EARTH Hour organisers have pleaded with Queenslanders to ensure the battle against climate change is not a one-night wonder.
Tens of thousands of people across the state flicked the switch last night, turning off lights and other electrical appliances to help highlight the threats posed to the planet by global warming.
More than 6000 people and 800 businesses signed up to the event in Brisbane – one of 26 official flagship Earth Hour cities around the world. But many more in the capital and other Australian towns and cities also pulled the plug.
In Sydney, the harbour bridge and its neighbouring Opera House dimmed from flood-lit tourism icons to still-recognisable silhouettes while in Melbourne, icons including Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, Eureka Towers Skydeck and the Rialto Towers were blacked out.
World Wildlife Fund climate change policy manager Kellie Caught said it was a great effort. But the hard work was just beginning.
"Earth Hour is not a one-off event," she said. "Hopefully, it is something that will encourage people to be more conscious about the use of energy on a daily basis."
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