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This Calendar of Key Events is our listing of nationally significant
events focussed around a major community or advocacy/awareness issue.
Please note:
Some events will have a TBC (to be confirmed) beside them - Our Community will be in contact with these organisations and will confirm all events shortly.
This section has the following information:
If you have any suggested changes to this calendar, or would like
to add a key national event, please e-mail
lisar@ourcommunity.com.au.
These are some of the main celebration days and weeks. For a listing of almost 700 Australian community appeals seeking donations and support visit the Australian Giving Centre at www.ourcommunity.com.au/donations. The Australian Giving Centre has already raised more than $4.5 million for community groups.
NOTE:
The events listing cannot cover local one-off events etc.
To assist you in promoting these types of events we have prepared
two Helpsheets (which you can download here):
"Promoting your event on the internet for free" and "25 ways to advertise your event for free."
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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, highlighting 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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| 28 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 |
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. .
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 |
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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| 3-31 March |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| 1- 30 April 2008 |
Event: The Great Australian Bite
Organisation: Diabetes Australia
About: Each year thousands of Australians take part in GAB by simply gathering for a 'bite' to eat with family, friends or workmates anytime during April. The 'bite' itself can be anything from a coffee break at work to a picnic in the park or perhaps a BBQ - the choice is yours. 'Bite' participants are encouraged to make a donation to raise money for diabetes awareness, research, education programs and advocacy services.
National/State: National
Contact: Diabetes Australia in your state or territory
Phone: 1300 136 588 (NSW, SA, WA, VIC only), 02 9552 9929 (All other states)
Website: www.greataustralianbite.com.au/
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1 April |
Event: National Smile Day
Organisation: The Humour Foundation
About: Smile Day is an opportunity for the community to have fun, smile and play, while raising funds to support Clown Doctors, helping them to deliver doses of fun and laughter to sick kids in hospitals around Australia .
National/State: National
Contact : Nicole Savvides
Phone: 02 8978 4500 or 1300 HUMOUR (486687)
Fax: 02 9982 8208
Email: admin@humourfoundation.com.au
Website : www.clowndoctors.com.au
Address: Unit 6, 17-19 Mooramba Rd , DEE WHY NSW 2099
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| 4- 10 April |
Event : Heart Week 2008
Organisation: National Heart Foundation
National/State: National
About: Heart Week aims to raise community awareness of cardiovascular disease through various activities.
Contact - Phone: 1300 36 27 87
Email: heartlinesa@heartfoundation.com.au
Website:http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/index.htm
Donate online: to the National Heart Foundation, click here
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| 5-13 April |
Event: National Youth Week
Organisation: National Youth Week is a joint Australian Government, State, Territory and Local Government initiative
About: National Youth Week (NYW) is the largest single celebration of young people on the Australian calendar. NYW aims to encourage all young Australians aged 12-25 to celebrate their youth, recognise the contributions they make to their communities and provide an opportunity for young Australians to voice concerns or issues relevant to them.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1300 663 500
Email: youthweek@facs.gov.au
Website: http://www.youthweek.com
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| 6-12 April |
Event: Arthritis Awareness Week
Organisation: Arthritis Victoria
About: Arthritis Awareness Week aims to support and inspire those with arthritis to positively manage their condition and to raise awareness of arthritis in the wider community
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 03 8531 8000 or 1800 011 041
Fax: 03 9530 0228
E-mail: afv@arthritisvic.org.au
Web page: www.arthritisvic.org.au
Address: 263 Kooyong Road , Elsternwick , Victoria 3185
Donate online to the Arthritis Victoria click here
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| 7 April |
Event: World Health Day
Organisation: United Nations
National/State: International
Contact - Website: www.un.org/events/calendar/
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| 7- 13 April |
Event: Waterworks Week ' Drink 8, Feel Great!'
Organisation: Continence Advisory Service of WA
About the Event The aim of Waterworks Week is to raise the awareness of the important role that water plays in maintaining and improving bladder & bowel health and to encourage people to drink 8 glasses of water (2 litres) a day. The Continence Advisory Service would like to challenge you to drink 8 glasses of water throughout each day during Waterworks Week (unless otherwise advised by a healthcare professional). For a tally sheet to keep track of your progress or to register your workplace for the challenge contact Erica.
