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January 2008 |
Event: New Years Day
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| 26 January |
Event: Australia Day
Organisation: National Australia Day Council
About: On Australia Day we celebrate what's great about Australia
and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved
and what we can be proud of in our great nation.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 02 6120 0600
Fax: 02 6273 6277
Email: info@australiaday.gov.au
Website: www.australiaday.gov.au
Address: Old Parliament House, King George Terrace, PARKES
ACT 2600
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| 27 January |
Event: International
Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
Organisation: United Nations
National/State: International
Contact - Website: www.un.org/events/calendar/
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| 1-29 February |
Date: February 2008
with a particular emphasis on Feb 14th
Event: Zippa Day to Promote Childhood Heart Disease
Organisation: Heartkids Australia
About: Drop into your local Big W outlet or Guardian
Pharmacy to purchase your HeartKids merchandise stickers, pens,
fridge magnet, valentines CD or romantic card during February.
You will be assisting over 40,000 children who are treated annually
for childhood heart disease being the great cause of child hood
death of children under age 5. One in 100 kids are born with
heart disease - that is six babies every day across Australia. You
can do something special for your valentine in 2008 and help some
special children's hearts grow stronger.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 0419 576 448, (03) 9513 9030
Email: heartkids@heartkids.org.au
Website: www.heartkidsvic.org.au
Address: C/o Cardiology Department, The Royal
Children's Hospital, Flemington Rd , Parkville , Vic 3052
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| February |
Event: World
Environment Day Awards
Organisation: United Nations Association of Australia
About: Nominations Now Open for the national United
Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards 2008.
The Awards recognize those businesses, local governments, community
organisations, schools, individuals and the media Australia-wide
whose work serves to protect, manage and restore the environment.
In 2008, the Association introduced the inaugural ' Sustainability
Victoria Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge Award ' for Excellence
in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies for Greenhouse Gas
Reduction. For complete guidelines, entry criteria and nomination
forms please visit our website.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 03 9670 7878
Email: info@unaavictoria.org.au
Website: www.unaavictoria.org.au
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| 2
February |
Event: World Wetlands Day
Organisation: Ramsar
About: World Wetlands Day marks the date of the signing of
the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city
of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for
the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Each year,
government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups
of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage
of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public
awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar
Convention in particular.
National/State: National
Contact Website:
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/environmental/wetlands/do/day/index.html
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| 4
February |
Event: World Cancer Day
Organisation: The Cancer Council Australia
About: February 4 is World Cancer Day
- acknowledging the increasing impact of cancer on people around
the world and efforts to improve cancer prevention, treatment and
care.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: (03) 9635 5000
Email: enquiries@cancer.org.au
Website: www.cancer.org.au
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| 5 February |
Event: National Pancake Day
Organisation: UnitingCare
About: Pancake Day is held annually across Australia
to raise awareness of the issue of poverty in Australia . Funds
raised support UnitingCare's work with homeless youth, disadvantaged
children, the frail aged and families in crisis. Hold a Pancake
Day event wherever you are on Shrove Tuesday whether it
be at home, work, school or somewhere else in your community.
Please got to http://www.ucafunds.com.au/video/pancake_day.wmv
(Windows Media version) for more information.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: Free Call 1800 060 543
Email: info@pancakeday.com.au
Website: www.pancakeday.com.au
Address: GPO BOX 9961, in your capital city
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| 10-16 February |
Event: International
Duchenne Awareness Week
Organisation: Parent Project Australia Inc
About the Event: Every year the week surrounding
Valentine's Day is International Duchenne Awareness Week, because
"The Heart is a Muscle Too". Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the
number one life-limiting disorder of childhood globally. The gene
for Duchenne was isolated in 1986 and the specific biochemical defect
for this, the most common of the muscular dystrophies, was identified
in 1987. Each year around the world, nearly 20,000 children, mostly
boys, are born with the disorder.
