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2009 Calendar of Events | 2008 Calendar of Events | 2007 Calendar of Events | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December| Date | Event | Organisation | Contact |
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| March | |||
| 2 | Schools Clean Up Day | Clean Up Australia | www.cleanup.com.au | 1800 282 329 |
| 5-6 | Helping Families Change Conference 2007 Charleston , South Carolina , USA |
University of South Carolina | www.hfcc07.net/index.html |
| 8 | International Women’s Day | Office for Women, Queensland ; UNIFEM | www.women.qld.gov.au | www.unifem.org.au |
| 11-17 | Foster & Kinship Care Week | PeakCare Queensland | www.peakcare.com.au |
| 28 | National Youth Tobacco Free Day | Queensland Cancer Fund | View more information at the Qld Cancer Fund Website | www.oxygen.org.au | 13 11 20 |
| 30-April 1 | Early Childhood Council Annual Conference 2007 Christchurch Convention Centre , New Zealand | Early Childhood Australia | www.ecc.org.nz/conference/home.html | View more information at the Early Childhood Australia website |
| April | |||
| 7 | World Health Day | World Health Organisation | www.who.int/world-health-day |
| 14-22 | National Youth Week | Office of Youth Affairs - Department of Family and Community Services (Commonwealth) | www.youthweek.com | 1300 663 500 | www.generate.qld.gov.au |
| 26 | National Stop Domestic Violence Day | Department of Family and Community Services (Commonwealth) | View more information at the Dept of Family and Community Services (Commonwealth) website |
| May | |||
| 1-31 | fit4fun Month | Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation | www.fit4fun.com.au | 07 3854 1911 |
| 1-2 | National Youth Conference – Are We There Yet? Melbourne , Victoria | Youth Affairs Council of Victoria | www.yacvic.org.au | 1300 727 176 |
| 3 | Commitment to Young Australian Melbourne |
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) | enquiries@aracy.org.au or Phone (08) 9476 7804 |
| 4 | Walk Safely to School Day | Pedestrian Council | www.walk.com.au | 02 9968 4544 |
| 9-11 | Third International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Ontario , Canada | Center for Children and Families in the Justice System | www.lfcc.on.ca/conference.html |
| 13-19 | Law Week | Department of Justice and Attorney General (QLD celebrations) | www.victorialaw.org.au/LawWeek/ |
| 13-19 | National Families Week | Dept of Family and Community Services | http://www.familiesaustralia.org.au/familiesweek/nfw07.htm |
| 15-17 | Their lives, our work: building hope through practice excellence Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane | Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia & Peakcare | www.cafwaa.org.au/Symposium2007.html | www.peakcare.com.au/news |
| 15 | International Day of Families | United Nations Economic and Social Council | www.un.org.au |
| 18-27 | Under Eights Week | Early Childhood Australia | View more information at the Early Childhood Australia website |
| 20-22 | Australian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners National Conference – Borders and Bridges Melbourne, Vic |
Australian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners | www.relatehumanservices.com.au/ | www.croccs.org.au/events.htm |
| 27-3 June | National Reconciliation Week | Reconciliation Australia | www.reconciliationaustralia.org |
| 20-1 June | State Education Week | Education Queensland | http://education.qld.gov.au/community/events/edweek/ | 3237 0413 |
| 29 | National White Wreath Day | White Wreath Association Ltd | www.whitewreath.com |
| 31 | World No Tobacco Day | World Health Organisation | View more information at the World Health Organisation |
| June | |||
| 4 | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | United Nations | www.unicef.org |
| 3-10 | Queensland Week | Department of Premier and Cabinet | View more information at the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Website |
| 6 | Queensland Day | Department of Premier and Cabinet | View more information at the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Website |
| 20 | World Refugee Day | UNHCR | www.un.org/Depts/dhl/refugee |
| 23 | Early Childhood Teachers Association Annual Conference 2006 | www.ecta.org.au | |
| 25 | Parental substance abuse and child protection | Institute of Family Studies | Stefan Gruenert on (03 9420 7619) or sgruenert@odyssey.org.au |
| 25-26 | Strong Foundations: Rebuilding Social Norms in Indigenous Communities’ Cairns |
Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership | www.cyi.org.au/conference/ Phone (07) 4046 0607 / (07) 4046 0609 |
| 26-28 | Inaugural ISCI Conference - Child Indicators: Diverse Approaches to a Shared Goal Chicago , Illinois , USA | International Society for Child Indicators | www.childindicators.org |
