Christmas star

28 Nov 2007

“lo, the star went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.”(Matthew 2:9-10)
At 7pm on Saturday night, Power and Water will light up its giant Christmas star on the top of the water tank in Parap and wish all a Merry Christmas.

Making a festive entrance to the city along the Stuart Highway, you can see Australia’s largest Christmas star, measuring eight metres across and set 27 metres up in the air, from many other points around Darwin too.
  
This year, Power and Water are promoting a ‘green Christmas’ message and while not taking away from the fun of lighting and decorating homes, are encouraging people to put their lights on a timer, use LED lights, more cut out decorations and less lights.

In keeping with this message, Power and Water will turn the lights on the star off each night at 2.00am (after revellers have travelled home). The star, which is constructed and erected each year by a local company, will stay lit from the 1st of December until early January next year.

Power and Water have also supported locals to stage their own Christmas decorations elsewhere. This includes funding to decorate Palmerston’s water tower, Goyder Square and library and in Alice Springs, for the ‘Christmas on Araluen’ display featuring lighted street pole decorations.

Residents and businesses are also reminded that entries for the ‘Show Santa where you live’ competition close at midnight on Sunday 2nd December.  You can find details and entry forms at www.powerwater.com.au .
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