National/State: National
Email: info@parentproject.org.au
Web Page: http://www.parentproject.org.au
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| 14 February |
Event: Tatts & Tiaras Day
About: The Abused Child Trust is a Queensland-based charitable
organisation that works with families to help keep children safe.
Just buy and wear one of the specially designed tattoos, tiara or
bracelets and others do the same. Money raised form the sale of
merchandise provides vital funds for health, counseling and education
services that help break the cycle of child abuse and neglect.
National/ State: National
Contact - Phone 1300 228 000- Michelle Elliott
Email: tatts@abusedchildtrust.com.au
Website: www.tattsandtiaras.com.au
Donate online to the Abused Child Trust click
here
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| 17 February |
Event: International Asperger's Day
Organisation: Asperger's Syndrome Support Network
(Qld)
About: The inaugural International Asperger Day on Sunday
17th February 2008 . 2008 is the 102nd Anniversary of Dr Hans Asperger's
birthday. The syndrome has been named after Dr Hans Asperger whose
work has been recognised world wide.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: Stefanie on 07 3865 2911
Email: stef@asperger.asn.au
Website: www.asperger.asn.au
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| 17-24 February |
Event: Australian Organ Donor
Awareness Week (AODAW)
Organisation: Australian Organ Donor Register
About: Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week (AODAW) is
the largest public awareness campaign in Australia associated with
organ and tissue donation for transplantation. AODAW 2008 will be
held from Sunday 17 February to Saturday 24 February 2008AODAW aims
to raise donation rates in Australia by focusing on the pressing
need for organ and tissue donation, encouraging families to discuss
their wishes, highling the success of organ transplantation in Australia
and promoting the registration of consent on to the Australian Organ
Donor Register (AODR).
Visit our Australian Organ Donor Register Further
information page to find out what's happening in your state
or territory.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 777 203
Email: aodr@medicareaustralia.gov.au
Website: www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/organ
Donate online to the Australian Organ Donor
Register click
here
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| 15-17 February |
Event: Sustainability Living Festival
Organisation: Sustainable Living Foundation
About: The Sustainable Living Festival is a celebration
and showcase at Federation Square of leading examples of sustainable
living in Australia , drawing together a wide variety of displays,
exhibits, artworks, performances, demonstrations and workshops to
inspire a sustainable culture.
National/State: VIC
Contact - Phone: 03 9249 1888
Fax: 03 9249 1899
Email: info@festival.slf.org.au
Website: http://www.slf.org.au/festival/
Address: Level 1A, 140 Bourke Street , Melbourne
, Victoria 3000
Donate online to the Sustainable Living Foundation
click
here
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| 26 February |
Event: Business Clean Up Day
Organisation: Clean Up Australia
About: Business Clean Up Day is specifically designed
for Australian Businesses. Held every year on the Tuesday prior
to Clean Up Australia Day, it's a great way for your business to
help the environment.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 282 329.
Fax: 02 9552 4468
Email: cleanup@cleanup.com.au
Website: www.cleanup.com.au
Address: Level 1, 18 Bridge Road, Glebe NSW 2037
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| 29 February |
Event: National '
Sunnies ' for Sight Day
Organisation: International Centre for Eyecare Education
About: Globally, 185 million people are blind or vision impaired
simply because they don't have glasses! Register your school or
workplace to participate in National Sunnies for Sight Day today
and you will help give sight to people in the developing world.
All donations go towards supporting the work of ICEE in Australia
and around the world .
National/State: National
Contact - Phone : 1300 66 42 33
Website: www.sunniesforsight.org
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29 February
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Event: Schools Clean Up Day
Organisation: Clean Up Australia
About: Schools Clean Up Day is specifically designed to allow
students to participate in Clean Up Australia as part of a school
activity. It's a great way for students of all ages to learn about
how to reduce the impact of waste on our environment and make a
real difference in their local community.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 282 329.
