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September sees a blue Parliament

Last Updated: Wednesday 15th of September 2010 at 12:13:30 PM

September sees a blue Parliament

With the political landscape still up in the air, many people on the night of Thursday 2^nd September might have been scratching their heads at the significance of a blue Parliament House in Melbourne’s Spring St. But it was all part of a campaign raising awareness and funds for men’s cancers, with the historic building being bathed in blue light to help change attitudes to men’s cancers and support ‘Blue September’. 

Victorian Minister for Health Daniel Andrews was on the Parliament steps for the official flick of the switch together with Mike Larkin from Network Ten who covered the event for the nightly Melbourne weather report (click here to view). Mike encouraged all Melbournians, through the camera, to support the campaign by going to blueseptember.org.

Blue September is a national fundraising and awareness initiative, with the goal of raising funds for cancer research, as well as helping men reduce the risk of cancer by making healthy lifestyle choices.

The residence will continue to be bathed in blue light every night from the 2^nd of September until the 11^th. It is part of a strategy encouraging people to ‘face up to men’s cancers’, by highlighting in blue the lack of awareness surrounding these insidious diseases, which in a third of cases are preventable.

The Parliament House will be joined by other prominent landmarks and famous buildings turning blue throughout the month, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and also some international landmarks, including the iconic Capitol Records Building, the Ramada West Hollywood and the Roosevelt Hotel, all in California.

Some of the other well known celebrity and sports personalities who have turned blue in support of the campaign include Mark Holden, George Calombaris, Chris Judd and Rodger Corser.

Blue September supports The Australian Cancer Research Foundation and Bowel Cancer Australia