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◉ All Saints' Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 1st November 2025
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 .. 
◉ April Fool's Day 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 1st April 2025
Tuesday 1st April 2025
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 .. 
◉ Australia Dominates Most Liveable Cities 2024
Australia
Australia continues to dominate placings in the Economist's Global Liveability Index with 5 Australian cities in the top 20.
The EIU's 2024 report released this week places Melbourne 4th in the world ahead o ..
◉ Australia's Highway 1 - Longest National Highway in the world
Australia
Did you know Highway 1 is the longest national highway in the world?
Stretching an epic 14,500 km (9,000 miles), it loops around the entire continent, connecting every major city & stunning coastline.
..
◉ Australian Citizenship Day 2025
➲ When: Wednesday 17th September 2025
Wednesday 17th September 2025
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. Aust .. 
◉ Bastille Day 2025
➲ When: Monday 14th July 2025
Monday 14th July 2025
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 o .. 
◉ Be Kind Day 2025 - Sunday 2nd March 2025
➲ When: Sunday 2nd March 2025
Australia's national Be Kind Day is on Sunday 2nd March 2025
BE THE CHANGE
Everyday children, young adults, & adults are bullied online, at work & at school.
Being KIND is about generational change. .. 
◉ Cash Out Day 2025
➲ When: Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Wednesday 2nd April 2025, is Cash Out Day, the day when all of us make a withdrawal at an ATM, bank branch or EFTPOS retailer, to show the banks and politicians we don't want a cashless Australia.
Wednesday .. 
◉ Change Smoke Alarm Batteries Day
➲ When: Sunday 6th April 2025
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 2025
➲ When: Saturday 16th August 2025 - Friday 22nd August 2025
Saturday 16th August 2025 - Friday 22nd August 2025
We are encouraging kids to be curious about the wonders in our world.
It is a positive and affirming message for our young people.
The magic of re .. 
◉ Clean Up Australia Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 2nd March 2025
Sunday 2nd March 2025
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 volu .. 
◉ Coward Punch Campaign
Australia
Stop The Coward Punch
We are on a mission to eliminate the coward punch from our society and save lives in the process.
Spreading awareness about the devastating effects the coward punch has on our commun ..
◉ Day for Daniel 2025
➲ When: Friday 31st October 2025
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 .. 
◉ Daylight Saving 2025 | Ends - South Australia
➲ When: Sunday 6th April 2025
This is a reminder to turn your clocks BACK one hour
for the end of the 2024/2025 daylight saving period on Sunday 6th April 2025.
Clocks are moved anti-clockwise one hour fro .. 
◉ Daylight Saving 2025 | Start - South Australia
➲ When: Sunday 5th October 2025
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 .. ◉ Dementia Action Week 2025
➲ When: Monday 15th September 2025 - Sunday 21st September 2025
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 .. 
◉ Do It For Dolly Day 2025
➲ When: Friday 9th May 2025
Help make our world a kinder place and register for this year's Do It For Dolly Day on Friday 9th May 2025.
Dolly's Dream was started by Northern Territory couple Kate and Tick Everett in 2018 after their .. 
◉ Do Not Knock | Sticker
Adelaide
The national Do Not Knock campaign aims to stop unwelcome dishonest and intimidating door-to-door salespeople.
Being visited by salespeople at home can be an unnerving experience particularly for the elderly .. ◉ DonateLife | Thank You Day 2024
➲ When: Sunday 17th November 2024
Each year many Australian lives are saved and transformed through the generosity of organ and tissue donors and their families.
DonateLife Thank You Day is a national day to reflect and say thanks to those g .. 
◉ Dry July 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Thursday 31st July 2025
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 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
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 .. 
◉ Earth Hour 2025
➲ When: Saturday 22nd March 2025
Join us for 2025 #EarthHour on Saturday 22nd March 2025 @ 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 .. 
◉ First Moon Landing: 20 July 1969
➲ When: Sunday 20th July 2025
It was 56 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 .. 
◉ Free Comic Book Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Saturday 3rd May 2025
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 in .. 
◉ Go Skateboarding Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 21st June 2025
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 .. 