Fax: 02 9552 4468
Email: cleanup@cleanup.com.au
Website: www.cleanup.com.au
Address: Level 1, 18 Bridge Road, Glebe NSW 2037
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| 1-9 March
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Event: Sydney Harbour Week:
Sharing Sydney Harbour
Organisation: Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
About: C elebrate the beauty and diversity of
Sydney Harbour from Friday 1-9 March during Sydney Harbour Week.
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National/State: NSW
Website : www.sydneyharbourweek.com/html//home.cfm
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| 2
March |
Event: Clean Up Australia Day
Organisation: Clean Up Australia
About: Every year hundred of thousands of Australians help
clean up their local environment on Clean Up Australia Day. Volunteers
do a variety of environmentally beneficial activities including
picking up rubbish, worm farming, composting, bush regeneration
and removing noxious weeds. These individual acts clean up thousands
of kilometres of waterways, roadsides, parklands and bush each year.
It's easy, fun and everyone can take part. Individuals and local
groups can either organise a Clean Up site or volunteer to join
an existing site. So do your bit for the environment and get involved
in the nation's largest community based environmental event.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 282 329.
Fax: 02 9552 4468
Email: cleanup@cleanup.com.au/
Website: www.cleanup.com.au
Address: Level 1, 18 Bridge Road, Glebe NSW 2037
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| 2 March |
Event: Guide
Open Day
Organisation: Guide Dogs Victoria
About: Open Day is the culmination of our celebrations
and enables members of the public to get a behind the scenes look
at how Guide Dogs are bred and trained to become the eyes and faithful
companion of blind and vision impaired Victorians.
National/State: Victoria
Contact - Phone: (03) 9854 4444
Fax: (03) 9854 4466
Email: info@guidedogs
victoria.com.au
Website: www.guidedogsvictoria.com.au
Address: Chandler Highway , Kew (Private Bag 13,
Kew , Vic 3101)
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| 2-8 March
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Event: Sea week: "Marine
Bycatch Matters"
Organisation: Marine Education Society of
Australasia's
About: The Marine Education Society of Australasia
(MESA) and the Bureau of Rural Sciences and other key stakeholder
groups will work together to develop and deliver an awareness raising
campaign focusing on marine bycatch in wild fisheries.
This educational campaign will:
(i) increase awareness of bycatch issues;
(ii) encourage the adoption of existing bycatch technologies/practices,
(iii) encourage research into new technologies/practices.
National/State: National
E-mail: mburke@fish.wa.gov.au
Website: www.mesa.edu.au/seaweek.asp
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| 3-9
March |
Event: Sleep Awareness Week
Organisatrion: Sleep Disorders Australia
Website: http://www.sleepoz.org.au/index.html
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| 3-31 March
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Event: Muscular
Dystrophy WA Awareness Month
Organisation: Muscular Dystrophy Association
of Western Australia Inc
About: Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month promotes
members, businesses and schools to get out and about representing
us and holding fundraising days throughout the month for awareness.
Phone: (08) 9382 2700
Email: mda@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Website: www.mdawa.asn.au
Address: 4 th Floor, A Block
QEII Medical Centre
Verdun Street
NEDLANDS WA 6009
Donate online to the Muscular Dystrophy Association
click here
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| 7 March |
Event: Muscular Dystrophy
Street Appeal
Event: Street Appeal
Organisation: Muscular Dystrophy Association
of Western Australia Inc
About: MDA WA 's Street Appeal is held annually
- and we have volunteers collecting from Albany to Perth and right
though to Kalgoorlie . We are always on the look out for new volunteers
as we try and make each year more successful than the last. Funds
collected on the day directly benefit the MDAWA's aims and objectives.
Volunteering your time to collect will help raise monies to fund
this important research and to support the ongoing activities of
the Quokka Kids & Teens Clubs. It is as easy as collecting in
your place of work, your school or in your local area.
