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Event title
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Event date
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Location
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| United Nations Decade to Roll Back Malaria 2001-2010 |
01 Jan 2001 |
Global |
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| United Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012 |
01 Jan 2003 |
Global |
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| Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People 2005 - 2015 |
01 Jan 2005 |
Global |
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| United Nations International Decade for Action: Water for life 2005-2015 |
01 Jan 2005 |
Global |
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| United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014 |
01 Jan 2005 |
Global |
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| International Polar Year 2007-2009 |
01 Mar 2007 |
Global |
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| Year of Physical Activity 2008 - QLD |
01 Jan 2008 |
QLD |
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| Year of the Scout 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Year of the Reef 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Languages 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Sanitation 2008 (World Water Council) |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Planet Earth 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of the Potato 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| Chinese Year of the Rat 2008 |
07 Feb 2008 |
Global |
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| Movember - Changing the face of Men's Health |
01 Nov 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Food Safety Week |
10 Nov 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Physical Education Week - SA |
10 Nov 2008 |
SA |
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| World Diabetes Day |
14 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Seven - Five - Three Festival (Shichi-Go-San) |
15 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| National Skin Cancer Action Week |
16 Nov 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Day for Tolerance |
16 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Vibe Alive - Rockhampton |
19 Nov 2008 |
QLD |
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| World Toilet Day |
19 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Africa Industrialisation Day |
20 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Universal Children's Day |
20 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| World Television Day |
21 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| World Hello Day |
21 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
25 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| St Andrew's Day |
30 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Computer Security Day |
30 Nov 2008 |
Global |
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| Last Day of Spring |
30 Nov 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Coastcare Week |
01 Dec 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| World AIDS Day |
01 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
02 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Day of Disabled Persons |
03 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| Eureka Stockade |
03 Dec 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Heidelberg Vic |
04 Dec 2008 |
VIC |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Norwood SA |
04 Dec 2008 |
SA |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Lisarow NSW |
04 Dec 2008 |
NSW |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Norwood SA |
04 Dec 2008 |
SA |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Morningside, QLD |
04 Dec 2008 |
QLD |
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| Scholastic Book Fair - Malaga WA |
04 Dec 2008 |
WA |
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| International Volunteer Day |
05 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| St. Nicholas' Day |
06 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Civil Aviation Day |
07 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Human Rights Day |
10 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Mountain Day |
11 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| School Year ends - NT, QLD, SA |
12 Dec 2008 |
NT,QLD,SA |
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| St. Lucia Day |
13 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Children's Day of Broadcasting |
14 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| School Year ends - WA |
16 Dec 2008 |
WA |
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| International Migrants Day |
18 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| New Zealand Term Four ends |
19 Dec 2008 |
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| School Year ends - ACT, NSW, VIC |
19 Dec 2008 |
ACT, NSW, VIC |
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| International Human Solidarity Day |
20 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere) |
21 Dec 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Chanukah |
22 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| Christmas Day |
25 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| Boxing Day - All states except SA |
26 Dec 2008 |
ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, TAS, VIC, WA |
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| Kwanzaa |
26 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| Proclamation Day - SA |
28 Dec 2008 |
SA |
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| Hijrah or Muharram (Islamic New Year) |
29 Dec 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Astronomy 2009 |
01 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 |
01 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| International Year of Reconciliation 2009 |
01 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Fast of Tevet |
06 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Ashura - Islam |
07 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Australian Youth Olympic Festival |
14 Jan 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Wikipedia Day |
15 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| World Religion Day |
18 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| International Internet-Free Day |
25 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Chinese Year of the Ox 2009 |
26 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Yabun 2009: Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures - NSW |
26 Jan 2009 |
NSW |
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| Australia Day |
26 Jan 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Premier's Be Active Challenge starts - SA |
27 Jan 2009 |
SA |
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| Term One starts - NSW, QLD, SA |
27 Jan 2009 |
NSW,QLD,SA |
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| New Zealand Term One starts |
27 Jan 2009 |
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| International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
27 Jan 2009 |
Global |
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| Premier's Reading Challenge starts - NSW |
27 Jan 2009 |
NSW |
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| Term One starts - NT, VIC |
28 Jan 2009 |
VIC |
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| Premier's Reading Challenge starts - VIC |
28 Jan 2009 |
VIC |
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| Term One starts - ACT |
