• National Police Legacy Day

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

    On 17 June, exactly 54 years after Police Legacy was first established in Australia, we will proudly celebrate the inaugural National Police Legacy Day. This important day honours the vital […]

  • Lipoedema Awareness Month

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

    June is Lipoedema awareness month, and currently 11% to 19% of the female population have it. It is frequently misdiagnosed by medical practitioners due to the lack of awareness of […]

  • World Fragile X Day

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

    World Fragile X Day is 22 July. This day is celebrated in many countries around the world including Australia. Since 2016 Fragile X Association of Australia has invited significant landmarks […]

  • Brain Injury Awareness Week

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

    Each year a week in August is dedicated to raising awareness for brain injury awareness week. Locations across Australia light up purple and gold to highlight this event. Over 70 […]

  • 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 […]

  • International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day

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

    This September we’re lighting up red for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month. FASD is the leading preventable developmental disability in Australia, which occurs due to prenatal alcohol exposure. […]

  • World Meningitis Day

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

    World Meningitis Day is an international day to raise awareness of Meningitis and supports the CoMO (Confederation of Meningitis Organizations) Global Road Map to defeat Meningitis by 2030. Old Treasury […]

  • Diwali 2025

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

    To celebrate Diwali, the building will be lit on 8-11 October 2025, and again on 20 October. Old Treasury Building will be lit in purple and gold for this event […]

  • Light it Red for Dyslexia 2025

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

    Ask any dyslexic about their school experience and they will tell you about the gut wrenching fear of receiving back their school work covered in red crosses and comments. When […]