National/State: Western Australia
Contact: Brianna or Debra
Phone: (08) 9382 2700
Email: mda@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Website: www.mdawa.asn.au
Address: 4 th Floor, A Block
QEII Medical Centre
Verdun Street
NEDLANDS WA 6009
Donate online to the Muscular Dystrophy Association
click here
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| 8 March |
Event: International
Women's Day
Organisation: International Women's Development Agency (IWDA)
About: Recognises and raises money for women from around
the world, giving priority to working with women who suffer poverty
and oppression.
National/State: International
Contact - Website:
www.iwda.org.au or see the UN site: www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/
Donate online: to the International Women's Development Agency,
click here
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| 9 March |
Event: Beat the Boat to Help Beat
Stroke
Organisation: National Stroke Foundation
About: Beat the boat to help beat stroke,
supported by Trust Foundation, is a unique fun run and walk that
is suitable for runners and walkers of all fitness levels. Race
along the glorious Yarra River trail and see if you can beat the
riverboat back to the finish. As well as raising money for the National
Stroke Foundation, you could win great prizes. All races start and
finish in Alexandra Gardens . You can choose a 3km walk a 3km run
or a 10km run. Challenge the whole family to Beat the Boat! Visit
www.strokefoundation.com.au
for more information and to download an entry form.
National/State: VIC
Contact: Phone (03) 9670 1000
Fax: (03) 9670 9300
Email: admin@strokefoundation.com.au
Website: www.strokefoundation.com.au
Address: Level 8, 99 Queen St , Melbourne VIC
3000
Donate online to the National Stroke Foundation
click
here
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| 9-16 March
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Event: Multiple Birth Awareness
Week 2008.
Organisation: Australian multiple Birth Association
Contact:- e-mail: pr@amba.org.au
Website: www.amba.org.au
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| 10-14 March |
Event: Orthoptic
Awareness Week "Vision for Life"
Organisation: Orthoptic Association of Australia
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 03 9521 9844
Email: admin@orthoptics.org.au
Website: http://www.orthoptics.org.au/OAA07/content/view/49/82/
Address: PO Box 1175 , Hampton North Vic 3188
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| 12 March |
Event: Ride2School Day
Organisation: Bicycle Victoria
About:We ' re inviting schools to take part in the
inaugural Ride2School Day. Organising such an event provides a great
opportunity for student leaders to practice their skills. It ' s also
a great way for schools to get involved with their community by
linking with local bike shops, Victoria Police and members
of their wider community.
National/State: Vic
Contact - Phone: (03) 8636 8888
Email: bicyclevic@bv.com.au
Website: www.bv.com.au/
Address: Level 10 / 446 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria , Australia
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| 13 March |
Event: World Kidney Day
Organisation: Kidney Health Australia
About: The purpose of World Kidney Day is to raise
awareness about the importance of our kidneys - an amazing organ
that plays a crucial role in keeping us alive and well - and to
spread the message that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable.
National/State: International
Contact - Phone: (03) 9674 4300
Email: vic@kidney.org.au
Website: www.kidney.org.au/
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| 13-20 March |
Event: Coeliac Awareness
Week
Organisation: The Coeliac Society of Australia
Inc
About: To increase the awareness of coeliac disease
amongst the community
National/State: National
Phone: (02) 9487-5088
Email: info@coeliacsociety.com.au
Website: www.coeliacsociety.com.au
Postal Address: Suite 1 , 41-45 Pacific Highway
, Waitara NSW 2077.
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| 13-15 March |
Event: World's Greatest Shave to Care and Cure
Organisation: Leukaemia Foundation
About: The World's Greatest Shave encourages companies, individuals
and groups to shave or colour their hair to show their support for
leukaemia patients and to raise money to help continue supporting
patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma
and related blood disorders.
