2005 is the Year of Physics.
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January 1 |
New Years Day |
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January 1 |
Australian Federation Day |
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January 25 |
Australians of the Year Awards |
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January 26 |
Australia Day |
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February 2 |
World Wetlands Day |
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February 4 |
World Cancer Day |
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February 8 |
Chinese & Vietnamese New Year |
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February 8 |
Shrove Tuesday (pancake day) |
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February 8 |
Nirvana Day (Buddhist) |
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February 14 |
Valentine's Day |
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February 14 |
National Condom Day |
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February 18 - 26 |
Australian Organ Donor
Awareness Week |
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February 20 -27 |
National Ovarian Cancer
Awareness Week |
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Febraury 21 -25 |
Adult Immunisation Awareness
Week |
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February 25 |
National Sunnies For Sight Day |
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March 1 - 31 |
Red Cross Calling Month |
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March 6 |
Clean Up Australia Day |
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March 7 - 14 |
Multiple Birth Awareness Week |
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March 8 |
International Women's Day |
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March 7 -11 |
National Orthoptic Awareness Week |
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March |
Arbor Day |
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March 13 - 20 |
National Coeliac Awareness
Week |
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March 14 - 20 |
Brain Awareness Week |
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March 16 |
National Youth Tobacco-Free
Day |
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March 17 |
St Patrick's Day |
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March 18 -19 |
World's Greatest Shave for a
cure (Leukaemia) |
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March 19 |
National Foster Care Day |
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March 20 |
National Family Day |
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March 21 |
Walk Against Want |
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March 21 |
Harmony Day |
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March 21 - 28 |
National Pregnancy Awareness
Week |
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March 22 |
World Water Day |
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March 24 |
World TB Day |
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March 25 |
Good Friday |
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March 27 |
Easter Sunday |
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March 28 |
Easter Monday |
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March 28 |
daylight savings ends in
eastern states |
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April 1 - 30 |
The Great Australian Bite (for
diabetes) |
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April 3 - 9 |
Motor Neurone Awareness Week |
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April 5 - 9 |
Osteopathy Awareness Week |
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April 6 |
Passover |
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April 7 |
World Health Day |
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April 9 -17 |
National Youth Week |
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April 11 |
World Parkinsons Day |
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April 11 -17 |
National Arthritis Week |
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April 11 - 17 |
Haemophilia Awareness Week |
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April 17 |
Haemophilia Awareness Day |
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April 22 |
International Earth Day |
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April 25 |
Anzac Day |
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April 25 - 30 |
Playground Safety Week |
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April 27 |
International Guide Dog Day |
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April 28 |
International Day of Mourning
(workplace deaths remembered) |
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April 28 |
National Buddy Bear Day
(against violence to children) |
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May 1 - 31 |
Neurofibromatosis Awareness
Month |
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May 1- 30 |
Playgroups Awareness Month |
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May 2 - 8 |
National Mothering
Week/Breastfeeding Awareness Week |
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May 2 - 8 |
National Heart Week |
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May 3 - 9 |
National Mothering Week |
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May 4 |
National Social Work Day |
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May 5 - 12 |
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Awareness Week |
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May 6 |
International No Diet Day |
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May 8 |
International Thalassaemia Day |
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May 8 |
World Red Cross Day |
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May 8 -14 |
Epilepsy Week |
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May 8 |
Mothers Day |
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May 9 - 15 |
Autism Awareness Week |
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May 10 - 16 |
Allergy and Chemical
Sensitivity Week |
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May 10 - 16 |
National Volunteer Week |
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May 10 - 17 |
Australian Dance Week |
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May 12 |
International Midwives Day |
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May 12 |
International Nurses Day |
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May 14 - 16 |
40 Hour Famine |
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May 14 - 21 |
Landmine Action Week |
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May 15 |
International Day of Families |
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May 16 - 22 |
Schizophrenia Week |
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May 16 - 23 |
Housing Week |
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May 16 - 25 |
Speech Pathology Week |
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May 17 - 21 |
Education Week |
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May 17 - 23 |
Rural Health Week |
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May 17 |
Adelaide Cup Day (SA) |
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May 21 |
National Huntington Disease
Day |
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May 22 - 28 |
Tourette Syndrome Awareness
Week |
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May 23 -27 |
National Hepatitis Awareness
Week |
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May 23 - 29 |
Palliative Care Week |
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May 23 - 29 |
National Chiropractic Care
Week |
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May 24 - 30 |
Australian Library and
Information Week |
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May 26 |
National Sorry Day |
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May 26 |
Australia's Biggest Morning
Tea (anti-cancer) |
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May 29 |
White Wreath Day for Victims
of Suicide |
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May 31 |
Foundation Day (WA) |
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May 31 |
World No Tobacco Day |
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May 30 - June 4 |
Kidney Awareness Week |
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May 31 - June 6 |
Macular Degeneration Week |
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May 31 - June 6 |
Pap Smear Action Week |
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June 3 |
Mabo Day |
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June 5 |
World Environment Day |
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June 6 - 12 |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness
Week |
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June 8 |
World Oceans Day |
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June 6 - 11 |
Bowel Cancer Awareness Week |
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June 14 |
Queens Birthday (not WA) |
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June 13 - 18 |
National Crohn's and Colitis
Awareness Week |
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June 13 - 19 |
International Men's Health
Week |
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June 20 |
World Refugee Day |
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June 20 - 24 |
Drug Action Week |
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June 21 |
Motor Neurone Disease Global
Awareness Day |
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June 21 - 26 |
Burns Awareness Week |
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June 24 |
Sids and Kids Red Nose Day |
