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. 2022 Planning calendar (word) Terms 2022: Term 1: 28 January – 8 AprilTerm 2: 26 April – 24 JuneTerm 3: 11 July – 16 SeptemberTerm 4: 3 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