As 24 February 2023 approaches, the Ukrainian-Australian community will hold prayer vigils, rallies, and fundraisers around Australia to commemorate 365 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and 9 years of war against Ukraine.
| LOCATION | DATE | TIME/EVENT |
| MELBOURNE | Friday 24 Feb | 6:00pm Prayer Vigil, Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 35 Canning St Melbourne 7:30pm Rally Ukraine Undefeated: 365 days since the full-scale invasion, Federation Square, Melbourne |
| SYDNEY | Thursday 23 Feb | 5:30pm 365 Days Strong: Community rally and procession from Martin Place 6:30pm Candlelight Vigil, St Mary’s Cathedral Square, Sydney |
| Friday 24 Feb | 6:30pm Ukraine Undefeated performance & fundraiser, Sydney Town Hall (click on the link to book tickets, also see more details below) | |
| ADELAIDE | Thursday 23 Feb | 5:30pm for 6:00pm start Rally – 365 days since the full scale invasion – Unite with Ukraine, SA Parliament House steps |
| Friday 24 Feb | 7:30pm: Commemoration of 1st Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Ukrainian Community Centre, Hindmarsh | |
| BRISBANE | Saturday 25 Feb | 10:00am Unite with Ukraine rally, King George Square, Brisbane |
| PERTH | Saturday 25 Feb | 11.30am 1 Year Anniversary of Russian Aggression and Full-Scale War in Ukraine – Rally & March, Forrest Chase |
| CANBERRA | Friday 24 Feb | 10:00am – 5:00pm All Day Vigil, Russian Embassy, Griffith |
| HOBART | Friday 24 Feb | 12pm – #StandWithUkraine rally: 1 year since the full-scale invasion, Hobart Town Hall |
| DARWIN | TBC | TBC |
You can help Ukraine by donating to:
Ukraine Crisis Appeal, a collaboration between the AFUO, Rotary Australia World Community Service and Caritas Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis Appeal is the largest Australian tax-deductible humanitarian fundraising effort for Ukraine
U-Help, which provides vital aid and protection to the defenders of Ukraine, including food, medical supplies and protective equipment.
Or make a bid on the Ukrainian Council of New South Wales (UCNSW) online auction – Ukraine Undefeated – raising urgently needed funds for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal, and UHelp
Exciting auction items include:
- Two tickets to Harry Styles, Rod Stewart and Pink shows in Sydney, generously donated by Live Nation
- Online course with Irena Karpa, famous Ukrainian author, journalist and singer
- Online chat with R. Gorovyi, author, journalist, documentary film maker + 2 signed books
- Online coffee with Irma Vitovska, Honoured Artist of Ukraine and winner of the National Golden Dziga Cinema Awards
- Autographed Australian Rio Olympics T-shirt by Victor Kovalenko, the most successful Olympic sailing coach in the world
- Original artworks by famous Ukrainian and Australian artists including Tetiana Koldunenko, Olena Vygovska, Nataliia Vyaz, Elena Levkovskaya, Natalya Kravchenko, Ian Hansen, and Chantel Mahony
Bidding ends February 25, 2023 at 8:00 pm AEDT