To register contact the Leukaemia Foundation on 1800 500 088 or
visit www.worldsgreatestshave.com
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 500 088
Fax: 1800 550 222
Email: wgsinfo@leukaemia.org.au
Website: www.worldsgreatestshave.com
Address: GPO Box 9954, in your capital city
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| 19 March
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Event: National
Youth Tobacco Free Day
Organisation:
OxyGen
About: National Youth Tobacco Free Day is all about celebrating
how you and others can be tobacco free! Whether it ' s helping your
friend to quit or quitting yourself.
National/State: National
Contact:Phone: 03 9663 7777
E-mail: query@quit.org.au
Website: http://www.oxygen.org.au/#
Address: PO Box 888 , Carlton , VIC
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| 25 March- 6
April |
Event: Conservation Week- WA Water Future
Organisation: Conservation Council of WA
About: Conservation Week is all about celebrating our unique
environment and promoting sustainable living in Western Australia
. Our environment is currently under an increasing amount
of pressure - it ' s up to all of us to take charge to ensure that
we protect and preserve an environment that our children and our
childrens ' children will thanks us for.
National/State: WA
Contact - Phone: (08) 9420 7266
Fax: (08) 9420 7273
Email: conswa@conservationwa.asn.au
Website: http://conservationwa.asn.au
Address: City West Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street, West
Perth, WA 6005
Donate online to the Conservation of WA click
here
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| 17 - 23 March |
Event: Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week
Organisation: Victorian Multicultural Commission
About: This year, Victoria is marking the United Nations
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by
celebrating what makes our State unique; our cultural diversity.
National/State: VIC
Contact - Phone: (03) 9208 3184
Fax: (03) 9208 3179
Website: www.culturaldiversity.vic.gov.au
Address: Level 15, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000
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| 31 March - 30 April |
Event: Buy a Butterfly
Month
Organisation: Hear and Say Centre for deaf children
and their families
About:- Major fundraising and awareness appeal.
Buy a butterfly at Suncorp or KFC and "help give a deaf child
wings"
National/State: QLD
Contact - Phone: Robyn Symons, 07 3870 2221
Email: robyn@hearandsaycentre.com.au
Website: www.butterflyappeal.com
Address: PO Box 930 Toowong 4066
Donate online to the Hear and Say Centre click
here
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| 21 March
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Good
Friday |
| 21 March |
Event: Harmony Day
Organisation: Department of Immigration &
Multicultural Indigenous Affairs
About: Harmony Day provides an opportunity for us to celebrate our
successes as a culturally diverse society, re-commit ourselves to
harmony and say "no" to racial intolerance.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: Free Call 1800 33 1100
Email:harmonyday@immi.gov.au
Website: www.harmony.gov.au
Address: PO Box 25 Belconnen ACT 261
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| 21 March |
Event: World Forestry Day
Organisation: Queensland Government
About: World Forestry Day is celebrated around the world
on 21 March, the day of the autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
This day commemorates the contribution and value of forests and
forestry to the community.
National/State: National
Website: http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/publication/forest_facts/celebrating_trees_forests/default.asp
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| 22 March |
Event: World Water Day
Organisation: United Nations
About: We are pleased to announce that in 2008,
on 22 March, the theme for World Water Day will be" Sanitation".
.
Webpage:
www.worldwaterday.org/page/121
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| 23 March |
Event: World Meteorological Day
About: World Meteorological Day has been celebrated
around the world on 23 March every year since the first World Meteorological
Day in 1961.
National/State: International
WebPage www.wmo.int/wmd/
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| 24 March
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Easter
Monday |
| 24 March |
Event: World Tuberculosis
Day
Organisation: Australian Respiratroy Council
National/State: International
Contact - Phone: 02 9371 7952
Email: arc@thearc.org.au
Website: www.thearc.org.au
Address: GPO Box 102 Sydney NSW 2001
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| 25-31 March TBC |
Event: Victorian Foster Care Promotion Week
Organisation: Centre for Excellence in Child and
Family Welfare
About: Foster Care Promotion week aims to encourage
responsible adults in Victoria (singles, couples, families, retired
males and female) to give foster care a go. Information sessions
for prospective carers will be held throughout March at foster care
organisations across the state in an effort to increase the number
of foster carers to provide a safe and caring home for Victoria
's vulnerable children and young people. To find out more about
becoming a foster carer phone 1800 013 088.
