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Category: Australia, New Zealand, Oceana, Antarctica, and the South Pacific
Events celebrating, occurring in, or highlighting Australia, New Zealand, Oceana, Antarctica, and the South Pacific
Events in this category are exclusive to the listed nations, territories, and regions. See Worldwide Events for additional events in this region.
Australia Events
Independence Day, (VU)(1980): July 30
Daily
Independence Day in Vanuatu marks the anniversary of July 30, 1980, the official separation from the nations of Great Britain and France. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (AU): June
Monthly
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is sponsored each June by Bowel Cancer Australia. The purpose of the month is to raise public awareness of a disease that claims the lives of ten Australians every day. Bowel...
January
Burns Awareness Month, Ntl. (AU): June
Monthly
National Burns Awareness Month seeks to teach Australians burn prevention and the correct first aid treatment for burns. Winter is just beginning, which means increased use of candles, fireplaces, heaters...
January
Emancipation Day (TO)(1970): June 4
Daily
The 150 Polynesian islands comprising Tonga were granted independence from the British Empire on June 4, 1970. Emancipation Day is the national holiday marking this anniversary.
January
Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month: June
Monthly
Eight infants a day are diagnosed with hip dysplasia in Australia. Despite this, the likelihood of a parent being aware of the condition is only 57 percent. This limited awareness contributes to the risin...
January
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week, Int...
Weekly
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week® (IHAW) is a global campaign designed to increase awareness of Idiopathic Hypersomnia. Idiopathic Hypersomnia is a sleep disorder in which the person afflicted feels...
January
Independence Day (WS)(1962): June 1
Daily
Independence Day in Samoa marks the anniversary of June 1, 1962, the official separation of Western Samoa from New Zealand. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Infant Mental Health Week, Ntl. (UK/AU): J...
Weekly
First held in 2016 in the UK and 2017 in Australia, Infant Mental Health Awareness Week seeks to raise awareness among policymakers, professionals, and parents about the over-arching impact upon a child’s...
January
King's Birthday (AU): June 9
Daily
The King's birthday is a national holiday in Australia, though when it occurs changes by province. Western Australia celebrates in September, and Queensland marks the day in October. The rest of the regio...
January
Mabo Day (AU)(1992): June 3
Daily
Mabo Day marks the anniversary of the June 3, 1992 court ruling in Australia that affirmed native peoples held title to their land, regardless of how they chose to use it. This legal battle dates back to...
January
Red Apple Day (AU): June 18 (est)
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A highlight of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, sponsored each June by Bowel Cancer Australia, is Red Apple Day. Australians are encouraged to support Bowel Cancer Australia's vital work by purchasing an App...
January
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week, (AU):...
Weekly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week is one week yearly to focus on arthritis education and prevention in the United Kingdom and Australia. One in six Australians suffers from arthritis, accounting for 8 p...
January
The Ashes, Cricket (UK/AU): June 13 -July...
Monthly
The Ashes is a cricket competition every two years between England and Australia and is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket. The name "Ashes" began during an 1882 match at the Ov...
January
Western Australia Day (AU-WA): June 2
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Western Australia Day is a public holiday in the province of Western Australia, and it marks the 1829 formation of the Swan River Colony by European settlers.
January
Winter Begins, Solstice (Southern): June 2...
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In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter season starts on the solstice. A solstice is an occurrence when the sun is farthest from the equator. During the winter solstice, the most northern point of the Eart...
January
Adelaide Cup (AU-SA): March 10
Daily
Created in 1864, the Adelaide Cup is a 3200m, open handicap group 2 horse race in Australia with AUD 400,000 purse going to the winner. It's one of Australia's most popular sporting events and occurs each...
January
Canberra Day (AU)(1913): March 10
Daily
Canberra Day in Australia is the second Monday in March and commemorates the official naming of Australia’s capital city, Canberra, on March 12th, 1913. Multiple events occur at The Canberra Festival an...
January
Christchurch Massacres (NZ)(2019): March 1...
Daily
Today is the anniversary of the Christchurch Massacre. On March 19, 2019, a 28-year-old white supremacist and Islamophobic man entered the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, Ne...
January
Clean Up Australia Day (AU): March 1
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During a national week of action, more than 680,000 volunteers across 6,834 sites have removed an estimated 15 thousand tonnes of rubbish from their favorite parks, beaches, bushland, suburban streets, an...
January
Close the Gap Day (AU): March 20
Daily
Many of Australia’s First Peoples are denied the same access to healthcare that non-Indigenous Australians take for granted. Despite a decade of Government promises, the gap in health and life expectancy...
January
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