Greendates 2008
January 2008
26th
Australia Day
National Australia Day Council
(02) 6273 8777
www.australiaday.gov.au
info@australiaday.gov.au
February 2008
29th
Schools Clean Up Day
Clean up Australia
1800 CUA DAY (1800 282 329)
www.cleanup.com.au
27th - 29th
EcoForum 2008
EcoForum Conference & Exhibition
Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast QLD
www.ecoforum.net.au/2008
davidbates@bigpond.com
March 2008
2nd March
Clean Up Australia Day
1800 CUA DAY (1800 282 329)
www.cleanup.com.au
5th - 7th March
World Sustainable Energy Day
www.esv.or.at
office@esv.or.at
21st
World Forestry Day
VIC Department of Sustainability and Environment
www.dse.vic.gov.au
22nd
World Water Day
"Sanitation"
(02) 9262 5111
www.worldwaterday.org
www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations
29th March - 10th April
NSW Bigride 2008
2008 Great Escapade
Blue Mountains and The Hunter Valley
Bicycle New South Wales
(02) 9281 4099
www.bigride.com.au
events@bicyclensw.org.au
20th March - 2nd April
Royal Easter Show 2008
Royal Agricultural Society
(02) 9704 1111
www.eastershow.com.au
April 2008
5th - 13th
National Youth Week
www.youthweek.com/index.html
5th - 20th
National Trust Heritage Festival
"Our Place"
National Trust of Australia (NSW)
(02) 9258 0123
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/events/festival
22nd April
Dive for Earth Day
Project Aware
www.projectaware.org
May 2008
2nd
Walk Safely to School Day
"The Walking Class Heroes"
Pedestrian Council of Australia Limited
(02) 9968 4555
www.walk.com.au
walking@walk.com.au
4th-10th May
Composting Awareness Week
www.compostweek.com.au
12th - 18th May
National Volunteer Week
Volunteering Australia
(03) 9820 4100
www.volunteeringaustralia.org
volaus@volunteeringaustralia.org
22nd May
The International Day for Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Agriculture
Convention on Biological Diversity
www.cbd.int
June 2008
5th
World Environment Day
United Nations Environment Program
www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/
8th
World Ocean Day
Happy World Ocean Day
www.theoceanproject.org/wod/
July 2008
6th - 13th
National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee
www.naidoc.org.au/
25th
Schools Tree Day
Planet Ark 1300 88 5000
www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/3/story.htm
treeday@planetark.com
27th
National Tree Day
Planet Ark
1300 88 5000
www.planetark.com/trees
treeday@planetark.org
www.planetark.org
August 2008
16th - 17th
International Lighthouse Weekend
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Contact Environment Line 1300 369 070
www.environment.nsw.gov.au
25th - 31st
Keep Australia Beautiful
www.kab.org.au
scottl@kab.org.au
September 2008
7th
National Threatened Species Day
Department of Environment & Water Resources
1800 803 772
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/ts-day/index.html
ciu@environment.gov.au
20th
International Cleanup Day
Project AWARE
www.projectaware.org
19th - 21st
Clean up the World Weekend
Clean up Australia Ltd
www.cleanuptheworld.org
info@cleanuptheworld.org
21st
International Day of Peace
United Nations
www.un.org
28th
Bio Blitz 08
Register by 12 September
search for Plant and Animal Wildlife
www.bioblitz.org.au
info@bioblitz.org.au
02 9290 2503
October 2008
3rd
Walk to Work Day
Pedestrian Council of Australia
http://www.walk.com.au
walking@walk.com.au
4th - 10th
World Space Week
"Discovery and Imagination"
www.spaceweek.org
admin@spaceweek.org
16th
World Food Day
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
www.fao.org/wfd2007/what_is_wfd/about_wfd.html
November 2008
11th
Walk Against Warming
International Day of Action on Climate Change
www.walkagainstwarming.org/
December 2008
5th December
International Volunteer Day
Volunteering Australia
(03) 9820 4100
www.volunteeringaustralia.org
volaus@volunteeringaustralia.org