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
Goals and contributions
Health Services 1 April–30 June 9,232 donations in 2022
Emergency Services 1 June–31 August 12,931 donations in 2022
Local Government 1 July–30 September 5,763 donations in 2022
Defence 1 September–8 December 10,778 donations in 2022
Financial Services 1 December–29 February 2024 7,515 donations in 2022
Tertiary Students 2024 dates coming soon 17,462 donations in 2022

Count yourself in!

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 below 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 below 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!

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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Blood drive contributions

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Team totals

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Lifeblood Teams

Looking for a way to volunteer or be part of something bigger? Give blood as a team.

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