2015 Calendar of Events
(This Calendar of environmental events is sourced from Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Jan-Feb 2015)
Search the national environmental events calendar and/or national community calendar for any events that might interest you.
International Year of Soils - http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/
2015 Calendar of Environmental Events
· March - April 2015 - Australian Bat Night (link is external)
January
· 26 Australia Day
February
. 7 HOPE Community Forum: "Organics - More than growing food" by Dave Grubb & Pam Pittaway
· 27 Schools Clean Up Day
March
· 1-7 Sea Week
· 7 HOPE Community Forum: "Decongestion - 7 steps for Mayors and other City Leaders to cut traffic congestion" by Rachel Smith, AECOM
· 8-14 National Ground Water Awareness Week
· 14 HOPE Ordinary Meeting
· 20 National Close the Gap Day
· 21 19 Apr Farewell Shorebirds
· 21 International Day of Forests
· 21 Harmony Day
· 22 World Water Day
· 28 Earth Hour
April
· 10-19 National Youth Week
· 11 HOPE Executive Meeting
· 11-19 Australian Heritage Week
· 18 World Heritage Day
· 22 International Mother Earth Day
May
· 2 HOPE Community Forum: Introduction to Building Biology - Joanne Galea from Design for Creation
· 4-10 International Composting Awareness Week
· 9 International Migratory Bird Day
· 9-10 Gardenfest, Toowoomba - HOPE information display & demonstrations
· 11-17 National Volunteer Week
· 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
· 26 National Sorry Day
· 27-3June National Reconciliation Week
June
· 6 HOPE Community Forum: "Back to Basics" by HOPE members & friends
· 8 World Oceans Day
· 3 HOPE Ordinary Meeting
· 15 Global Wind Day
· 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
July
· 4 HOPE Community Forum: Junior Landcare by Qld Water and Land Carers
· 7-14 NAIDOC Week
· 11 World Population Day
· 22 HOPE information display at USQ Market Day
· 25 Schools Tree Day
· 27 National Tree Day
August
· 1 HOPE community forum (Toowoomba) Murray-Darling Basin Authority
· 9 International Day for World Indigenous Peoples
· 9 HOPE information display at Toowoomba Languages & Cultures Festival
· 15-23 National Science Week
· 19 HOPE information display at U3A Toowoombas Seniors Expo
· 24-30 Keep Australia Beautiful Week
· 23-28 World Water Week
September
· 5 HOPE community forum (Toowoomba) - Sustainable Housing - various speakers
· 7 National Threatened Species Day
· 12 HOPE Ordinary Meeting
· 13 National Bilby Day
· 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
· 22 World Car-Free Day
· 24 World Maritime Day
October
· 1-10 National Organic Week
- 3 HOPE community forum (Toowoomba) - topic & speakers tbc
· 4 World Animal Day
· 4-10 World Space Week
· 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction
· 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
· 18-24 National Water Week
· 19-25 Bird Week
· 19-25 Aussie Backyard Bird Count
· 24 United Nations Day
· 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
November
· 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
· 7 HOPE community forum (Toowoomba) - "State of the Park" by NPAQ (National Parks Association of Queensland)
· 9-15 National Recycling Week
· 14 HOPE AGM
· 21 World Fisheries Day
. 28 People's Climate March
December
. 1 HOPE end of year meal and social get-together - Toowoomba City Golf Club
· 3 International Day of People with Disability
· 5 International Volunteer Day
· 10 Human Rights Day
· 11 International Mountain Day
. 18 to 11 January HOPE office closure over Christmas-New Year holiday period
