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Calendar of events and observances

Australian Public Holidays in each state and territory.

Parliament of Australia Sitting Schedule

School Term Dates in each state and territory.

International years proclaimed by the United Nations.

The Earth Calendar lists international holidays and cultural events and can be searched by country, religion or date.

Interfaith Calendar  lists holy and significant days for major religions.

Calendar of Cultural and Religious Dates lists events for different cultural groups and faiths in Australia.

The following calendars have been selected with a focus on social issues and events:

United Nations

International Days of Observance proclaimed by the United Nations.

Access past special observances and events since 1997.

Health and Ageing
Health and Ageing Calendar of Events lists various weeks and days related to health issues such as diabetes, arthritis and organ donation. It includes contact details and web addresses of sponsoring organisations.

Arts

The Culture and Recreation Portal provides a listing of calendars for arts, cultural and sporting events both nationally as well as for each of the state and territories.

Find information about cultural events in Australia by searching the Backyard Events Diary on the ABC site.

The Australia Council lists current and upcoming events.

The Program provides a guide to arts events nationally with a focus on young people and is maintained by the Australia Council.

Eventswatch lists events nationally.


Children and Youth
A list of events, conferences and seminars is compiled by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies.

Education
Calendar for Australian Schools is compiled by EdNA for use in planning marketing and teaching activities.

Sport
The Australian Sports Calendar of sporting events and sports related conferences is maintained by the National Sport Information Centre of the Australian Sports Commission.

Indigenous

The ABC's Message Stick site maintains an events calendar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artistic and cultural activities.

Women
A calendar of events relevant to women's issues is available from the Australian Government Information Relating to Women website.

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