Year Planner
There's some great events and opportunities that come around each and every year. We've collated some of our favourites in this year planner to help you plan for the year ahead.
Maybe you want to align your event with one of these existing activities? Or sometimes it's better to avoid a clash.
Maybe you want to align your event with one of these existing activities? Or sometimes it's better to avoid a clash.
January
- 1 January - New Years Day Public Holiday
- Council's 'Explore our Great Outdoors' activities
- Australia Day Public Holiday
- End of January - First day back at school, NSW
February
- February - Community Environment Grants - Round two opens (TBC)
March
- World Wildlife Day
- Clean Up Australia Day
- Harmony Day
- Community Environment Grants - Applications due (TBC)
- Earth Hour
- Neighbour Day
April
- Easter Public Holidays
- NSW School Holidays
- ANZAC Day Public Holiday
May
June
- World Environment Day
- World Oceans Day
- Queens Birthday Public Holiday
July
- Plastic Free July
- End of financial year - All groups need to update memberships and hold AGM before mid October.
- NSW School Holidays
- NAIDOC Week
- National Tree Day
- Environmental Sustainability Grants - Round one opens TBC
August
September
- Environmental Sustainability Grants - Round one closes TBC
- Sustainable House Day
- Living Smart Festival TBC
- NSW School Holidays
October
- NSW School Holidays
- Labour Day Public Holiday
- Aussie Backyard Bird Count
- Graffiti Removal Day
- October / November - Alliance AGM (Annual General Meeting)
November
- Melbourne Cup Day* * Popular wisdom suggests that Melbourne Cup Day marks the true beginning of the 'silly season' and it is advised that it is almost impossible to hold a successful community event after this date!
- Frog ID Week
- Australian Pollinator Week
- National Recycling Week
December
- International Volunteer Day
- NSW School Holidays
- Christmas Public Holidays
