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In this section:

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

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Terms

2021:

Term 1: 27 January – 1 April
Term 2: 19 April – 25 June
Term 3: 12 July – 17 September
Term 4: 4 October – 17 December

Public holidays

2021:

1 January	New Year's Day
26 January	Australia Day
8 March	Labour Day
2 April	Good Friday
3 April	Easter Saturday
4 April	Easter Sunday
5 April	Easter Monday
25 April	ANZAC Day
14 June	Queen’s Birthday
TBA	Friday before AFL Grand Final
2 November	Melbourne Cup
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day
27 December	Christmas Day Holiday
28 December	Boxing Day Holiday

Dates of recognition or celebration

2021:

12 February	Chinese New Year
20 February	World Day of Social Justice
7 March	Clean Up Australia Day
8 March	International Women’s Day
17 March	World Social Work Day
21 March	Harmony Day
27 March	Passover begins (until 3 April)
28 March	Neighbour Day
31 March	International Transgender Day of Visibility
2 April	World Autism Awareness Day
7 April	World Health Day
12 April	Ramadan commences
22 April	Earth Day
2 May	Orthodox Easter
8 May	Neighbourhood House Week (until 14 May)
11 May	Ramadan finishes
12 May	Eid al-Fitr
17 May	IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia
17 May	National Volunteer Week (until 23 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
14 June	Refugee Week (until 20 June)
15 June	Elder Abuse Awareness Day
14 June	Men’s Health Week (until 20 June)
20 June	World Refugee Day
14 July	NAIDOC Week (until 11 July)
30 July	International Day of Friendship
12 August	International Youth Day
19 August	World Humanitarian Day
1 September	Adult Learner’s Week (until 8 September)
6 September	Rosh Hashanah beings (until 8 September)
9 September	R U OK? Day
15 September	Yom Kippur begins (until 16 September)
1 October	International Day of Older Persons
10 October	World Mental Health Day
17 October	Anti-Poverty Week (until 23 October)
29 October	National Teacher's Day
31 October	Halloween
4 November	Diwali
5 November	International Volunteer Managers Day
8 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
28 November	Hanukkah begins (ends 6 December)
3 December	International Day of People with Disability
5 December	International Volunteer Day
10 December	Human Rights Day
18 December	International Migrants Day

 To be confirmed:

• Cultural Diversity Week (usually March)
• Victorian Youth Week (usually April)
  
  

Planning calendar

The 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.

• 2021 Planning calendar (word)