| 28-29 | Altering states, creating futures conference | Qld Alliance for mental Illness and Psychiatric Disability groups | Phone (07) 3834 3333 |
| 29 | Red Nose Day | Sids and Kids | www.rednoseday.com.au |
| July | |||
| 1 | Red Card Racism, Queensland Roars against Racism | Queensland Roar FC & Multicultural Affairs Queensland | www.multicultural.qld.gov.au |
| 8-15 | NAIDOC Week | DATSIP and Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | www.facs.gov.au/ | www.naidoc.org.au/ | www.datsip.qld.gov.au |
| 11 | World Population Day | UN | www.unfpa.org/wpd/index.htm |
| 11-13 | Social Policy through the Life Course: Building Community Capacity and Social Resilience Sydney |
The Social Policy Research Centre, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales. | www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/ASPC2007/index.htm |
| 15-21 | Disability Action Week | Disability Services Qld | www.disability.qld.gov.au/actionweek |
| 23-25 |
Kids are Key Stakeholders Perth |
Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families at the University of Western Australia |
www.caypaks.com | info@caypaks.com | +61 8 9339 0039 |
| 27 | National School’s Tree Day | Planet Ark Environment Foundation | www.planetark.com/trees |
| 29 | National Stepfamily Awareness Day | Beyondblue | www.beyondblue.org.au | 1300 131 114 |
| August | |||
| 1-7 | Infant Massage Awareness Week | International Association of Infant Massage | www.iaim.com.au | 0409 515 097 |
| 1-7 | World Breastfeeding Week | Australian Breastfeeding Association | www.breastfeeding.asn.au | 03 9885 0855 |
| 2-3 | Infants, Children and Young People, and Road Safety | Australasian College of Road Safety | www.acrs.org.au |
| 2-3 | Youth at Risk Conference
Royal Pines Ashmore Gold Coast |
Wesley Mission | www.yara.org.au |
| 4 | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Children’s Day | Secretariat of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child care | www.snaicc.asn.au |
| 9 | International Day of the World's Indigenous People | www.un.org.au | |
| 9-18 | Ekka – Royal Queensland Show | Royal National Association | www.ekka.com.au |
| 12 | International Youth Day | United Nations | www.un.org.au |
| 18-26 | Seniors Week | Department of Communities | www.communities.qld.gov.au |
| September | |||
| 2-8 | Child Protection Week | NAPCAN | www.napcan.org.au |
| 8 | International Literacy Day | United Nations | www.un.org.au |
| 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day | Suicide Prevention Australia | www.suicidepreventionaust.org | 02 9568 3111 |
| 16-22 | NSW Foster Care Week and Picnic | fcw@acwa.asn.au or 02 9281 8822 | |
| October | |||
| 1 | World Habitat Day | United Nations | View more information (external website) or email whd@unhabitat.org |
| 3-4 | Collaborative Youth Strategies Sydney | ||
| 5 | World Teachers’ Day | Education Queensland | www.education.qld.gov.au | www.un.org.au |
| 5-7 | Fostering Change | National Foster Care Conference | conf2007@bigpond.com |
| 11-12 | 1st QLD State-wide Conference on Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI) | Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI) |
Thy Meddick (07) 3355 8999 |
| 13 | Queensland Media Awards | MEAA QLD Executive Executive | David Waters, Coordinator david.waters@alliance.org.au | 07 3846 0145 |
| 14-17 | World Summit on Exploitative Child Labour Cairns , Qld | Children’s Rights International | www.childjustice.org/wsecl |
| 14-20 | Anti-Poverty Week | Anti-Poverty Week | www.antipovertyweek.org.au |
| 14-20 | National Carers Week | Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging | www.health.gov.au | www.carersaustralia.com.au |
| 19 | National Babies Day | Bonnie Babes Foundation | www.bbf.org.au | 03 9803 1800 |
| 20-28 | Children’s Week | Queensland Children’s Week Association | www.childrensweek.com.au | (07)3269 8648; 0412 642 714 |
| 30 - 2 Nov | Voices Calling for Action 11th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (ACCAN 2007) Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre |
CCYPCG and Dept of Child Safety | 07 3368 2644 |
| November | |||
| 19 | World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse | Women’s World Summit Foundation | www.woman.ch/children/1-introduction.asp |
| 20 | Universal Children’s Day | United Nations | www.un.org/depts/dhl/children_day |
| 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (White Ribbon Day) | United Nations | www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/news/vawd.html |
| 25-27 | RMIA National Conference 2007, Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre | Risk Management Institution of Australasia | www.rmiaconference.com |
| December | |||
| 3 | International Day of People with Disability | NICAN | www.nican.com.au |
| 10 | International Human Rights Day | www.ohchr.org | |
