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...]

At a meeting with the Ukrainian community in Geelong, the Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles reiterated Australia’s ongoing support for Ukraine and was visibly moved when reading messages from a flag signed by members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  The Deputy PM spoke about the role of Bushmasters and his admiration for the commitment of Ukrainian … [Read more...]

Our first Australian Ukraine Crisis Appeal convoy of ambulances has been delivered to Lviv, Ukraine!  Partnering with UK-based Medical Life Lines Ukraine, project leader Chris Leptos AO and a team of self-funded volunteers drove from London to Lviv where they delivered four ambulances to the Ministry of Health in Ukraine in late November 2023. The ambulances were then … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) welcomes the appointment of His Excellency Mr Paul Lehmann as Australia’s next Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova.  “In meeting with the Ambassador, it is obvious he is keen to continue the work of supporting Ukraine,” said Stefan Romaniw OAM and Kateryna Argyrou, AFUO Co-Chairs. The AFUO has had good, … [Read more...]

Register to attend this not-to-be missed discussion between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence The Hon Richard Marles MP and the Ukrainian Ambassador, His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko. Date: Wednesday 20 December 2:30pmWhere: Ukrainian Community Hall, 57 Pakington St, Geelong West Supported by the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations … [Read more...]

Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, met members of the Ukrainian Council of NSW  today, paying tribute to the ‘utterly heroic’ Ukrainian people and urging the international community to give Ukraine ‘the tools it needs to finish the job’. Boris was in Australia to attend a conference and had asked to meet with members of the local Ukrainian … [Read more...]