Blood Drives
Current and upcoming blood drives
Each year, industries and organisations across Australia join together to make an incredible number of donations in hundreds of large and small blood drives.
Here are just some of them.
Don’t see your drive here?
For dates or information about your blood drive, contact your Lifeblood Champion.
Name | Dates |
| Tertiary | 14 February - 14 May |
| Legal Services | 1 March - 31 May |
| Building and Trades | 1 March - 31 May |
| Local Government | 1 April - 30 June |
| United By Faith | 1 April - 30 June |
| Emergency Services | 1 May - 31 July |
| Health Services | 1 June - 30 June |
| Tech | 1 July - 30 September |
| Financial Services | 1 August - 31 October |
| Sports | 1 September - 30 November |
| Defence | 1 September - 8 December |
| Bleed4Blue | 1 December - 28 February |
How to be part of an existing blood drive
As long as you’re signed up to a Lifeblood Team that’s part of a drive, your donations will automatically be counted toward that drive.
Not yet in a Lifeblood Team?
Join then donate
- Join your Lifeblood Team. It’s a group blood donation team, coordinated by a Lifeblood Team Champion, who donate together and individually to save lives.
- Check national blood drive dates or contact your Lifeblood Team Champion for details of your local drive.
- Book to donate blood, plasma or platelets during the drive.
In a Lifeblood Team?
Donate then advocate
- Check national blood drive dates or contact your Lifeblood Team Champion for details of your local drive.
- Book to donate blood, plasma or platelets during the drive.
- Encourage others in your organisation or community group to join your team and get donating!
Blood drives resources
Want to promote a blood drive at your workplace, organisation or community group? We’ve got you covered with posters, social media, email, intranet content and more.
Want to start your own blood drive?
Let us help you organise one! Lifeblood runs hundreds of blood drives — big and small — across Australia every year.