Public Awareness

Saturday 1st November 2025 All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, the Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints, is a Christian festival celebrated in honour of all the saints, kn

Wednesday 1st April 2026 - We celebrate April Fool's Day on the 1st of April every year by playing pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes on our friends, family and work mates. The celebration known as April Fo

Thursday 17th September 2026 - Australian Citizenship Day is celebrated each year on 17 September. Australian Citizenship Day is a special day to reflect on and celebrate being an Australian citizen. Austra

Tuesday 14th July 2026 - Bastille Day is the French National Day celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In France, it is called La Fete Nationale and commemorates the 1790 Fete de la Federation, held on

Australia's national Be Kind Day is on Monday 2nd March 2026. BE THE CHANGE Everyday children, young adults, & adults are bullied online, at work & at school. Being KIND is about generational change

Firebrigades and fire specialists urge all Australians to change their smoke detector alarm batteries whenever Daylight Saving starts or ends. Residents are urged to change every smoke detector alarm battery

Children's Book Week | 15th - 22nd August 2026 Come on an adventure with us as we travel across lands, time, and memories.

Chuseok also known as Hangawi is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon. In North Kore

Sunday 1st March 2026 - STEP UP TO CLEAN UP THIS MARCH Since it began 18+ million Australians have donated their time as part of Clean Up Australia Day activities. That equates to 35 million hours of volunt

Friday 31st October 2025 | Day for Daniel is all about 'Keeping Kids Safe', remember to Wear Red, Educate and Donate. Wear Red, Educate and Donate. Day for Daniel is Australia's largest child safety awarenes

This is a reminder to turn your clocks FORWARD one hour for the start of the 2025/2026 daylight saving period on Sunday 5 October 2025. Clocks are moved clockwise one hour from 2a

This is a reminder to turn your clocks BACK one hour for the end of the 2025/2026 daylight saving period on Sunday 5 April 2026. Clocks are moved anti-clockwise one hour from

This Dementia Action Week (15-21 September) we're encouraging everyone to take the first step to learn more about dementia and how you can help shape our communities for the better. Dementia Australia is the

Help make our world a kinder place and register for this year's Do It For Dolly Day on Friday 8th May 2026*. Dolly's Dream was started by Northern Territory couple Kate and Tick Everett in 2018 after their

Could "you" be the reason someone else gets a second chance at life? This DonateLife Week we want all Australians to register as organ and tissue donors and talk to their family about donation. Sunday 2

Thank You Day 2025 will be held on Sunday 16th November 2025* Each year many Australian lives are saved and transformed through the generosity of organ and tissue donors and their families. DonateLife T

No one asks for cancer so we're asking you to help. Go Dry this July and raise funds for people affected by cancer. Dry July is a fundraiser that challenges you to go booze-free for a month to support adu

EARTH DAY - APRIL 22 INVEST IN OUR PLANET This is the moment to change it all - the business climate the political climate and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage

Join us for #EarthHour on Saturday 28th March 2026 @ 8:30 pm (your local time) and together let's #Connect2Earth Earth Hour will celebrate a worldwide commitment to ongoing change for the betterment of the

It was 57 years ago on Sunday 20th July 1969 at 8:17 am (UTC) that man first landed on the moon. One Giant Leap For Mankind | NASA Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the M

Saturday 2nd May 2026 Free Comic Book Day is a single day when comic book shops around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores. Free Comic Book Day is an

Every year on June 21 skateboarders around the globe celebrate the pure exhilaration creativity and spirit of one of the most infuential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skateb

Sunday 21st December 2025 Australian singer Paul Kelly's hit How to Make Gravy is written from the perspective of a man (Joe) in jail writing to his family ahead of Christmas in Australia, sharing his recip

Monday 2nd February 2026 Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd February. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come ea

In Australia, every horse has its birthday on the first day of August each year.. Saturday 1st August 2026 All thoroughbreds have the same birthday so that their ages can be standardized for comparison

May 17th is IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. A day to go rainbow and show your pride and support for the LGBTQIA+ community, whether you're a part of th

Celebrate International Coffee Day on Wednesday 1st October 2025. The 77 Member States of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and dozens of coffee associations from around the globe will join in cel

Wednesday 3rd December 2025 is International Day of People with Disability. International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of peo

Let's celebrate the International Day of Potato on Saturday 30th May 2026 In 2023, the United National General Assembly declared May 30th, 2024, as the first-ever International Day of Potato, signalling the

Thursday 28th May 2026 In case any of us needed an excuse to eat a burger, Australia's best burger joints are celebrating National Hamburger Day on 28 May with a flurry of deliciousness. Let's face it,

September 19th (every year) is International Talk Like A Pirate Day But first ... enjoy our First Annual Talk Like A Pirate Day Sing-Along!