This panel brings together three esteemed speakers to share approaches to our theme of "Oral History, Migration, Generation". Associate Professor Francesco Ricatti is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the Australian National University, where he is also the Deputy Head of the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. He is a former Deputy and Acting Director […]
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.
In elaborate white dresses, with filmy veils, happy brides smile at the world in countless photographs. But where did the many ‘traditions’ of the wedding day come from, and did the bride always wear white? Join Margaret Anderson as she looks at the history of weddings and the wedding dress in Victoria, with some surprising […]
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 […]
Today is the seventh International Mastocytosis & Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day. Old Treasury Building is proud to support The Australasian Mastocytosis Society (TAMS) as part of its annual #SpotOurSpots campaign. Landmarks and venues across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are lighting up tonight to raise awareness of Mast Cell Activation Disorders (MCADs), including mastocytosis […]
