End stigma. Start respect.
World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Learn more
Learn about World AIDS Day, HIV in Australia, our partners and the importance of World AIDS Day.
Get involved
Find out how to get involved with the community to raise awareness and show support for people living with HIV.
National HIV Strategy
This is one of 5 national strategies that respond to bloodborne viruses and sexually transmitted infections in Australia.
Upcoming events
Events bring World AIDS Day to life, providing meaningful ways to raise awareness of HIV. Find the latest World AIDS Day events across Australia.
AIDS Memorial Garden Working Bee
A special volunteer working bee at Fairfield’s AIDS Memorial Garden. Learn about its history, significance and plants while helping with new planting and light weeding, connecting with community and honouring those affected by HIV and AIDS.
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AIDS Memorial Garden Tour
Remember Fairfield Hospital and the lives lost to AIDS this World AIDS Day. A ceremony in the former hospital chapel and a guided walk through the AIDS Memorial Garden, honouring the hospital’s history, healthcare workers, patients and community legacy.
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Red Ribbon Run
Join the Thorne Harbour Health Red Ribbon Run 2026 at Albert Park Lake! Walk, jog or run in this inclusive community event to raise HIV awareness and funds, honour lives lost, celebrate resilience and help create a future free from stigma.
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World AIDS Day Street Appeal
Volunteer for Thorne Harbour Health’s World AIDS Day street appeal. Distribute red ribbons, share the HIV Still Matters message and collect community donations across Melbourne on 1 December.
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We commissioned Jasmine Sarin from JS Koori Designs, to create an artwork for World AIDS Day.