Community & Business
20 November, 2024
Time to light it up
IT’S time to get out the Christmas lights and the tinsel and promote the spirit of the holidays throughout the streets of towns in the Mareeba Shire and on the Tablelands.
Tablelands Regional Council and Mareeba Shire Council have launched their annual Christmas Lights Competition, hoping many more people will get amongst the fun this year.
Tablelands Mayor Rod Marti is looking forward to seeing the festive spirit reflected in light displays on houses, in gardens and across streets in the region.
“Join the Christmas cheer by decorating your home and garden and nominating for our competition,” he said.
“You can even get together with your neighbours and nominate your street for the hotly-contested best street award.”
The competition is open to all homes and streets in the TRC region and nominations can be made by going to www.trc.qld.gov.au/christmas-lights Nominations close on 5 December and judging takes place between 7pm-9pm from
9-13 December.
First, second and third place prizes are awarded in both the Best Residence and Best Street categories.
“We’ll share a list of the participating houses and streets so you can follow the Tablelands Christmas Lights Trail across the community,” Mayor Marti said.
Locals will be able to vote for their favourite residences through the People’s Choice category from 16-18 December. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Atherton on Thursday 19 December. Participants are asked to be considerate of others and ensure lights are turned off by 10pm each night.
In the Mareeba Shire, there are four categories – residential, business, street and rural. Entrants are asked to provide a 20-30 second video with their application.
Nominations close on 6 December and judging will be between 9-10 December. Each category winner gets $150. Winners will be notified by phone on 13 December.
