Stroke Week

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Stroke is one of Australia’s biggest killers and a leading cause of disability. Each year an estimated 27,000 people experience their first stroke, which is one every 19 minutes.  Starting […]

Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision: AFL Maddie’s Match

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The annual AFL Maddie’s Match between St Kilda and Richmond is held this year on 13 August at 3.20pm, to raise awareness and funds for patients and families living with […]

Wear it Purple Day

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Wear it Purple Day (WIPD) was founded in 2010 in a global response to many rainbow youth taking their lives after being bullied and harassed as a result of a […]

AFL Women’s Opening Round

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

To acknowledge the opening round of the 2023 AFL Women’s league. Old Treasury Building will be lit in orange for this event from sunrise to sunset.

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The 9th day of the 9th month is globally acknowledged as International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day, and the whole of September is now known as FASD Awareness […]

International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

To acknowledge International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Old Treasury Building will be lit in gold (or yellow) from dusk on Tuesday 12 September 2023. Throughout September, the Children’s Cancer Foundation […]

ITP Awareness Week

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

This week is #ITPAwarenessWeek, where we help to raise awareness for patients living with the rare blood autoimmune disease #ImmuneThrombocytopenia or ITP. A rare disease where the body’s immune system […]

#SpotOurSpots for Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

20 October 2023 marks the 6th International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day. This year over 100 landmarks and venues across Australia will light up purple around Awareness Day […]

#Red4WED: World Encephalitis Day

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

World Encephalitis Day (Thursday, 22nd of February 2024) is part of Encephalitis International’s ongoing mission to raise awareness of the devastating neurological condition known as encephalitis. Despite affecting more than […]

ASEAN Summit

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

To acknowledge the ASEAN Summit taking place in Melbourne from the 4 - 6 March 2024, the Premier has asked that buildings be lit in ASEAN Red, ASEAN Yellow, Prime […]