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Dates of Significance
In this section:
Planning Calendar
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The NHVic Planning Calendar is designed to help neighbourhood houses map out their year of events and programming. It can also be used to plan your social media schedule.
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School Terms
2025:
Term 4: 6 October – 19 December
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2026:
Term 1: 27 January – 2 April
Term 2: 20 April – 26 June
Term 3: 13 July – 18 September
Term 4: 5 October – 18 December
Public Holidays
2025:
4 November | Melbourne Cup 2025 |
25 December | Christmas Day 2025 |
26 December | Boxing Day 2025 |
1 January | New Year's Day |
26 January | Australia Day |
9 March | Labour Day |
3 April | Good Friday |
4 April | Easter Saturday |
5 April | Easter Sunday |
6 April | Easter Monday |
25 April | ANZAC Day |
8 June | King's Birthday |
25 September | Friday before AFL Grand Final |
3 November | Melbourne Cup |
25 December | Christmas Day |
28 December | Boxing Day |
Dates of Recognition and/or Celebration
2025:
1 October | International Day of Older Persons |
1 October | Yom Kippur begins |
10 October | World Mental Health Day |
12 October | National Carers Week (until 18 October) |
20 October | Diwali |
31 October | Halloween |
31 October | National Teacher's Day |
5 November | International Volunteer Managers Day |
9 November* | This Girl Can Week (until 15 November) |
8 November | Garage Sale Trail (until 16 November) |
10 November | National Recycling Week (until 16 November) |
11 November | Remembrance Day |
19 November | International Men's Day |
23 November* | Social Inclusion Week (until 29 November) |
25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Commencement of 16 Days of Activism) |
3 December | International Day of People with Disability |
5 December | International Volunteer Day |
10 December | Human Rights Day |
14 December | Hanukkah begins (ends 22 December) |
2026 | |
14 February | Valentine's Day |
17 February | Chinese New Year |
18 February | Ramadan commences (until 8 April) |
20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
1 March | Clean Up Australia Day |
8 March | International Women's Day |
16 March | Cultural Diversity Week begins (until 22 March) |
17 March | World Social Work Day |
20 March | Eid-al-Fitr |
20 March | International Day of Happiness |
21 March | Harmony Day |
23 March | Earth Hour (8.30pm-9.30pm) |
29 March | Neighbour Day |
31 March | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
2 April | Passover begins (until 9 April) |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
7 April | World Health Day |
12 April | Orthodox Easter |
22 April | Earth Day |
11 May | Neighbourhood House Week (until 17 May) |
17 May | IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia |
18 May | Victorian Law Week (until 24 May) |
18 May | National Volunteer Week (until 24 May) |
TBC | Australia's Biggest Morning Tea (any time in May or June) |
26 May | National Sorry Day |
27 May | Reconciliation Week (until 3 June) |
5 June | World Environment Day |
8 June | Men's Health Week (until 14 June) |
14 June | Refugee Week (until 20 June) |
15 June | Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
20 June | World Refugee Day |
5 July | NAIDOC Week (until 12 July) |
30 July | International Day of Friendship |
4 August | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day |
3 August | Loneliness Awareness Week |
15 August | National Science Week (until 23 August) |
12 August | International Youth Day |
19 August | World Humanitarian Day |
24 August | National Skills Week (until 30 August) |
28 August | Wear it Purple Day |
1 September* | Adult Learner's Week (until 8 September) |
11 September | R U OK? Day |
12 September | Rosh Hashanah beings (until 24 September) |
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