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.

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Dates
Tertiary14 February - 14 May
Legal Services1 March - 31 May
Building and Trades1 March - 31 May
Local Government1 April - 30 June
United By Faith1 April - 30 June
Emergency Services1 May - 31 July
Health Services1 June - 30 June
Tech1 July - 30 September
Financial Services1 August - 31 October
Defence1 September - 30 November
Sports1 September - 30 November
Bleed4Blue1 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
 

  1. 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.
  2. Check national blood drive dates or contact your Lifeblood Team Champion for details of your local drive.
  3. Book to donate blood, plasma or platelets during the drive.

In a Lifeblood Team?

Donate then advocate
 

  1. Check national blood drive dates or contact your Lifeblood Team Champion for details of your local drive.
  2. Book to donate blood, plasma or platelets during the drive.
  3. 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.

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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.

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