◉ Gravy Day 2024
➲ When: Saturday 21st December 2024
Saturday 21st December 2024
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 rec .. 
◉ Groundhog Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 2nd February 2025
Sunday 2nd February 2025
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 earl .. 
◉ Horses' Birthday 2025
➲ When: Friday 1st August 2025
In Australia, every horse has its birthday on the first day of August each year..
Friday 1st August 2025
All thoroughbreds have the same birthday so that their ages can be standardized for comparison bec .. 
◉ IDAHOBiT 2025 | International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia Interphobia and Transphobia
➲ When: Saturday 17th May 2025
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 .. 
◉ International Coffee Day 2025
➲ When: Wednesday 1st October 2025
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 .. 
◉ International Day of People with Disability 2024
➲ When: Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 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 peopl .. 
◉ International Day of Potato 2025
➲ When: Friday 30th May 2025
Let's celebrate the International Day of Potato 2025
Friday 30th May 2025
In 2023, the United National General Assembly declared May 30th, 2024, as the first-ever International Day of Potato, signalling .. 
◉ International Hamburger Day 2028
➲ When: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Wednesday 28th May 2025
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, .. 
◉ International Men's Day 2024
➲ When: Tuesday 19th November 2024
International Men's Day (IMD) is celebrated on 19 November every year and is marked in around 80 countries worldwide.
The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day include focusing on men's and bo .. 
◉ International Women's Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 8th March 2025
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
Saturday 8th March 2025 marks 114 years since the first International .. 
◉ Kind July 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Thursday 31st July 2025
31 days 31 kind acts
One pledge of one act of kindness by each of us would be 25 million acts of kindness in Australia.
Kind July is an annual event where you do a simple act of kindness every day in Jul .. 
◉ King's Birthday | Long Weekend Guide 2025 - Adelaide
➲ When: Saturday 7th June 2025 - Monday 9th June 2025
The 2025 King's Birthday Long Weekend takes place from Saturday 7th June to Monday 9th June 2025.
A public holiday on Monday means we have three whole days to play, explore, socialise, relax and generally d .. 
◉ Labour Day 2025 | South Australia
➲ When: Monday 6th October 2025
South Australia celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday on Monday 6 October 2025
Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement which advocated eight hours for work eight hours for recreation .. 
◉ Liptember 2025 | Women's Mental Health Campaign
➲ When: Monday 1st September 2025 - Tuesday 30th September 2025
Wear a splash of colour while raising funds for women's health.
Liptember is a campaign raising funds and awareness for women's mental health during the month of September.
Liptember is a campaign dedicat .. 
◉ Love Your Bookshop Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 9th August 2025
Saturday 9th August 2025
Where's your favourite bookshop?
Is it a modern two-storey building in the heart of the city, a converted church in a country town or a tiny but carefully curated cottage in a c .. 
◉ National Children's Week 2025
➲ When: Monday 20th October 2025 - Sunday 26th October 2025
Children's Week recognises the talents skills achievements and rights of children.
Children's Week 2025: Monday 20th October 2025 - Sunday 26th October 2025 - tbc
The theme for Children's Week 2025 is:
.. 
◉ National Missing Persons Week 2025
➲ When: Sunday 27th July 2025 - Saturday 2nd August 2025
Sunday 27th July 2025 - Saturday 2nd August 2025
National Missing Persons Week is an annual event to raise community awareness of the issues and impacts surrounding missing persons.
There are various is .. 
◉ National Reconciliation Week 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 27th May 2025 - Tuesday 3rd June 2025
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Austral .. 
◉ National Recycling Week 2024
➲ When: Monday 11th November 2024 - Sunday 17th November 2024
Monday 11th November 2024 - Sunday 17th November 2024
Planet Ark's National Recycling Week campaign promotes the importance of reducing reusing and recycling!
Whether it's hosting a swap party for frien .. 
◉ National Sorry Day 2025
➲ When: Monday 26th May 2025
Monday 26th May 2025 - National Sorry Day is an Australia-wide observance held on May 26 each year.
This day gives people the chance to come together and share the steps towards healing for the Stolen Gener .. 
