On 19 January, a special meet-and-greet with one of Ukraine’s most prominent tennis stars, Marta Kostyuk, was organised in Melbourne, during her stay at the Australian Open 2025. In attendance were representatives from the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania - Bishop Mykola Cardinal Bychok, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church … [Read more...]

In an interview with SBS Ukrainian radio reporter Oksana Holovko-Mazur, Kateryna Argyrou reflects on the past year for Ukraine and the support provided by our Ukrainian-Australian community. Topics of discussion included: Granting of RoS (Resolution of Status) visa for 786 Ukrainian visa holders Humanitarian aid (Ukraine Crisis Appeal) Rebuilding Ukraine (Future … [Read more...]

Join your local community to celebrate Ukrainian Day of Unity on 22 January, when Ukrainians around the world will celebrate the day on which Ukraine declared itself a free and united sovereign state in 1919. On January 22, 1919, on St. Sophia Square in Kyiv, the ‘Act of Unification’ of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Western Ukrainian People's Republic … [Read more...]

A heartfelt reunion in Australia for three sisters separated by russia’s war on their homeland – Sydney-based Ukrainian community members, Kateryna and Valentyna, and their sister Liza, a brave combat medic from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. In May 2023, the AFUO’s Defend Ukraine Appeal delivered a thermal drone to Liza’s unit, via a community-grant request … [Read more...]

We warmly welcome Ukrainian tennis players Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska, Yuliia Starodubtseva, Daria Snigur, Anhelina Kalinina, Anastasiia Sobolieva, sisters Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok, and junior Nikita Bilozertsev to our Aussie shores. Congratulations to Marta, Elina and Dayana for reaching the third round of the Australian Open 💪🏻 … [Read more...]