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June 26 |
International Day in Support
for Victims of Torture |
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June 26 |
International Day Against Drug
Abuse and Trafficking |
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June 27 - July 1 |
Burns Awareness Week |
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July 4 - 11 |
NAIDOC Day (National Aboriginal
Islander Day Observance Committee) |
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July 11 |
World Population Day |
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July 10 - 16 |
World Diabetes Week |
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July 10 |
Diabetes Day |
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July 17 -23 |
National Glaucoma Week |
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July 23 - 31 |
Pituitary Awareness Week |
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July 24 - 30 |
Speech Pathology Week |
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August 1 - 7 |
World Breastfeeding Week |
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August 1 - 7 |
Continence Awareness Week |
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August 1 - 30 |
Blood Donor Awareness Month |
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August 1 - 31 |
Dental Awareness Month |
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August 4 |
National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Children's Day |
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August 5 |
Jeans for Genes Day |
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August 7 - 13 |
Healthy Bones Week |
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August 9 |
International Day of the
World's Indigenous People |
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August 9 - 15 |
Natural Family Planning Week |
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August 12 |
International Youth Day |
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August 13 |
International Lefthanders day |
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August 16 |
Lock Up Your Boss Day |
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August 15 - 21 |
National Cerebral Palsy Week |
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August 19 |
Daffodil Day |
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August 29 - September 3 |
National Loss Grief Week |
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August 22 - 28 |
National Hearing Awareness
Week |
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August 30 - September 5 |
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week |
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September 1 |
National Meals on Wheels Day |
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September 1 - 7 |
National Asthma Week |
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September 1 - 8 |
National Dyspraxia Awareness
Week |
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September 1 - 30 |
National Herbal Medicine Week |
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September 3 |
Australian National Flag Day |
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September 4 |
World Heart Day |
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September 4 |
Fathers Day |
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September 4 - 9 |
National Child Protection Week |
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September 8 |
International Literacy Day |
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September 8 |
International Physiotherapy
Day |
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September 12 |
Grandparents Day |
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September 12 - 18 |
National Herbal Medicine Week |
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September 16 |
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer |
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September 18 - 24 |
Dementia Awareness Week |
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September 19 -25 |
National Stroke Week |
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September 21 |
World Alzheimer's Day |
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September 21 |
International Day of Peace |
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September 24 |
World Retina Day |
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September 26 - October 2 |
National Headache Awareness
Week |
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September 27 |
Queens Birthday (WA) |
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September 29 |
National Police Remembrance
Day |
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October 1 |
International Day of Older
Persons |
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October 1 - 31 |
Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
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October 4 |
Labour Day (NSW, ACT, SA) |
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October 8 - 14 |
National Week for Deaf People |
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October 9 - 15 |
Foot Health Week |
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October 9 - 15 |
National Haemophilia Awareness
Week |
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October 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
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October 10 -16 |
Mental Health Week |
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October 12 |
International Arthritis Day |
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October 13 |
World Sight Day |
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October 14 |
International Day of Natural Disaster Reduction |
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October 14 |
National Babies Day |
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October 15 |
World Rural Women's Day |
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October 15 |
International White Cane Day |
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October 15 |
Ramadan commences (Islamic) |
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October 16 |
World Food Day |
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October 16 - 22 |
National Nutrition Week |
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October 16 - 22 |
Down Syndrome Awareness Week |
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October 16 - 22 |
Carers Awareness Week |
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October 17 |
International Day for the eradication of poverty |
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October 20 |
World Osteoporosis Day |
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October 23 - 29 |
Occupational Therapy Week |
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October 25 - 31 |
Children's Week (NT) |
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October 24 |
United Nations Day |
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October 24 |
World Development Information Day |
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October 25 |
Australian Breast Cancer Day
(Pink Ribbon Day) |
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October 27 |
Universal Children's Day |
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October 28 |
National Bandana Day |
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October 29 |
International Internet Day |
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October 31 |
Daylight savings commences
(ACT/NSW/ Vic/SA) |
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November 2 |
Melbourne Cup |
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November 6 - 12 |
Food Safety Week |
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November 9 |
Have A Go Day |
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November 11 |
Remembrance Day |
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November 14 |
World Diabetics Day |
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November 14 |
Ramadan ends (Islamic) |
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November 13 - 19 |
National Skin Cancer Action Week |
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November 16 |
International Day of Tolerance |
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November 14 - 20 |
Relationship, Sexuality and
Disability Awareness Week |
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November 17 |
World Lung Cancer Day |
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November 25 |
International Day for
Elimination of Violence Against Women |
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November 30 |
International Computer Security Day |
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December 1 |
World AIDS Day |
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December 2 |
International Day for the abolition of slavery |
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December 3 |
International Day of Disabled
Persons |
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December 5 |
International Volunteers Day |
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December 5 |
St Nicholas Day |
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December 7 |
International Aviation Day |
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December 8 |
Chanukah commences (Jewish) |
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December 10 |
International Human Rights Day |
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December 25 |
Christmas Day |
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December 26 |
Boxing Day (not SA) |
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December 28 |
Proclamation Day (SA) |
Significant business related days
recognised in Australia are
listed here.
