Dates of significance Resource Library > Dates of significance In this section: Planning calendar Terms Public holidays Dates of recognition or celebration 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) Terms 2023: Term 1: 27/30 January – 6 AprilTerm 2: 24 April – 23 JuneTerm 3: 10 July – 15 SeptemberTerm 4: 2 October – 20 December Public holidays 2023: 1 January New Year's Day 2 January New Years Day (observed) 26 January Australia Day 13 March Labour Day 7 April Good Friday 8 April Easter Saturday 9 April Easter Sunday 10 April Easter Monday 25 April ANZAC Day 12 June King’s Birthday TBA Friday before AFL Grand Final 7 November Melbourne Cup 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day Dates of recognition or celebration 2023: 22 January Chinese New Year 20 February World Day of Social Justice 5 March Clean Up Australia Day 8 March International Women’s Day 21 March World Social Work Day 21 March Harmony Day 19 March Cultural Diversity Week begins (until 27 March) 22 March Ramadan commences (until 20 April) 25 March Earth Hour (8.30pm-9.30pm) 26 March Neighbour Day 31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility 2 April World Autism Awareness Day 5 April Passover begins (until 13 April) 7 April World Health Day 16 April Orthodox Easter 21 April Eid-al-Fitr (until 22 April) 22 April Earth Day 8 May Neighbourhood House Week (until 14 May) 15 May National Volunteer Week (until 21 May) 17 May IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia,Biphobia, Intersexism & Transphobia 24 May World Schizophrenia Awareness Day 25 May Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 26 May National Sorry Day 27 May Reconciliation Week (until 3 June) 5 June World Environment Day 15 June Elder Abuse Awareness Day 12 June Men’s Health Week (until 18 June) 18 June Refugee Week (until 24 June) 20 June World Refugee Day 2 July NAIDOC Week (until 9 July) 30 July International Day of Friendship 30 July National Tree Day 12 August International Youth Day 12 August National Science Week (until 20 August) 19 August World Humanitarian Day 21 August National Skills Week (until 27 August) 25 August Wear it Purple Day TBC Adult Learner’s Week 14 September R U OK? Day 15 September Rosh Hashanah beings (until 17 September) 24 September Yom Kippur begins (until 25 September) 1 October International Day of Older Persons 10 October World Mental Health Day TBC National Carers Week 12 November Diwali 27 October National Teacher's Day 31 October Halloween 5 November International Volunteer Managers Day 6 November National Recycling Week (until 12 November) 11 November Remembrance Day 18 November Social Inclusion Week (until 26 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 7 December Hanukkah begins (ends 15 December)