International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPwD) is celebrated every year in Australia on 3 December to acknowledge the incredible contribution people of all abilities make to the community.
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Decembeard
Decembeard Australia encourages men to grow a beard in December to raise awareness for bowel cancer. The disease affects 1 in 10 Aussie men making it Australia's second biggest cancer killer.
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Odd Socks Day
Odd Socks Day is a light-hearted way to remind people that we can all have an odd day. The day attempts to tackle the stigma around mental illness.
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World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day takes place in more than 160 countries, making it the world's largest diabetes awareness campaign.
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Movember
Movember raises awareness of men's health issues and is a fun way to raise money for a good cause.
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month helps raise awareness about lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in Australia. The month sees a range of community events and activities taking place to raise funds.
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Herbal Medicine Week
Herbal Medicine Week is a week celebrating the healthy use of herbal medicines. This annual event is held by the National Herbalists Association of Australia.
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World Osteoporosis Day
World Osteoporosis Day takes place every year on October 20 and involves lots of campaigns by national osteoporosis patient societies from around the world.
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Headspace Day
#headspaceday is about ensuring young people have access to mental health services no matter where they live in Australia.
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World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day raises public awareness of mental health issues and promotes greater understanding of its effect on individuals and the wider community.
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Wellness Walk & Festival
The walk raises awareness for mental illness and promotes the importance of community and togetherness by bringing people together from all backgrounds.
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National Nutrition Week
National Nutrition Week encourages Australians to make healthy food and lifestyle choices.
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Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week is an annual national awareness event held in October every year. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the wider community, to increase community awareness and education about mental health issues and to encourage participation in life-enhancing lifestyles
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Great Cycle Challenge Australia
Great Cycle Challenge encourages people of all ages and fitness levels to get on their bikes and ride to fight kids' cancer.
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World Vegetarian Day
World Vegetarian Day, 1 October, kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month, helping make a difference by teaching others about the positives of vegetarianism.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Australia's Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides people with the chance to focus on breast cancer and its impact. Share stories, speak to family members and get important information out to family, friends and colleagues.
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World Heart Day
Cardiovascular diseases are the world's biggest killers. World Heart Day encourages us all to take care of our hearts.
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Ocsober
Ocsober is a fundraising initiative that encourages people to give up alcohol for the whole of October.
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World Alzheimer's Day
World Alzheimer's Day brings together the efforts of all the Alzheimer's organisations to raise awareness about Alzheimer's and dementia.
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R U OK Day
The yearly event encourages Australians to ask "Are you ok?" to help address mental health issues both inside and outside of work.
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National Health and Physical Education Day
National Health and Physical Education (HPE) Day raises awareness of health and physical education in school. It's a great opportunity to get classes outside and doing some exercise.
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Women's Health Week
Founded in honour of Dr Jean Hailes, Women's Health Week is a week of events aimed at encouraging women to prioritise their health.
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Kidney Health Research Walk
Dress in red attire, fancy dress or run to support Australians affected by kidney disease. Walks are held across Australia for anyone to get involved in.
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is held throughout September and encourages men to get regular prostate checks.
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National Asthma Week
Throughout the week, lots of activities are organised to increase awareness of asthma to communities and help people manage asthma.
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Daffodil Day
Daffodil Day is a well-known fundraising event in Cancer Council's calendar and helps support all Australians affected by cancer.
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Big Heart Appeal
The Big Heart Appeal helps raise money for the Heart Foundation, which works to save lives and improve health by funding cardiovascular research, informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular disease.
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Footy Colours Day
Footy Colours Day occurs in September and encourages Australians to wear their favourite football team's colours to help raise money for children living with cancer.
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Healthy Bones Action Week
Australians will come together to raise awareness about the importance of healthy bones. The event will run over six days.
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Kidney Kar Rally
The Kidney Kar Rally is Kidney Health Australia's longest-running event. Programs are designed to give children with kidney disease the opportunity to socialise and make long-term friends.
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