◉ National Stroke Week 2025
➲ When: Monday 4th August 2025 - Sunday 10th August 2025
Monday 4th August 2025 - Sunday 10th August 2025
National Stroke Week encourages the community to know the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech and Time) signs of stroke so that they can save a life in the event o .. 
◉ National Superhero Week 2025
➲ When: Monday 1st September 2025 - Sunday 7th September 2025
Be a Superhero for Muscular Dystrophy Australia
Get your team together during September & raise funds to help create a brighter today.
Grab your friends, dress up as a superhero and raise awareness and f .. 
◉ National Tea Day 2024
➲ When: Sunday 15th December 2024
National Tea Day 2024 - Sunday 15th December 2024
The world celebrates two TEA days a year... National Tea Day (December 15) and International Tea Day (May 21).
The five basic styles of tea are White Gre .. 
◉ National Tree Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 27th July 2025
Get Outside & Grow for National Tree Day
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 hav .. 
◉ National Wattle Day 2025
➲ When: Monday 1st September 2025
1st September 2025 - falls on a Monday
Since 1992 National Wattle Day has been 1 September in all of Australia's States and Territories.
Before then Australians in different States have celebrated wattle .. 
◉ Neighbour Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 30th March 2025
Join our annual day of action on Sunday 30th March 2025
The annual day of action for Neighbours Every Day is called Neighbour Day - celebrated on the last Sunday in March.
Neighbour Day provides the per .. 
◉ One Tree Per Child | National Tree Day
Australia
The aim of One Tree Per Child is to get every child to plant at least one tree before they leave school.
The One Tree Per Child campaign has already planted hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs in over ..
◉ Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2025
➲ When: Saturday 1st February 2025 - Friday 28th February 2025
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and is held to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, how many women are affected by the disease each year, the impact it has on these women, the .. 
◉ Plastic Free July 2025
➲ When: Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Thursday 31st July 2025
Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste.
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution - so we can have cleaner streets, ocea .. 
◉ Public Holiday: Proclamation Day 2024
➲ When: Thursday 26th December 2024
Thursday 26 December: Proclamation Day holiday
Public and bank holidays in South Australia are prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 2023.
This Act commenced on 1 January 2024 and replaces the Holidays .. 
◉ Puppy Farm Awareness Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 23rd March 2025
Remembered on 23 March, National Puppy Day aims to raise awareness of the dogs who continue to suffer in puppy farms.
Puppy farms - or mills - are arguably one of Australia's largest causes of animal cruelt .. 
◉ QUIT | World No Tobacco Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 31st May 2025
Every year World No Tobacco Day on May 31, aims to raise awareness of the devastating toll of tobacco through smoking-related death and disease.
Quitline is available from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday to Fri .. ◉ R U OK? Day 2025
➲ When: Thursday 11th September 2025
Ask R U OK? on Thursday 11th September 2025 or ANY day because life happens every day.
A lot can happen in a year, a month, a week. Whether it's your friend, family member, colleague, partner, or teammate .. 
◉ Red Donut Day 2025
➲ When: Monday 23rd June 2025 - Friday 27th June 2025
Red Donut Day, the annual Campaign for SIDS and Kids SA is happening all over the state of South Australia in the last week of June to help raise vital funds for our FREE bereavement Counselling Service.
Red .. 
◉ SAMSN | Supporting Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Ground Floor 8-10 Palmer Street Parramatta
Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN) is Australias leading organisation for male survivors of child sexual abuse and their supporters
All male survivors of child sexual assault should know that the abus ..
◉ Sky High: Australia's Best Views
Australia
Looking out a plane window is one thing but if you really want to see the most iconic parts of Australia from a higher persepctive, here are 8 of the best views in the nation..
1. Adelaide Oval Roof Climb ..
◉ Star Wars Day 2024 | May the 4th
➲ When: Sunday 4th May 2025
The next annual Star Wars Day is Sunday 4th May 2024
May the force be with you
International Star Wars Day
The International Star Wars Day date is 'May the 4th' (sounds like 'May the force').
May 4 is .. 
◉ Sugar Free September 2025
➲ When: Monday 1st September 2025 - Tuesday 30th September 2025
Sugar Free September challenges Aussies to give up added and refined sugar for the month of September to raise funds and awareness for kids adults and families impacted by muscular dystrophy a rare muscle wasti .. 
