City of Melbourne 
City of Newcastle   City of Palmerston City of Parramatta 
City of Perth   CBRE Australia  Devonport City Council  
Fraser Coast Regional Council  Logan City Council Mackay Regional Council 
Main Roads Western Australia   National Museum of Australia  Northern Beaches Council  
The Old Treasury Building Melbourne     Parliament of South Australia Queensland Parliament  
Suncorp Stadium Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA)     The Bell Tower  
Townsville City Council   Transurban   Wrest Point