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The 40 Hour Famine is one of Australia's biggest youth fundraising events.
It's a chance to do something real: go without food or something else that really matters to you for 40 hours (8 for primary school children) and raise money for kids livi Read more..view profile | Sydney |
65 Roses Day is the national day for Cystic Fibrosis Australia.
The day is held in May to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis, to raise funds for services to young people who have Cystic Fibrosis and their families and to provide funding for resear Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Australian Dance Week (5-11 May) was begun over 20 years ago with lunch time performances in Sydney, eventually combining with the International Theatre Institutes Dancers' Picnic, an annual event held in Sydney.
Australian Dance Week raises the Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Each state and territory branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia organises a variety of activities to celebrate Book Week.
Posters, balloons, stickers, badges, T-shirts, a Short List Information Book, and an annotated list of Notable Bo Read more..view profile | Sydney |
National Family History week is an initiative of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations.
During the week events will be conducted across the country that focus on genealogy, family history, heraldry and related subjects includ Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Awareness, Avoidance and Action = Knowledge for Life.
This Food Allergy Awareness Week (11-17 May, 2008), Anaphylaxis Australia calls on all Australians to be Aware about the serious nature of severe allergies, help sufferers Avoid dangerous situa Read more..view profile | Sydney |
During History Week you can explore your own history via a myriad of events, including workshops on researching, writing and recording our stories.
Take a look inside one of the many open houses and discover more about how people lived in the past Read more..view profile | Sydney |
22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity.
This year's theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), "Biodiversity and Agriculture", seeks to highlight the importance of sustainable agriculture not only to preserve Read more..view profile | Sydney |
International Day of the Dog is an annual event about revering our chosen companion, man's best friend.
The Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of April. Read more..view profile | Sydney |
The International Day of the Midwife (May 5) is an occasion to celebrate and promote the profession of midwifery.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises midwives as the health professionals best able to deliver safe, cost effective materni Read more..view profile | Sydney |
The celebrations begin with a wake up call when a lone piper will play his pipes from the top of the St Mary's church tower.
The action then moves to Cameron Park at the rear of Maclean Shopping Centre for a celebration of Scottish music, dancing Read more..view profile | Maclean |
Jamm 4 Genes is a registered charity fundraiser to support the ongoing research and operations at the internationally renowned genetic research facility, the Children's Medical Research Institute.
Over three days in August, live music venues, scho Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Jelly babies save lives - and so can you!
Each May the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) celebrates Jelly Baby Month with cute Jelly Baby themed merchandise appearing in stores, schools, shopping centres and workplaces across Australia. Read more..view profile | St Leonards |
Keep Australia Beautiful Week aims to motivate people to enhance the quality of their environment through personal initiative and community action.
Litter abatement, resource conservation, re-afforestation, land care, general beautification and in Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Kidney Health Week (held in May) is a national health awareness campaign that highlights the importance of early detection, better management and prevention of kidney disease to the Australian community.
Up to 2 million Australians could have some Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Libraries are for everyone! Libraries connect people to ideas.
It's a vital part of our commitment to promoting the free flow of information and facilitating all Australians' access to recorded knowledge, information, and creative works.
This y Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Mary MacKillop, founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, and beatified by Pope John Paul II on 19 January 1995.
As she died on 8 August 1909, this day has become a special day on which many people remember Mary MacKillop, celebr Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Mother's Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins.
History
One school of t Read more..view profile | Sydney |
MS Readathon is an annual reading event held in June where students can win prizes just by reading and raising funds for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Students obtain sponsorship from friends and family and then set about reading as many books a Read more..view profile | Sydney |
NAIDOC celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. All Australians are encouraged to participate in NAIDOC Week activities.
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held annually in July to celebrate the Read more..view profile | Sydney |
National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day, (NAICD), is an annual event celebrated on 4 August each year having been established by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) in 1988.
The aim of NAICD is to demons Read more..view profile | Sydney |
The aim of Coin for a Cord Day (9 May) is to create community awareness of cord blood and to raise funds for cord blood research.
Cord blood research is concerned with collection, storage and use of cord blood. Transplantation of this blood produc Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Each year, tens of thousands of people and hundreds of organisations celebrate National Families Week - Australia's annual celebration of families.
National Families Week is timed to coincide with the United Nations International Day of Families o Read more..view profile | Sydney |
While every mother loves soggy cornflakes and a cold cup of tea in bed, a pasta necklace or a child's special painting, Mother's Day just isn't enough to recognise the work mothers do the other 364 days of the year.
