World AIDS Day
1 December
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.
2023
World AIDS Day Forum
Come join us for our World AIDS Day forum on the 1st December. This year is the 40th anniversary of the Australian response to the AIDS crisis. Our forum will look at how far we've come and where we are today - both the struggles and the successes.
The Forum will be held at the Ballarat Town Hall, 225 Sturt St, Ballarat Central. It will run from 10am-11am and there’ll be morning tea provided afterwards.
Forum guests:
- Dr Claire Pickett, General Practitioner, Sexual Health Clinic at Ballarat Community Health
- Dr Jennifer Power, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
- Rick Youssef, Ballarat LGBTIQA+ elder
- MC Lesley McKarney
Clock and Wendouree Fountain lighting
In 2023, the clock tower on the Town Hall and the fountain in Lake Wendouree were lit up red for World AIDS Day.