Past Events from March 15, 2017 – February 23, 2017 › Entire community (regardless of HIV status) › – Living Positive Victoria

Reflecting on HIV Campaigns Through the Years: Panel Discussion

Collingwood Yards 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC

From fear-based messaging to sex-positive, peer-led, and community-driven storytelling, HIV campaigns have always reflected the social and political moments they were created in. This panel brings together artists, advocates, and community voices to reflect on how HIV campaigns have shifted over time, what they got right, where they caused harm, and what we can learn...

Free

HIV Disclosure Guide launch + workshop

Hope Street Radio Ground level, Perry Street Building, Collingwood Yards, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC

Living Positive Victoria and the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) invite you to take part in the re-launch of the updated and revised HIV Disclosure Guide, plus a workshop exploring it in detail and answering your questions, hosted by Hope Street Radio. Originally launched in 2020, this comprehensive guide examines the considerations of disclosing your status...

Free

Queer Art at the Bullarto Hall

Bullarto Hall Old Blackwood Rd, Bullarto, VIC

Curated and presented by Tom Harvey, Queer Art at the Bullarto Hall is a group exhibition celebrating contemporary queer visual art from across Victoria, presented as part of the ChillOut Festival in Daylesford over the Labour Day long weekend. The exhibition will include recent works first shown in You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), featuring portrait works...

$1 – $2

Planet Positive GOES SOUTH for Autumn

St Kilda Sports Club 66 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC

Planet Positive is a welcoming social space for people living with HIV where everyone is invited: men, women, trans and gender diverse people, as well as partners, friends and family. This is the only Living Positive Victoria event open to HIV allies, so please feel free to bring the people who support you. This Planet...

Free

2026 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Positive Living Centre 51 Commercial Road, South Yarra, Victoria

Peer Magic: The Power of Connection, Care and Lived Experience 2026 marks 41 years since the first International AIDS Candlelight Memorial was held in Melbourne. This year we recognise the vital role of peers in the response to HIV and AIDS with the theme Peer Magic: The Power of Connection, Care and Lived Experience. Join...

Free

Report Launch: The experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV

La Trobe University city campus & online via Zoom Level 2, Room 2.11, 360 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria

Join Living Positive Victoria and Latrobe University as we report findings from our Australian-first study into the experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV. In an Australian first, this qualitative study investigated the experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV, focusing on Victoria. It included experiences of navigating health...

Free

Polaroid, Polaroid, Polaroid

MARS Gallery 7 James St, Windsor, VIC

Join us for the opening night of Polaroid Polaroid Polaroid, a group exhibition presented by MARS Gallery in support of Living Positive Victoria. Inspired by the enduring appeal of the Polaroid, the exhibition brings together artists, curators, and community members exploring themes of memory, intimacy, storytelling, and connection through this iconic photographic medium. Alongside the...

Planet Positive Winter

The Laird 149 Gipps St, Abbotsford, Victoria

Join us for a fun and welcoming event hosted by Living Positive Victoria! Everyone is invited – men, women, trans, and gender-diverse people living with HIV, along with their friends, partners, and families. Enjoy delicious food, complimentary drinks, and a chance to win great door prizes in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere. Planet Positive is...

Free

Melbourne NAIDOC Week March

VAHS Fitzroy 186 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, VIC

LPV is joining the Melbourne NAIDOC Week March 2026. What is NAIDOC Week? NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee. The week traces its roots to the Aboriginal rights movement of the 1930s and remains a cornerstone of cultural recognition today. NAIDOC Week promotes: Cultural education and celebration Truth and reconciliation Community...

Free

Spring Planet Positive Social

The Laird Hotel Melbourne 149 Gipps St Abbotsford, Melbourne, VIC

Join us for a relaxed evening of community, connection and joy. Planet Positive is a welcoming social space for people living with HIV where everyone is invited: men, women, trans and gender diverse people, as well as partners, friends and family. This is the only Living Positive Victoria event open to HIV allies, so please...

Free