Toowoomba Regional Council is lighting up city landmarks tonight as a show of support for all residents living with a rare disease or supporting loved ones who have a rare condition.
Deputy Mayor, Rebecca Vonhoff and Councillor Edwina Farquhar, along with Council colleagues, are supporting the lighting campaign as part of Rare Disease Day promotions that will be marked across Australia and more than 100 countries across the world.
Cr Vonhoff said Council was lighting Toowoomba City Hall, the City Hall Annex and the Victoria Street bridge to join the campaign shining coloured lights on the promotional day run in conjunction with the Nerve Connection Foundation, among other partners.
“Residents will notice a combination of colours illuminating our city landmarks on February 28,” Cr Vonhoff said.
“Lighting our landmarks is a symbolic show of support for people living with a rare disease, their families, carers, associated organisations and medical professionals who treat them.
“It is estimated there are more than 300 million people globally who live with a rare disease. We have people with rare diseases living in our Region and this is a way we can demonstrate our support for them.
“The day serves a community education role highlighting the lives of people with numerous medical complaints.
“The campaign also aims to alleviate feelings of isolation and many other emotions that are experienced by people living with rare diseases.
“We can light the way to move past taboos to focus on the people, not the disease.”
More information is available by visiting, www.rarediseaseday.org.
