The Victorian Government has donated $500,000 to the Australian-Ukrainian community’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal (UCA) to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and assist in the rebuilding of critical infrastructure under the United24 program initiated by President Zelenskyy. Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, Co-Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) said … [Read more...]

On 17 September 2022, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) held a visa workshop with Refugee Legal, Australia’s largest provider of free specialist legal assistance to people seeking asylum, refugees and disadvantaged migrants. Thank you to community representatives from VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, and ACT for attending. Meeting notes can be found … [Read more...]

Julian Knysh, an Australian Ukrainian documentary film maker currently in Ukraine documenting the war and its effect on people, has conducted an exclusive, historic and rare war time interview with Oleh Sentsov, award-winning Ukrainian film-maker, activist, soldier and former political prisoner of the Russian secret service for five years. The interview was recorded to … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has strongly condemned Putin’s partial mobilisation, anti-Western rhetoric and nuclear sabre-rattling yesterday as a reckless escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and urged Western nations, including Australia, to stay the course. Mr Stefan Romaniw, AFUO Co-Chair said “Putin is humiliated and desperate. He has … [Read more...]

In response to the war in Ukraine which commenced on 24 February 2022, approximately $20 million of medical aid has been sent to support the sick and injured via a supply chain created by the International Coordination of Medical Aid for Ukraine (ICMAU), a subcommittee of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO). Medical supplies have been generously … [Read more...]

More than a thousand rockets and bombs are dropped on Ukraine every day, destroying homes and killing hundreds of people. Even if people survive, they lose their homes and all their processions. They become known as IDPs  (Internally Displaced People). If they do not get help, they have no choice but to remain in areas under constant bombardment. To meet IDP’s need for … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations’ (AFUO) U-Help Fund has launched a new $50,000 program to help family members of the Ukrainian community in Australia who are fighting on the ground in Ukraine. Multiple small grants will become available to fund protective life saving equipment, non-lethal military equipment, thermal underwear, protective clothing as well … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and the Ukraine Institute, founded by the Ukrainian government to improve the cultural perception of Ukraine around the world, has declared the “United Ukraine Ballet” which will be performing “Swan Lake” in Australia later this year, is misleading in that it does not represent the artistic community of Ukraine and its current struggle for … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian National Cycling team will be participating in the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, NSW from today to Sunday 25 September. The UCI Road World Championships is one of the top five sporting events in the world and is watched by more than 300 million viewers around the globe. More than 1,000 of the top international cyclists from 70+ nations will … [Read more...]

The Ukraine Crisis Appeal, Australia’s largest tax-deductible fundraising effort for Ukraine, is urging food-lovers and retailers around Australia to take part in an ‘Eat Chicken Kyiv’ fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine. Andrea Palmer, co-organiser of the event, said, “The idea is simple. Throw a Chicken Kyiv lunch or dinner party and ask your guests to donate the cost of a … [Read more...]