◉ Support free sports for all Australian's
Australia
No aerial? No free sport.
The Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023 is in Parliament now.
But it needs to be changed to ensure all Australians can get access to ..
◉ Tradesman: Genuine or Fake
Australia
Sadly a growing issue in Australia is the emergance of fake / bogus tradies.
Gauging by the number of posts on the issue, we should be calling them TRADIES (not tradesman) so as not to offend fake female t ..
◉ TV Reception Issue? | How to Fix
Australia
Experiencing picture loss, poor reception, pixelation or not able to receive a channel?
Common viewer issues include: only one channel doesn't work, some channels work, only mornings or nights are ok, some s ..
◉ What's Open ANZAC Day 2025
➲ When: Friday 25th April 2025
ANZAC Day (public holiday) falls on Friday 25 April 2025
On Anzac Day we commemorate those who've served their country. Whether you're looking for a place to feast with loved ones refuel after dawn service .. 
◉ White Ribbon Day 2025: Stop Violence Against Women
➲ When: Tuesday 25th November 2025
White Ribbon Day will be back on Tuesday 25th November 2025*
This White Ribbon Day, our focus is on the action men can take to end men's violence against women. We're asking 'How Can Men Make Change?' and .. 
◉ Work Bonus: Retired and want to supplement your income?
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
The government has made temporary changes to the Work Bonus giving older Australians greater flexibility to work and earn more without affecting their pension.
If you're an eligible pensioner the Work Bonus .. 
◉ World AIDS Day 2024
➲ When: Sunday 1st December 2024
Sunday 1st December 2024 marks the 36th annual 'World AIDS Day'.
World AIDS Day is an international day of remembrance and support for those people who have lost their lives to, and for those people living w .. 
◉ World Alzheimer's Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 21st September 2025
Dementia Awareness Week is held during September each year with World Alzheimer's Day occurring on 21 September.
Alzheimer's Australia has a vision to develop dementia-friendly communities and organisations .. 
◉ World Chocolate Day 2025
➲ When: Monday 7th July 2025
Monday 7th July 2025
As if we need a reason to eat more chocolate...
Get your friends and family together to celebrate the best day of the year!
World Chocolate Day (also called International Chocolat .. 
◉ World Diabetes Day 2024
➲ When: Thursday 14th November 2024
World Diabetes Day is Thursday 14th November 2024.
Diabetes research has led to better understanding and the development of new technologies and new medicines that have transformed the lives of people livin .. 
◉ World Down Syndrome Day 2025
➲ When: Friday 21st March 2025
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, which has been officially recognised by the United Nations since 2012.
On this day, people all around the world celebrate the lives and achievements of people with Down .. 
◉ World Environment Day 2025
➲ When: Thursday 5th June 2025
World Environment Day celebrates its 25th anniversary on 5th of June 2025.
World Environment Day reminds us to take action to conserve and protect our natural environment.
This World Environment Day, UN .. 
◉ World Gin Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 14th June 2025
Saturday 14th June 2025
Gin lovers of the world rejoice as World Gin Day returns for its 16th year in 2024!
World Gin Day is a global celebration of all things gin, on the second Saturday in June organi .. ◉ World Laughter Day 2025
➲ When: Sunday 4th May 2025
World Laughter Day (WLD) is on Sunday 4th May 2025
Be part of this global attempt to laugh for World Peace, Health & Happiness to make our world a better place for all.
The celebration will feature Laug .. 
◉ World Mental Health Day 2025
➲ When: Friday 10th October 2025
Mental Health Week aims to activate educate and engage Australians around mental health and related issues through the organisation of a huge variety of events by individuals and organisations across the state. .. 
◉ World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
➲ When: Wednesday 10th September 2025
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day.
We all have a role to play in preventing suicide
Join us this September as we rally together for World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday, September 10th.
.. 
◉ World Water Day 2025
➲ When: Saturday 22nd March 2025
World Water Day is on 22 March, is about water and climate change - and how the two are inextricably linked.
Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives.
Using water .. 
