Community & Business
15 April, 2026
$1000 offered for Mareeba 150th logo design
A CALL is going out for graphic designers and those with an eye for design and detail to create a suitable logo for Mareeba’s 150th anniversary next year.
An added incentive will be that the winning entry, which will be chosen by the Mareeba Chamber of Commerce committee, will win $1000 for their efforts.
The prizemoney is offered thanks to the support of the chamber and The Express newspaper.
“This 150th logo competition is an opportunity for people with an eye to design and develop an image that will highlight what is planned to be a special time in which our town will be front and centre of attention to mark this unique and special year,” The Express managing editor Carl Portella said.
“The idea of creating a home-grown logo is to feature this special milestone for our town, its citizens and its history and acknowledge those who have gone before us as well as present-day events and the people who make our town.
“The logo designs will have a myriad of applications to identify our 150th year right across our community.
“We are pleased to be collaborating with Mareeba Chamber of Commerce in developing, promoting and the joint sponsorship of this timely logo that will acknowledge a special year for the entire Mareeba community,” he added.
Mareeba Chamber of Commerce president Joe Moro said the logo could be as simple or as ornate as the designer chose, remembering that detail may be lost when the image is used for smaller applications.
“It is anticipated that the logo will be used for a whole range of purposes from books, promotion and advertising in printed or electronic form, to maybe window stickers, flags, sporting strips and a whole range of other applications pertaining to Mareeba,” he said.
“The logo will be used as a recognisable image to mark and celebrate our town’s 150th since our founder, John Atherton, chose to live here at Emerald End in 1877.
“From those humble beginnings, Mareeba has grown to be a vibrant centre with the largest population in Far North Queensland apart from Cairns which also celebrates their sesquicentenary, or 150th year, this year.”
The judges’ decision on the winning logo will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into. The artist must relinquish the copyright to the Mareeba 150th Anniversary Celebrations advisory committee for use at its discretion.
Entries in the Mareeba 150th anniversary logo competition should be submitted to The Express office at 186 Byrnes Street, Mareeba and must be available in digital format, or emailed to admin@theexpressnewspaper.com.au no later than 5pm on Friday, 15 May.
