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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
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
2027:
Term 1: 27/28 January – 25 March
Term 2: 12 April – 25 June
Term 3: 12 July – 17 September
Term 4: 4 October – 17 December
Public Holidays
2027:
3 November | Melbourne Cup 2026 |
25 December | Christmas Day 2026 |
28 December | Boxing Day 2026 |
1 January | New Year's Day |
26 January | Australia Day |
8 March | Labour Day |
26 March | Good Friday |
27 March | Easter Saturday |
28 March | Easter Sunday |
29 March | Easter Monday |
25 April | ANZAC Day |
14 June | King's Birthday |
1 October* | Friday before AFL Grand Final |
2 November | Melbourne Cup |
27 December | Christmas Day |
28 December | Boxing Day |
Dates of Recognition and/or Celebration
2026 | |
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 |
8 November | Garage Sale Trail (until 16 November) |
9 November* | This Girl Can Week (until 15 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 |
2027 | |
6 February | Lunar New Year |
7 February | Ramadan commences (until 8 March) |
14 February | Valentine's Day |
20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
7 March | Clean Up Australia Day |
8 March | International Women's Day |
9 March | Eid-al-Fitr |
15 March | Cultural Diversity Week begins (until 23 March) |
16 March | World Social Work Day |
20 March | International Day of Happiness |
20 March | Earth Hour (8.30pm-9.30pm) |
21 March | Harmony Day |
28 March | Neighbour Day |
31 March | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
7 April | World Health Day |
21 April | Passover begins (until 29 April) |
22 April | Earth Day |
2 May | Orthodox Easter |
10 May | Neighbourhood House Week (until 16 May) |
17 May | IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia |
17 May | Victorian Law Week (until 23 May) |
17 May | National Volunteer Week (until 23 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 |
14 June | Men's Health Week (until 20 June) |
15 June | Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
20 June | Refugee Week (until 26 June) |
20 June | World Refugee Day |
4 July | NAIDOC Week (until 11 July) |
1 August | International Day of Friendship |
2 August | Loneliness Awareness Week (until 8 August) |
4 August | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day |
12 August | International Youth Day |
14 August | National Science Week (until 22 August) |
19 August | World Humanitarian Day |
23 August | National Skills Week (until 29 August) |
27 August | Wear it Purple Day |
1 September | Adult Learner's Week (until 8 September) |
9 September | R U OK? Day |
1 October | Rosh Hashanah begins (until 3 October) |
1 October | International Day of Older Persons |
10 October | Yom Kippur begins |
10 October | World Mental Health Day |
11 October* | National Carers Week (until 17 October) |
29 October | Diwali |
31 October | Halloween |
29 October | National Teacher's Day |
5 November | International Volunteer Managers Day |
8 November | National Recycling Week (until 15 November) |
11 November | Remembrance Day |
19 November | International Men's Day |
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 |
24 December | Hanukkah begins (ends 1 January 2028) |
24 December | Christmas Eve |
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