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Calendars 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.

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

The Big Diary on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website lists upcoming events occurring around Australia.

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.

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

United Nations

International Days, Weeks, Years and Decades of Observance proclaimed by the United Nations.

Health and Ageing
The Department of Health and Ageing's 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 state and territory.

The Australia Council lists current and upcoming events.

Eventswatch lists events nationally.


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

Community organisations

The Community Calendar on the ourcommunity.com.au website lists national events and dates relevant to the community sector including advocacy and awareness days.

Education
The Calendar for Australian Schools is compiled by edna.edu.au for use in planning marketing and teaching activities.

Indigenous

The Indigenous portal on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website includes an events calendar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artistic and cultural 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.


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