National/State National
Contact - Phone: (08) 9386 9777
E-mail: info@continencewa.org.au or eburgess@continencewa.org.au
Web page: www.continencewa.org.au
Address: C/- Hollywood Private Hospital Monash Avenue NEDLANDS WA 6009
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| 11 April |
Event: World Parkinson's Day
Organisation: Parkinson's Victoria
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 644 189
Email: info@parkinsons-vic.org.au
Website: www.parkinsons-vic.org.au
Address: 20 Kingston Road , Cheltenham VIC 3192 |
| 17 April |
Event: World Haemophilia Day
Organisation: Haemophilia Foundation Australia
About: On this day we recognise Haemophilia internationally.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 03 9885 7800
Fax: 03 9885 1800
Email: hfaust@haemophilia.org.au
Website: www.haemophilia.org.au
Address: 1624 High Street , Glen Iris 3146
Donate online to the Haemophilia Foundation Australia click here
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| 18 April |
Event: Wish Day
Organisation: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia
About: Wish Day, the Foundation ' s major fundraising and awareness day is all about helping make more dreams come true - " Dream, Hope, Wish".... On Wish Day, we encourage people to share the power of a wish in their workplace, home, school or local community by buying Wish Day merchandise, hosting fundraising events (eg. Casual Clothes Days, Dare To Wear Days, etc), making a donation and/or corporate volunteering.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 947437 (WISHES)
Fax: 03 9426 0799
Email: wishday@makeawish.org.au
Website: www.wishday.org.au
Address: PO Box 5006 Burnley Victoria 3121
Donate online to the Make-A-Wish Foundation click here
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| 22 April |
Event: Earth Day
Organisation: Earth Day Networks
National/State: International
Website: www.earthday.net/default.aspx
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| 23-27 April |
Event: Playground Safety Week
Organisation: Kidsafe WA
About: Playground Safety Week aims to promote the prevention of fall related injuries to children while encouraging children to stay active but safe during play. National/State: WA
Contact - Phone : (08) 9340 8509
Email:
playground-safety@uni.edu
Website: www.playgroundsafety.org/safetyweek/
Address: GPO Box D184 , PERTH WA 6840
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| 25 April |
Event: Anzac Day
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| 27 April- 3 May |
Event: National Playgroup Week
Organisation: Playgroup VIC
About: Playgroup Victoria invites your playgroup to join the World's Biggest Playgroup in National Playgroup Week. Playgroup Week brings together playgroups across Australia . . National/State: National
Contact - Phone: ( 03) 9388 1599
Email: pgvic@playgroup.org.au
Website: www.playgroup.org.au/browse.asp?page=381
Address: 346 Albert St , Brunswick 3056
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| 28 April |
Event: World Day for Safety and Health At Work
Organisation: Australian Government
About: The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work is supported by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and focuses international attention on promoting and creating a safe and healthy culture in the workplace. The theme for this year is: Decent Work, Safe Work and HIV/AIDS.
National/State : National
Website: www.ascc.gov.au
OR www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/worldday/index.htm
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| 30 April |
Event: International Guide Dog Day
Organisation: Guide Dogs Victoria
About: The aim of International Guide Dog Day, on Wednesday, 30 April is to help create more awareness in the community about the important role Guide Dogs play in helping blind and vision impaired Victorian ' s achieve safe and independent travel.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: (03) 9854 4444
Fax: (03) 9854 4466
Email: info@ guidedogsvictoria.com.au
Website: www.guidedogs victoria.com.au
Address: Chandler Highway , Kew (Private Bag 13, Kew , Vic 3101)
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| May
2008 |
Event: Jelly Belly
Month
Organisation: The Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation
About:- The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF) celebrate Jelly Baby Month throughout the
month of May. Look out for jelly baby themed merchandise in
stores ( Woolworths and Safeway supermarkets, Amcal pharmacies and
JDRF ' s online store during May) and help fund
important research to find a cure for type 1 (juvenile) diabetes.
Australia has one of the highest rates of type 1 diabetes in the
world, with more than 140,000 children and adults suffering from
the disease. Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented and as yet there
is no cure.
