| 1914 |
Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society formed on outbreak of First World War |
| 1915 |
Formation of Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureaux and national scheme for Voluntary Aid Detachments |
| 1918 |
Junior Red Cross formally established in Australia built on earlier efforts in NSW |
| 1920 |
Foundation President Lady Helen Munro Ferguson leaves Australia |
| 1927 |
Australia recognized as a national society in its own right by International Committee of the Red Cross |
| 1929 |
Beginning of Blood Transfusion Service in Victoria |
| 1939 |
Outbreak of Second World War. Australian Red Cross mobilises |
| 1941 |
Australian Red Cross Society incorporated by Royal Charter |
| 1941 |
Social Welfare Services expands to meet wartime demands. Australian Red Cross' focus is on rehabilitation for ex-servicemen, women and their families |
| 1942 |
Prisoners of war become Australian Red Cross' number one priority |
| 1944 |
Australian Red Cross membership reaches around 450,000 |
| 1950 |
Australian Red Cross Field Force in Japan with BCOF and assisting with Korean War |
| 1955 |
Worst floods on record devastate NSW. Red Cross responds |
| 1955 |
Commonwealth government joins states and assists with funding for Red Cross Blood Transfusion Services |
| 1958 |
Australian government ratifies four Geneva Conventions |
| 1964 |
Australian Red Cross celebrates 50 years |
| 1974 |
Cyclone Tracy destroys Darwin, NT. Australian Red Cross is there |
| 1989 |
National Youth Camp held to refocus on youth |
| 1989 |
75th anniversary of Australian Red Cross |
| 1983 |
Ash Wednesday Bushfires in Victoria and South Australia |
| 1989 |
Australian Red Cross formulates national policy on AIDS |
| 1991 |
Australian government ratifies 1977 Additional Protocols |
| 1991 |
Appointment of International Humanitarian Law Divisional Officers |
| 1993 |
Australian Red Cross begins working with Federal government on Asylum Seeker Assistance scheme |
| 1996 |
Formation of Australian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service |
| 2002 |
Bali bombing. Australian Red Cross Bali Appeal launched |
| 2004 |
Tsunamis and earthquakes devastate Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Maldives. Australian Red Cross in action |
| 2007 |
Endorsement of statement "The Power of Humanity" |
| 2007 |
Expansion of programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples |
| 2009 |
Black Saturday bushfires. Red Cross involved with Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund that raised more than $379 million. |
| 2010 |
Revised Royal Charter and Rules approved by Governor-General |
| 2010 |
Haiti earthquake. Australian Red Cross ran an appeal and assisted international movement |
| 2011 |
Queensland floods. Red Cross on the ground from 27 December 2010 |
| 2011 |
Australian Red Cross' Target Nuclear Weapons campaign; resolution adopted by governing body of IRCRC movement |
| 2013 |
Australian Red Cross hosts 19th General Assembly of International Federation and Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, Sydney |
| 2014 |
Australian Red Cross turns 100. |