Association of Ukrainians in Victoria
Keeping our Ukrainian culture and heritage alive for future generations
Notice is hereby given of the 72nd Annual General Meeting Continuance
of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) to be held at the
Ukrainian Community Centre
3-11 Russell Street, Essendon
Sunday 2nd February 2020 at 2.00 pm.
The Australian Government is inviting applications through a demand driven process to apply under the Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Program: Community Languages Multicultural Grants Stream One.
The Community Language Multicultural Grants aims to:
Applications close at 11:00pm AEDT on 17 February 2020.
Information about applying for this round can be found on the Community Grants Hub website and GrantConnect
On Wednesday 18 December 2019 the Association of Ukrainians Noble Park Seniors held a very special Christmas Lunch
President of the Seniors Club, Roman Kitt, made sure all regular members attended and we had lots of new people attend. He thanked everyone for their support throughout the year and went around the table introducing each and every guest.
The President of the Noble Park branch, Liana Slipetsky, welcomed everyone and awarded Roman Kitt, Yaroslava Ryszczak and Stan and Sandra Habus a certificate of thanks for their hard work and contributions to the Seniors Club
Our guest of honour was Mr Stepan Lysenko who for many years was President of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria. It was truly a joy to have him with us and at 95 years of age he is still in high spirits.
View all photos from the day by clicking here
In November this year, a group of 11 dedicated men and women will be riding from Geelong to Perth for a great cause. They’ll be cycling the mammoth 3300km journey in the name of mental health, raising money and awareness for this pressing issue.
The team of cyclists include a young Ukrainian Leo Lambers. The team of cyclists want to help Australians suffering from mental illness. They’re inspired by the work of the Black Dog Institute and want to throw our support behind them. Please help us help them by giving whatever you can.
Support Team Black Dog .
The Ukrainian community of St Albans has reacted with an intense desire to take control of their future after a public meeting was called by the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) on 29 September 2019. Over 70 people were present, and a dozen community members volunteered after this public meeting, to take part in talks to resurrect the St Albans Branch.
“We’ve had a great result in St Albans” said Slawko Kohut, President of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV). Mr Kohut was also appointed Administrator by the AUV Board and led the public meeting and subsequent talks to an extremely positive outcome.
At these talks, four people put their hands up to create an interim management committee to lead community affairs towards an Annual General Meeting. These people include Luba Morrissy, Nick Angelowitsch, Aleksandra Harasemcuk and Katrina Protyniak. This group is representative of a cross-section of the local community and are well placed to regenerate collaboration in the St Albans area.
The St Albans Branch is quite active with a seniors group, an arts group, a social club, a local radio station and a host of cultural events in their calendar.
The Branch was placed under administration in early September after repeated requests for financial reports and membership lists were disregarded by the previous leadership. These reports are an annual regulatory requirement of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission and non-submission can have serious repercussions on status of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria.
We wish the St Albans community every success in the coming months to form a permanent committee of management and move forward.
