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Dates of Significance
In this section:
Planning Calendar
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.
School Terms
2025:
Term 4: 6 October – 19 December
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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