Pro-Palestine protest planned for Story Bridge after council rejects light display
Pro-Palestine protesters are planning action on the Story Bridge on Saturday following Brisbane City Council’s rejection of a request targeting its famous lights.
Pro-Palestine supporters are planning a protest on the reopened Story Bridge on Saturday, after Brisbane City Council rejected their request for the landmark to be lit up in the Palestinian flag’s colours.
Organisers for Justice for Palestine Magan-djin have planned a peaceful display of Palestinian flags on the Story Bridge, following the reopening of its footpaths on Thursday.
The demonstration comes as the council dismissed their request for the bridge to be lit up in red, green and white – the Palestine flag’s colours, along with black.
This request was to acknowledge what protesters say is the intense grief felt by Palestinians watching the war in Gaza from Brisbane.
Justice for Palestine Magan-djin lead organiser Remah Naji said the movement will take action whenever Australia’s institutions “turn a blind eye”.
“Until justice is served in Palestine, we will continue to organise and challenge the authorities that are aiding, abetting and profiting from genocide,” Ms Naji said.
“The same governments complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people are denying solidarity with a grieving community here in this city following a march where over 50,000 people demanded justice for Palestinians.”
The activists were banned from demonstrating on the Story Bridge in August during a planned rally.
It is unknown whether the ban is still in effect.
The peaceful demonstration will take place on Saturday afternoon, calling Australia to impose sanctions on Israel.
This display followed detectives charging three Pro-Palestinian activists who allegedly targeted and vandalised two businesses that export to Israel.
A Queensland Police spokesperson said the rally will cause “minor traffic delays” on the Story Bridge.
Police will be present at the protest but expect the display to be peaceful.
Canungra man Lindsay Watt, 30, Canungra woman Telese Rhoze, 31 and Coombabah woman Brooke Hopwood, 31, were charged with 11 offences including enter premises and commit indictable offence and wilful damage.
Police alleged that the vandalism led to over $40,000 in damages to the businesses Ferra Engineering in Tingalpa and Heat Treatment Australia in Coopers Plains.
The accused trio were bailed to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 3, 2025.
In April 2024, more than 50 activists gathered outside the Ferra Engineering facility to blockade the aerospace company for manufacturing components for F-35 jets and supplying “parts for the Israeli war machine”.
Originally published as Pro-Palestine protest planned for Story Bridge after council rejects light display
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