Resource Library  >  Dates of significance

In this section:

• Planning calendar
• Terms
• Public holidays
• Dates of recognition or celebration

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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.

• 2023 Planning calendar (word)

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Terms

2022:

Term 1: 28 January – 8 April
Term 2: 26 April – 24 June
Term 3: 11 July – 16 September
Term 4: 3 October – 20 December
 

2023:

Term 1: 27/30 January – 6 April
Term 2: 24 April – 23 June
Term 3: 10 July – 15 September
Term 4: 2 October – 20 December

 

Public holidays

2022:

1 January	New Year's Day
26 January	Australia Day
14 March	Labour Day
15 April	Good Friday
16 April	Easter Saturday
17 April	Easter Sunday
18 April	Easter Monday
25 April	ANZAC Day
13 June	Queen’s Birthday
TBA	Friday before AFL Grand Final
1 November	Melbourne Cup
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day
27 December	Substitute Holiday

Dates of recognition or celebration

2022:

1 February	Chinese New Year
20 February	World Day of Social Justice
7 March	Clean Up Australia Day
8 March	International Women’s Day
15 March	World Social Work Day
21 March	Harmony Day
21 March	Cultural Diversity Week begins (until 28 March)
26 March	Earth Hour (8.30pm-9.30pm)
27 March	Neighbour Day
31 March	International Transgender Day of Visibility
2 April	Ramadan commences (until 1 May)
2 April	World Autism Awareness Day
7 April	World Health Day
15 April	Passover begins (until 23 April)
22 April	Earth Day
24 April	Orthodox Easter
2 May	Eid-al-Fitr (until 3 May)
9 May	Neighbourhood House Week (until 15 May)
16 May	National Volunteer Week (until 23 May)
17 May	IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia
22 May	Schizophrenia Awareness Week (until 28 May)
26 May	National Sorry Day
27 May	Reconciliation Week (until 3 June)
27 May	Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
5 June	World Environment Day
15 June	Elder Abuse Awareness Day
13 June	Men’s Health Week (until 19 June)
19 June	Refugee Week (until 25 June)
20 June	World Refugee Day
3 July	NAIDOC Week (until 10 July)
30 July	International Day of Friendship
31 July	National Tree Day
12 August	International Youth Day
19 August	World Humanitarian Day
22 August	National Skills Week (until 28 August)
26 August	Wear it Purple Day
1 September	Adult Learner’s Week (until 8 September)
8 September	R U OK? Day
13 September	National Science Week (until 21 August)
25 September	Rosh Hashanah beings (until 27 September)
1 October	International Day of Older Persons
4 October	Yom Kippur begins (until 5 October)
10 October	World Mental Health Day
24 October	Diwali
28 October	National Teacher's Day
31 October	Halloween
5 November	International Volunteer Managers Day
7 November	National Recycling Week (until 14 November)
11 November	Remembrance Day
20 November	Social Inclusion Week (until 28 November)
25 November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Commencement of 16 Days of Activism
26 November	Social Inclusion Week (until 4 December)
3 December	International Day of People with Disability
5 December	International Volunteer Day
10 December	Human Rights Day
18 December	Hanukkah begins (ends 26 December)
18 December	International Migrants Day