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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Date: 29th of July 2012

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..