Historical Facts & Data

Expenses & Channel/Light Count by Year

Year	Upgrade Expenditure	Light Bulb Count	Computer Channels
1999	$14	24	-
2000	-	24	-
2001	$9	50	-
2002	$25	260	-
2003	$100	320	-
2004	$250	1500	-
2005	$1070	3200	7
2006	$900	6700	14
2007	$2100	20,000	56
2008	$3265	22,000	64
2009	$2000	26,000	120
2010	$650	25,000	128
2011	$865	26,000	144
2012	$150+	27,000	144+

Notable Events by Year

2005 Facts	Trial year of computerised lights First year that attracted some form of media - community newspaper Santa began to appear at the display on Friday/Saturday nights
2006 Facts	Rated best metro Adelaide light display Introduction of computerised LED lights Attracted one television station New neighbours added to the lights extravaganza First year that vandals attack
2007 Facts	Display exceeds 20,000 lights Permanent 24/7 video surveillance introduced with night vision Light Up Emerald ran for the first time Tri-colour 1500 LED mega tree (500 lamps of each colour) Broadcasting on 88.9 FM
2008 Facts	Tri-colour 3000 LED mega tree (1000 lamps of each colour) Left and right garden areas now 100% LED Light-O-Rama 240v AC controllers replace Olsen 595 system Dedicated electrical circuit to meet power requirements
2009 Facts	Quad-colour 4000 LED mega tree (1000 lamps of each colour) Green LEDs added to the garden Hybrid Light-O-Rama and Olsen595 computer control A greater ratio of computerised lights compared to static lights
2010 Facts	Return of 100% Light-O-Rama control Introduction of low voltage DC (direct current) controllers Dimming capabilities added to roof and mega tree
2011 Facts	Dimming capabilities added to garden bushes (increase in DC channels) Reduction of AC from 64 channels to 32 channels Higher quality FM transmission (88.9 FM)