On 23 November, Ukrainians around the world will commemorate the 91st anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine - the 1932-33 Holodomor (death by hunger). The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Ukraine, orchestrated by the Soviet dictator Stalin and the Government of the USSR, which sought to break resistance to Soviet rule and eliminate the Ukrainian people as a national … [Read more...]

A special evening honouring the literary and musical traditions of Ukraine, will be paying tribute to Victoria Amelina (1986-2023), a courageous Ukrainian novelist and russian war crimes investigator who was killed in a russian missile attack, as well as Maksym Kryvtsov (1990-2024) and Hlib Babich (1969-2022), two Ukrainian poet-soldiers who were killed on the front line … [Read more...]

Tuesday November 19 marks 1,000 days since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For 1,000 days, russia has directed relentless and indiscriminate attacks upon Ukraine, killed and maimed people across the country, and forced millions to flee their homes. Russia has devastated lives and livelihoods, towns and villages, civilian infrastructure, and … [Read more...]

"It takes a village to raise a child" – a well known proverb that means an entire community of people must provide for and interact positively with children, for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. Ukraine Crisis Appeal donations have helped to fund over $2.5 million of critical life-saving medical and humanitarian aid supplies … [Read more...]

On the birthday of our much admired and missed late community leader, ✝️Stefan Romaniw OAM (1955-2024), we honour his memory and take the time to remember his profound legacy to us. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day, and acknowledge that his absence continues to be felt profoundly by the Ukrainian community, both here in Australia and around the … [Read more...]