Antonina Tkachuk, a Ukrainian community member in Sydney, has lost her beloved son Ihor, who has died defending Ukraine. Antonina arrived in Sydney last year with her daughter Iryna. Antonina said “For the first three months I cried in my apartment, then realised it was time to stop crying and help Ukraine”. Antonina and her daughter became actively involved in the … [Read more...]

Senator Penny Wong, Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, met with the Ukrainian community in South Australia on Wednesday, 26 July 2023 and reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to Ukraine “winning the war, settling on its own terms” and holding “Russia to account”.  Greeted with a standing ovation as she entered the room, Senator Wong emphatically … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) welcomed the Australian Government announcement on 20 July 2023 that it would impose additional targeted sanctions on 35 entities in Russia's defence, technology and energy sectors, and 10 individuals, including Russian Ministers and senior officials, as well as senior military personnel in Belarus. The … [Read more...]

Two iconic Melbourne film festivals will be showcasing Ukrainian films during July and August 2023 in Melbourne and online.  The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, one of the biggest showcases of documentaries in the Southern Hemisphere, will be screening A Rising Fury on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @8:15pm at Purple Palace in Cinema Nova.  The movie follows two … [Read more...]

The inaugural Ukrainian Cup, held on Sunday 16 July, was a fun-filled day which brought the Sydney and Newcastle communities together to play some football, raise money for Ukraine and celebrate everything blue and yellow! This year saw the Newcastle UA (Dynamo Newcastle) take on their Sydney UA friends in a match to raise much needed funds for the Australian … [Read more...]