Canberra Enlighten 2023: Danielle Peel wins HIT 104.7 competition to turn on festival lights

And Cooleman Court Pharmacy employee Danielle Peel will be doing just that at 7.45 on Friday night.

She entered a competition to turn on the lights run by HIT 104.7 - and won with her sense of humour.

The 32 year old's entry was all about how her mum Judith went around the house turning off the lights and the power switches to save money.

Danielle, of Evatt, reckons her mum did it when they were kids and still did it and seeing her daughter turn all those lights on at Enlighten might just be the circuit breaker she needed.

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Her mum saw the humour of it all and will be by her daughter's side at the National Portrait Gallery on Friday night, travelling from Lockhart near Wagga for the occasion.

Danielle will be with Chief Minister Andrew Barr for the official launch of Enlighten.

"Yeah, it's pretty exciting," she said.

"I do love Enlighten and excited for the WorldPride element of it."

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