Meet Elina Svitolina, Ukraine’s most successful tennis player of all time, at a special gathering with the Ukrainian community in Melbourne on Friday 12 January at the Essendon Ukrainian Hall at 6:00pm! In Australia to compete at the Australian Open, Elina is a true champion - on and off the court. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Elina has: The … [Read more...]

Over the past 24 hours, Russia has launched one of its most significant air attacks against Ukraine, murdering at least 30 civilians and injuring over 130. Russian cruise missiles, drones, bombers, and rockets hit Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and other cities. Russia targeted residential buildings, a maternity hospital, schools, and parking lots to murder … [Read more...]

The first 40 foot container full of medical and humanitarian aid has been sent from Melbourne to Lviv, funded by the Ukraine Crisis Appeal (UCA).  This huge undertaking was made possible by the tireless assistance of our wonderful supporters at Rotary Donations in Kind in Footscray, Rotary Gdynia (Poland) and Rotary Lviv, where the aid will be received and distributed in … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) wishes AFUO members, the diplomatic service of Ukraine in Australia, the clergy of the Ukrainian Churches and all Ukrainians in Australia a blessed and Holy Christmas and New Year. We thank the Australian-Ukrainian community for the network of support, friendship and unity it has shown over the past year, and the … [Read more...]

Listen to Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) Co-Chair Stefan Romaniw OAM wrap up for the SBS Ukrainian Radio program some of the many activities conducted by the AFUO and the Ukrainian community in Australia in 2023 (full segment here). As explained by Stefan, it was a year in which the AFUO and Ukrainian community continued to do much … [Read more...]