The Kokoda trek is a major fundraiser for Respond, a charity run by a group of Victorian emergency service officers to raise money for the kids at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Read on…

The theme for this year’s AusCham Children’s Charity Ball will be from ocean to outback. Read on…

Father’s Day is upon us again, and if you haven’t organised anything special to do with your dad yet you might want to take him to the HSV Owners Club Fathers Day Display, for charity. Read on…

The Asylum Seekers Resource Centre Rusty Chef II will be a culinary combat and public banquet not to be missed. Read on…

It’s almost that one-day-in-September time of year and the Variety AFL Great Grand Final Luncheon is a chance for footy fans and punters to be part of all the Grand Final action. Read on…

The AusCham Children’s Charity Concert will feature a performance by 100% Kylie. Read on…

The Piggy Bank Bowling For Kids events will see celebrities all over Victoria bowl a few strikes,  spares and maybe some gutters, all to help families of seriously ill kids. Read on…

The White Planet Carbon Neutral Fashion Parade Launch Party is an event launching both a line of eco-friendly couture, and a new release planet-friendly arctic documentary. Read on…

Hosted by Spicks and Specks star Alan Brough, Carnivale at Crown will be a huge night of dinner dancing, fun and entertainment.

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Australia Day is widely celebrated by the whole nation, but lesser known to most Aussies are the Melbourne Day celebrations that go on, including the Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony. Read on…

Following the success of last year’s event, Chairs for Charity is holding another Gala Ball this year at the Atrium, Flemington Racecourse.

It will be a high quality Black Tie event with the usual dinner and entertainment features, but the main focus will still be the auctioning off of celebrity painted chairs. Read on…

Footy Colours Day is a fun way to raise funds for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute.

You can go to the BMDI Footy Colours Day Corporate Breakfast at AFL World, QV, or you can just wear your footy team jersey at work, school, home or while your out and about, to support the cause.

It’s so easy to organise a Footy Colours Day, even a pet turtle could give it a go. Read on…

The 2007 Footy Fever Debate will this year be hosted by Herald Sun columnist and sports reporter Jim Wilson, and have the theme of Hanging Up The Boots, questioning whether players are ‘equipped for life after footy’.

Panelists include The Age Footy writer, Caroline Wilson; Melbourne Footy Club President, Paul Gardner; Western Bulldogger Luke Darcy; Geelong’s Barry Stoneham and more. Read on…

The Fifth Annual Celebration of Life Gala Ball, for the Neonatal Unit at The Royal Children’s Hospital, is a Black Tie winter evening event that will feature an exclusive show hosted by Dancing With the Stars winning contestant and celebrity singer Kate Ceberano.

The Gala Ball will feature the usual 3 course meal, beer, wine, entertainment and live and silent auctions. Read on…

This year’s Melbourne Masquerade Ball, dedicated to fairy tale adventures, will be held to benefit Autism Victoria and Williamstown Hospital.

Organisers are encouraging invitees to take the theme to its limits. There are prizes for the best dressed, and the entire night will take you away to a land of fairytale magic, with a feast of food, entertainment, roving circus performers and whatever else you can imagine. Read on…

Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-lee Furness hosted Melbourne’s Bone Marrow Donor Institute Red Ball on the weekend.

Hollywood award winning actor Jackman, a long time patron of the charity (as well as Deborra) performed for guests at this year’s ball, which as well as dinner, wine and a-list company, included a live and a silent auction. Read on…

Following the recent tragedy affecting one of the members of the Choir of Hard Knocks, they will perform this month at Xavier College, proving that they really are schooled in determination, guts and the true blue Aussie spirit.

The group of nearly 50 homeless and disadvantaged people lost one of their singers after he was hit by a car, breaking both of his legs and his neck. Read on…

Suit up, or find yourself a fabulous frock to get ready for the RSPCA Victoria World Animal Day Gala Ball.

The evening will of course have a three course dinner with wine, live music, dancing, gifts and auctions.

There will also be surprise entertainment and celebrity guests.

Last year’s black tie gala was hosted by Suzie Wilks and Craig Hutchison. Read on…

The Legacy Week Badge Appeal is one of the only times throughout the year that Legacy asks the public to support their cause.
 
But not just by buying a badge, by getting hands on and having a go. Read on…

The Alzheimer’s Atlantic Challenge is a domestic homage event that will parallel Pete Collete’s Atlantic Solo Challenge.

Alzheimer’s Australia is hoping to bring 40 teams together, and in 12 hours have those teams row, in tandem on rowing machines, what would be the equivalent of the distance of the Atlantic Ocean, 5000 km. Read on…

The Redkite Music-a-thon is a sponsorship endurance event that anyone can join in on.

All over the country at schools, churches, studios, halls and neighbourhood homes people are strumming, tapping and slapping to raise money for Redkite.

Anyone can get involved; all you have to do is get sponsored or sponsor someone, then listen or play to your little hearts content. Read on…

MC Garage’s 50 hats chef, Janni Kyritsis, is this year’s ambassador for StreetSmart, in their campaign to encourage restaurants to change lives.

Restaurants can sign up to become StreetSmart restaurants and, over the six weeks before Christmas, have diners donate $2 on top of their bill to the charity. Read on…

There are several All Trails Bicycle Tours you can take thouroughfaring through Victoria this October to help the Fred Hollows Foundation.

The Adelaide to Melbourne All Trail will take you 1150 km around the famous Great Ocean Road and the Warnambool to Melbourne will ride take you 370 km along the same coastal scene. Read on…

The KIDS Foundation IF (Injury Free) Day is a national initiative to prevent kids from accidentally injuring themselves.

There are heaps of events going on in and around Melbourne and Australia, and also look out for Giant Band-Aids on buildings and littler Band-Aids on building site scaffolding, in support of the day. Read on…

The Brotherhood of St Laurence and Essendon Footy Club have teamed up to provide Boots For All.

Boots For All collect quality, second hand footy boots and equipment to give to disadvantaged teams and communities across Australia, who would otherwise miss out on playing football without the proper equipment. Read on…