October 2026 marks Dysautonomia International’s 15th Global Dysautonomia Awareness Month campaign. Each year building and monument owners are asked to light up the night sky turquoise for Dysautonomia Awareness Month On Friday October 2nd, the world joins to 'Turn the Town Turquoise'. Dysautonomia Dysautonomia (pronounced dis-oughta’-no-me-uh) is an umbrella term that includes many different diseases […]
Since 2009, people worldwide have united on World Meningitis Day to call for a future free from this devastating disease. Today, co-ordinated by Meningitis Research Foundation, it’s now the world’s largest day of action on meningitis. Meningitis is the swelling of the lining around the brain and spinal cord (the meninges). It can affect anyone, […]
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 Building will be lit in purple for this event from sunrise to sunset.
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 Light it Red started in 2015, it was about taking back the power of that colour to raise awareness. The colour influenced our name Code […]
We live surrounded by material things. Some are mundane and utilitarian, others exotic objects of desire, but all our belongings have something to say about who we are and how we live. Objects reflect both culture and history. Individually and collectively, they shape our lives, link us to others and connect us to the past. […]
The Old Treasury building is one of very few gold rush buildings still in use in the city. This monthly tour will showcase the exhibitions, including the beautiful building. See areas of the building inaccessible to the general public, including the Executive Council Chamber. This historic room is where the Governor of Victoria has met […]
Those of us living in modern Western cities mostly take personal hygiene for granted. We have access to abundant fresh (and safe) water, more varieties of soap and other cleaning […]
To celebrate Diwali, the building will be lit from 30 October to 8 November. Old Treasury Building will be lit in purple and pink for this event from sunrise to […]
More than 145,000 Australians live with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) – and every day, 8 more are diagnosed. Go Blue for Breakthroughs is a national campaign to raise awareness and […]
In Australia, more than 15,122 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year — that’s 41 every day. Almost 85% will be diagnosed at a late stage, making it […]
