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World Diabetes Day 2026
About the event
More than 145,000 Australians live with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) – and every day, 8 more are diagnosed.
Go Blue for Breakthroughs is a national campaign to raise awareness and vital funds for T1D research.
Breakthrough T1D is the leading research, advocacy, and community support organisation for type 1 diabetes (T1D) globally.
Their vision is for a world without T1D.
Their mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications.
Old Treasury Building will be lit in blue for this event from sunrise to sunset.
Nearby Hotels
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Our three picks · Melbourne
via Stay22Budget hotel about 10 minutes' walk from Southern Cross Station, with an in-house bar and restaurant and billiards; reviews are mixed.
Mid-range hotel in a historic building on Little Collins Street, a few minutes' walk from Southern Cross Station.
Grand Victorian hotel from 1883 on Spring Street, opposite Victoria's Parliament House in Melbourne. Mainstream, five-star, gay-friendly.
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