Jelly babies are the JDRF mascot as they can literally be a lifesaver
for people with type 1 diabetes. Jelly babies are often eaten by
people with the disease as a quick source of sugar when their blood
sugar level falls critically low.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 03 9696 3866
Website: http://www.jdrf.org.au/JellyBabyMonth.html
Address : PO Box 2038 South Melbourne VIC
3205
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| May
|
Event: Domestic
and Family Violence Prevention Month
Organisation: Department of Communities
About:- Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
Month is an annual awareness raising campaign initiated by the Queensland
State Government that has been running since 1992. During
May, organisations and individuals throughout Queensland organise
a wide range of community events and activities aimed at encouraging
community intolerance, and a reduction in the incidence of domestic
and family violence.
National/ State: Queensland
Contact - Phone: Program Officer, 07 322 44477
Website: www.communities.qld.gov.au/violenceprevention/events/month.html
Address: Violence Prevention Team, GPO Box 806
, Brisbane Qld 4001
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| 2 May |
Event: Walk Safely To School Day
Organisation: The Pedestrian Council
About: Walk Safely to School Day aims to encourage
parents and carers to walk to school with primary school-aged children
to instil healthy lifestyle habits at a young age.
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: (02) 9968 4544
Email: walking@walk.com.au
Website:www.walk.com.au/
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| 2 May |
Event: Starlight Day
Organisation: Starlight Childen's Foundation
About: Starlight Day 2008 is being held on Friday
2 May, and is the one time each year that people right across Australia
dig deep and donate to the Starlight Children's Foundation. Whether
you are a business executive, a group of students or a soccer mum,
you can help Starlight give more seriously ill children what they
need - a reason to smile.
There are many ways to get involved: Host a Star Party for
the Starlight charity or volunteer your time to Starlight on the
day. You can also make an online donation or purchase Starlight
Day merchandise to sell at your office or at school .
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1300 727 827
Email: enquiry@starlight.org.au
Website: www.starday.org.au
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| 4-10 May
|
Event: National
MND Awareness Week
Organisation : MND Association of Australia
About: Each State/Territory Association will be
organising special events.
Contact the MND Association in your State or Territory for more
details
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: 1800 777 175
Email: info@mndaust.asn.au
Website: www.mndaust.asn.au
Address: Locked Bag 5005, Gladesville, NSW
1675
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| 4-10 May
|
Event: International Composting
Awareness Week
Organisation: facilitated by the Centre for Organic
& Resource Enterprises (CORE).
About: Compost is important to everyone, and can add value
to all of our lives. It can assist to improve the quality and sustainability
of our foods, help to reduce the water needs of our gardens, help
us suppress noxious weeds in our gardens, enhance important native
ecosystems and it can reduce the effects of climate change through
the absorption of carbon in our soils. As a reflection of
the growth of the event in Australia, the theme for Composting Week
2008 in Australia is Compost... For a Healthy Earth!"
National/State: National
Email: info@compostweek.com.au
Website: www.compostweek.com.au/
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| 5 May |
Event: International Midwives Day
Organisation: International Confederation
of Midwives (ICM) Australian College of Midwives(ACM)
About:- Midwives around the world celebrate the
' International Day of the Midwife ' on May 5 each year. The ICM
launched the ' International Day of the Midwife ' initiative in
1992. The aim of the day is to celebrate midwifery and to bring
awareness of the importance of midwives ' work to as many people
as possible. This is achieved in many different ways according to
what works best in each country.
The IDM is an occasion for every individual midwife to think about
the many others in the profession, to make new contacts within and
outside midwifery and widen the knowledge of what midwives do for
the world.
National/State: international
Contact - Phone : 1300 360 480
Email: members@midwives.org.au
Website: www.acmi.org.au
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| 5-11 May |
Event: Australian Dance Week
Organisation: Ausdance
About: Australian Dance Week raises the profile, and focuses
on the values, importance, and the many cultural contributions of
dance to the Australian community. Dance Week celebrations, co-ordinated
by Ausdance, are held annually across Australia in May. All States
and Territories present an impressive array of dance performances,
provide workshops and forums and encourage community participation
in a host of free activities
National/State: National
Contact - Phone: (02) 6248 8992
Email: national@ausdance.org.au
Website: www.ausdance.org.au/outside/whatson/danceweek.html
Address: PO Box 45 Braddon, ACT 2612
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| 6
May |
Event: World Asthma Day
Organisation: National Asthma Council Australia
About: World Asthma Day (WAD) takes place each
year on the first Tuesday in May. Initiated by the Global Initiative
for Asthma in 1998, the National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
embraces WAD and marks | |