30 Jan 2009 |
ACT |
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| Term One starts - WA |
02 Feb 2009 |
WA |
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| Premier's Reading Challenge starts - SA |
02 Feb 2009 |
SA |
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| World Wetlands Day |
02 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| National Multicultural Festival 2009 - ACT |
06 Feb 2009 |
ACT |
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| Waitangi Day - NZ |
06 Feb 2009 |
|
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| Nirvana Day (Buddhism) |
08 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| International Duchenne Awareness Week |
08 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Tu Bishvat |
09 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Random Acts of Kindness Week |
09 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Term One starts - TAS |
10 Feb 2009 |
TAS |
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| Safer Internet Day |
10 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Library Lovers Day |
14 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| National Servicemen's Day |
14 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| St. Valentine's Day |
14 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Galileo's Birthday |
15 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| International Mother Language Day |
21 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Tuesday |
24 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| Ash Wednesday |
25 Feb 2009 |
Global |
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| National Sunnies for Sight Day |
27 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Schools Clean Up Day |
27 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Last Day of Summer |
28 Feb 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| National Seaweek |
01 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Clean Up Australia Day |
01 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Australian Women's History Month |
01 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| First Day of Autumn |
01 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Labour Day - WA |
02 Mar 2009 |
WA |
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| Orthodox Easter preparations begin |
02 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Girls' Day - Japan |
03 Mar 2009 |
|
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| World Book Day |
05 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Day of Prayer |
06 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Sydney Harbour Week - NSW |
07 Mar 2009 |
NSW |
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| International Women's Day |
08 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Canberra Day - ACT |
09 Mar 2009 |
ACT |
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| Adelaide Cup Public Holiday - SA |
09 Mar 2009 |
SA |
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| Commonwealth Day: Celebrating Diversity |
09 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Labour Day (8 hour day) - TAS |
09 Mar 2009 |
TAS |
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| Fast of Esther |
09 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Milad al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) |
09 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Purim |
10 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Coeliac Awareness Week |
13 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| International Pi Day |
14 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Catholic Education Week - VIC |
14 Mar 2009 |
VIC |
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| Seniors Week - NSW |
15 Mar 2009 |
NSW |
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| Ides of March |
15 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| GLOBE at Night Campaign |
16 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| International Brain Awareness Week |
16 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week - VIC |
17 Mar 2009 |
VIC |
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| St. Patrick's Day |
17 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| St. Joseph's Day |
19 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Autumn Equinox |
20 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Sun-Earth Day |
20 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Poetry Day |
21 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Down Syndrome Day |
21 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Home Economics Day |
21 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Forestry Day |
21 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Harmony Day |
21 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
|
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| Palaeontology Week - SA |
21 Mar 2009 |
SA |
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| International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
21 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| National Playgroup Week |
22 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| World Water Day |
22 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World Meteorological Day |
23 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| World TB Day |
24 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| National Youth Tobacco Free Day |
27 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| World Theatre Day |
27 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| Earth Hour 2009 |
28 Mar 2009 |
Global |
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| National Youth Week |
28 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Arthritis Awareness Week |
29 Mar 2009 |
All Australian states |
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| Daylight Saving ends - WA |
29 Mar 2009 |
WA |
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| April Fool's Day |
01 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| National Smile Day |
01 Apr 2009 |
All Australian states |
|
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| International Childrens' Book Day |
02 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Holi Mahotsav |
03 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Term One ends - NT, VIC |
03 Apr 2009 |
NT, |
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| National Trust Heritage Festival - NSW |
04 Apr 2009 |
NSW |
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| International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
04 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Daylight Savings ends - ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC |
05 Apr 2009 |
ACT,NSW,SA, TAS, VIC |
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| World Health Day |
07 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Fast of the Firstborn |
08 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| New Zealand Term One ends |
09 Apr 2009 |
|
|
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| Term One ends - ACT, NSW, SA, WA |
09 Apr 2009 |
ACT, NSW, SA, WA |
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| Pesach (Passover) |
09 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Good Friday |
10 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Easter Sunday |
12 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Term One ends - QLD |
13 Apr 2009 |
QLD |
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| Easter Monday |
13 Apr 2009 |
Global |
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| Term Two starts - NT |
14 Apr 2009 |
NT |
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