Firefly Lighting are honoured to have lit the new Submariner’s Heritage Trail memorial signage on the river at Teneriffe, Brisbane.
A memorial to the Australian, UK, NZ and US submariners who were based at the Capricorn Wharf at Teneriffe during World War II marks the beginning of the Submariners’ Walk Heritage Trail along the Brisbane River where the submarines used to dock. Along the trail, between Hastings and Beetson Streets, are plaques and seats commemorating the men, the ships and their service during WWII.
The steel sign, by Street + Garden, is painted in navy grey with a classic naval stencil font perforated in the steel used to spell out Submariner’s Heritage Trail. Through the stenciled text glows Firefly’s digital LED Neon RGBWarm white controlled by a Pharos system. The digital LED Neon allows movement in the monument rather than just the normal RGB colour changing.
Along the walk are ‘submarine benches’ under lit in blue to represent submarines floating in the water as darkness falls.
The lighting was switched on in time for the Teneriffe / New Farm Anzac Day dawn service. In the pre-dawn darkness all the st
reet lights were turned off, then the sign and the submarine seats along the trail glowed a deep red to simulate being in a submarine. Once the service had started, the sign glowed and gently scrolled through the Australian flag colours of blue, red and white.
“Dad was involved with the Submarine Association and the project with Don Currell OAM before he died,” commented Heath Williamson, managing director of Firefly. “I hope the Captain’s looking down and likes it! This one is for you Dad.”
Every night the sign and the submarines along the Heritage Trail will light up red or blue, and on special nights, the lighting will accordingly be adapted. On Australia Day the sign will go green and gold, red and green for Christmas and so on.
