World AIDS Day, which happens on December 1 is recognised globally as a day of raising awareness to support people living with HIV & AIDS, while remembering our loved ones who have died.

This year, the Commonwealth theme for World AIDS Day is, 40 Years of HIV, Where to Next, which is a timely reminder to us all that HIV Still Matters.

Thorne Harbour Health (formerly, the Victorian AIDS Council) offers an annual opportunity to donate and learn about HIV & AIDS, which is especially important in this 40th anniversary year.

Have you ever been near a train station, shopping centre or a city street corner on World AIDS Day? If so, then you've probably noticed our army of dedicated volunteers handing out our signature red ribbons and shaking buckets to raise vital funds to support people living with HIV.

For the second year in a row due to the COVID 19 Pandemic we are unable to hold our annual ‘in person’ street appeal. If you would like to support us, please donate to our World AIDS Day Virtual Street appeal.

In the eighties, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, our street appeal raised vital funds to grant last wishes.

Nowadays, the money we raise goes into supporting people living with HIV to live their lives to the fullest!