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. People with FASD can experience challenges such as physical and emotional developmental delay; impaired speech and language development; learning problems, such as issues with memory […]
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. […]
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune bleeding disorder. It causes the body’s immune system to destroy platelets and/or limits the production of new platelets. This affects the blood’s ability to clot. ITP can occur at any age. It affects both children and adults. The specific cause isn’t known. There is no cure. The number […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 vital funds for T1D research. Breakthrough T1D is the leading research, advocacy, and community support organisation for type 1 diabetes (T1D) globally. Their vision is […]