National/State: VIC
Contact - Phone: 03 9614 1577
Email: admin@cwav.asn.au
Website: www.cwav.asn.au
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| 25 March- 6
April |
Event: Conservation Week- WA Water Future
Organisation: Conservation Council of WA
About: Conservation Week is all about celebrating our unique
environment and promoting sustainable living in Western Australia
. Our environment is currently under an increasing amount
of pressure - it ' s up to all of us to take charge to ensure that
we protect and preserve an environment that our children and our
childrens ' children will thanks us for.
National/State: WA
Contact - Phone: (08) 9420 7266
Fax: (08) 9420 7273
Email: conswa@conservationwa.asn.au
Website: http://conservationwa.asn.au
Address: City West Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street, West
Perth, WA 6005
Donate online to the Conservation of WA click
here
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| 30 March |
Event: National Neighbour Day
Organisation: National Neighbour Day
About: National Get to Know Your Neighbour Day (Neighbour
Day) is held on the last Sunday in March every year - but you don't
have to wait until then to talk to your neighbours!
The aim of Neighbour Day is to encourage us all to develop
a greater sense of community caring, looking after the vulnerable
and isolated - especially those who live alone. Whether you live
in the city, in a town or on a farm anyone can participate.
On Sunday 30 th March 2008 -
- Say G'day to your neighbours.
- Make a special effort to introduce yourself to older residents
in your street and anyone who lives alone.
- Leave your mobile and home telephone number for their use in
an emergency.
- Agree to keep in contact.
National/State: National
Website: www.neighbourday.org/index.php
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| 30 March |
Event: 'Run for the Kids'
Organisation: Herald Sun/CityLink Run
About: gural Herald Sun / CityLink Run for the
Kids will see people run or walk set courses - all people participating
in this event play a part in raising money for the Royal Children's
Hospital Good Friday Appeal. .
National/State: VIC
Contact - Phone: 03 9292 1928.
Email: info@r4k.com.au
Website: www.r4k.com.au/r4k/
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| 30 March- 5 April
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Event: Law Week - know the score -check
out the law
Organisation: The Law Society of New South Wales
About: Law week programs provide regional law societies
with an opportunity to run local community activities designed to
raise awareness of legal issues, justice and the protection of individual
rights of every citizen. it is a chance to demonstrate in a practical
way the role of lawyers in the everyday life of the community, to
build stronger relationships with the local media and community
organisations and to underline the importance of a fair and just
legal system.
National/State: NSW
Contact - Phone: 02 9926 0287
E-mail: lgc@lawsocnsw.asn.au
Website: www.lawweek.com.au
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| 31 March |
Event: National Batten Disease
Awareness Day
Organisation: Australian Chapter of Batten Disease
Support and Research Association
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: (02) 43345785
Email: linmack@wideband.net.au
or gvjcando@ozemail.com.au
Website: www.battens.org.au
Address: 9 Norton Avenue , Killarney Vale, NSW
Donate online to the
Australian Chapter of Batten Disease Support and Research click
here
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| 31 March - 30 April |
Event: Buy a Butterfly
Month
Organisation: Hear and Say Centre for deaf children
and their families
About:- Major fundraising and awareness appeal.
Buy a butterfly at Suncorp or KFC and "help give a deaf child
wings"
National/State: QLD
Contact - Phone: Robyn Symons, 07 3870 2221
Email: robyn@hearandsaycentre.com.au
Website: www.butterflyappeal.com
Address: PO Box 930 Toowong 4066
Donate online to the Hear and Say Centre click
here
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