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

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 […]

ITP Awareness Week

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

2025 will be the 10th year that Global ITP Awareness Week has been launched internationally. Global ITP Awareness Week (22–28 September 2025) is a specially designated week during which individuals […]

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 […]

Dysautonomia Awareness Month

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

October 2025 marks Dysautonomia International’s 14th Global Dysautonomia Awareness Month campaign. Each year building and monument owners are asked to light up the night sky turquoise for Dysautonomia Awareness Month […]

World Pancreatic Awareness Month 2025

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

Today we stand alongside the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Alliance and the World Pancreatic Alliance by turning purple for for beginning of World Pancreatic Awareness Month. They aim to raise awareness […]