To raise awareness of the impor Read more..view profile | Sydney |
MND Week commences Sunday 4 May with the launch of the Living Better for Longer campaign and a a short film featuring Professor Stephen Hawking produced by the Israeli ALS Association (IsrALS).
During MND Week MND Australia will be calling on the Read more..view profile | Gladesville |
The first Sunday in May is National Orienteering Day.
National Orienteering Day serves the purpose of acting as a focus for increasing awareness and opportunities for people to 'Give Orienteering a Go' at an ideal time of the year. A number of eve Read more..view profile | Sydney |
National Playgroup Week gives playgroups across Australia an opportunity to let their communities know what playgroup is all about.
Playgroup is an informal session where mums, dads, grand parents, caregivers, children and babies meet together in Read more..view profile | Wetherill Park |
National Science Week (held in August) is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology.
By visiting the website you can find out what is happening in your area, you can take part in a national memory test and you can download some inte Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Planet Ark's National Tree Day is Australia's biggest community tree-planting event.
Since Tree Day started in 1996 over 10.5 million native trees and shrubs have been planted by more than a million volunteers! Planting is done on the last Sunday Read more..view profile | Sydney |
National Youth Tobacco Free Day aims to educate young people about a range of issues associated with smoking, including health effects, environmental effects, and related laws.
By raising awareness of the dangers of smoking, the day seeks to creat Read more..view profile | Sydney |
The Royal Society for the Blind invites you to take part in the colour and excitement of Odd Socks Day.
Odd Socks Day was created to increase the awareness of blindness and vision impairment within our community. For a person who is blind or visio Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Plane Crazy Day is an annual fun, dress-down event for primary schools held in May.
Students are encouraged to dress up in their 'plain craziest' outfit and make a donation to the Flying Doctor while learning about the lifesaving work of this uni Read more..view profile | Sydney |
13th September is officially Roald Dahl Day across the world!
It's a fantastic opportunity to hold events, read Roald Dahl stories and to celebrate the World's No. 1 Storyteller wherever you are.
You can find everything you need to run your ver Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Simply Sharing Week is a joint program of Caritas Australia and Christian World Service, held in May.
Each year the injustice in the world is acknowledged and the program tries to make a difference by focussing educational and fundraising attentio Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Save the Children works for a world which respects and values each child, listens to children and learns, aims to give all children hope and opportunity.
Get together with friends and colleagues at work or school in May and skip a treat collective Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Immerse yourself in Sydney Harbour Week 2009!
You are invited to celebrate the natural beauty and exceptional diversity of Sydney Harbour with a week of special activities. Get up close and personal with the world's most famous harbour during Sydn Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Ahoy there me hearties! Join the Childhood Cancer Support Inc pirate crew and help raise funds for children and their families facing childhood cancer. ARRRGH!
Talk Like a Pirate Day has now spread to over 40 countries including Australia and cont Read more..view profile | Sydney |
August 18th is Vietnam Veterans Day.
Originally it was a day to commemorate the Battle of Long Tan in 1966 but now it has been adopted by all veterans.
Vietnam Veterans and Associated Forces Memorial Day March
Springwood was the site of the Read more..view profile | Springwood |
Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national event when all Primary School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school on Friday 2 May 2008.
It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Tr Read more..view profile | Sydney |
White Wreath Day - In Remembrance of all Victims of Suicide - is held Nationally on May 29 each year.
The primary focus of the White Wreath Association is to raise funds in order to establish Care Facilities (Safehavens) to aid those suffering men Read more..view profile | Sydney |
World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
World Asthma Day 2008 will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The theme of this year's event will be " Read more..view profile | Sydney |
May 6 is World Kids Colouring Day.
If you want to take part in World Kids Colouring Day, the best thing to do is organise a great colouring activity in your school, kindergarten or together with other families.
Talk to as many children and thei Read more..view profile | Sydney |
May 10 is World Lupus Day.
Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus, a potentially fatal autoimmune disease capable of damaging virtually any part of the body, including the Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Throughout the world, 3 May serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news.
World Press Freedom Day is cel Read more..view profile | Sydney |
Zoo Month or 'Zootober', held each year in October, provides an opportunity for zoos to promote particular features of their animal collections and provide the community with access to information about animals, their environments and the challenge o Read more..view profile | Sydney |
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