The environmental events calendar information provided here is divided into two sections:

• HOPE events and activities; and

• National and international events listed on the Federal Department of Susatinability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities website.

Most events have clickable links for further information.

HOPE – 2011 Year Planner

January

• 08 – E:news bulletin
• 15 – Exec / Planning meeting
  • Strategic Planning exercise
  • 2011 Yearly Planner

February

• 08 – E:news bulletin
• 23 – USQ ‘O’ Week – HOPE display
• March
• 02 – USQ market stall
• 06- CUAD (x3)- with NHW Tmba 32
• 06 – General meeting (& a/n tea)
• 09 – PM #1 –Sustainability for small business, Nigel Kimball
• 13 – E:news bulletin
• 16 – USQ market stall
• 17 – Going Solar seminar #1 (GCSC)
• 24 – Going Solar seminar #2 (GCSC)
• 30 – USQ market stall

April

• 13 – PM #2 – Greenstreet program, Howard Nielsen
• 14 – Going Solar seminar #3 (Highfields)
• 18 – E:news bulletin
• 20 – USQ market stall
• 21 – Earth Day – www.earthday.net
• 21 – Going Solar seminar #4 (Highfields)
• 28 – Going Solar seminar #5 (Highfields)

May

• 1 – Warwick Peace Festival
• – HOPE info display
• 11 – USQ market stall
• 11 – PM #3 – Rob McCreath, Friends of Felton
• 18 – USQ – Volunteerism promotion
• 19 – Guest speaker spot - St Luke’s
• 25 – USQ market stall

June

• 05 – Pathways to Sustainability Expo 2011, USQ - Toowoomba
• 08 – USQ market stall
• 19 – General Meeting
• (incl. Expo debriefing)

August

• 9 – SQIT Open Day – HOPE display
• 10 – USQ market stall
• 14 – Toowoomba Languages & Cultural Festival – HOPE display
• 24 – USQ market stall

September

• 07 – HOPE talk - USQ Steele Rudd Dining Hall
• 10 – HOPE general meeting
• 11 – Westfalen Environment Expo
• 28 - USQ market stall

October

• 12 – USQ market stall
• nn – Home &Lifestyle Expo (tbc)
• (info display & speakers program)
• 26 – USQ market stall

November

• 07-13 – National Recycling Week
• www.recyclingweek.planetark.org
• 12 – HOPE AGM

National and International Events

The United Nations has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness of sustainable forest management, conservation and climate change – what will you be doing to celebrate? For ideas visit http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011.

January

• National Bird Day - 5th
• Australia Day - 26th

February

• World Wetlands Day - 2^nd

March

• Australian Women’s History Month - all month
• Schools Clean Up Day - 4th
• Sea Week - 7th to 13th
• Clean Up Australia Day - 6th
• Ground Water Awareness Week - 6th to 12th
• World Forestry Day - 21st
• World Water Day - 22nd
• World Meteorological Day - 23rd
• Ride2School Day - 23rd
• Earth Hour - 26th

April

• World Heritage Day - 18th
• Earth Day - 22nd
• Anzac Day - 26th

May

• World Migratory Bird Day - 8th to 9th
• National Volunteer Week - 9th
• OZ´ Water Week 2011 - 9th to 11th
• International Museum Day - 18th
• Walk Safely to School Day - 20th
• International Day for Biological Diversity - 22nd
• World Turtle Day - 23rd
• National Sorry Day - 26th
• National Reconciliation Week - 27th to 3rd June

June

• Mabo Day - 3rd
• World Environment Day - 5th
• World Ocean Day - 8th
• Global Wind Day - 15th
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17th
• International Ride to Work Day - 20th
• Red Nose Day - 24th

July

• NAIDOC Week - 3rd to 10th
• World Population Day - 11th
• Schools Tree Day - 29th
• National Tree Day - 31st

August

• Jeans for Genes Day - 5th
• International Day for World Indigenous People - 9th
• International Youth Day - 12th
• Keep Australia Beautiful Week - 22nd to 28th

September

• National Biodiversity Month - all month
• National Wattle Day - 1st
• National Landcare Week - TBA
• National Threatened Species Day - 7th
• Sustainable House Day - 11th
• National Bilby Day - 11th
• International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16th
• Clean Up the World Weekend - 16th to 18th
• World Water Monitoring Day - 18th
• World Car-Free Day - 22nd

October

• International Walk to School Month - all month
• World Animal Day - 4th
• World Habitat Day - 3rd
• Walk To Work Day - 7th
• World Food Day - 16th
• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17th

November

• International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - 6th
• National Recycling Week - 8th to 14th

December

• International Day of People with Disability - 3rd
• International Volunteer Day - 5th
• Coastcare Week - TBA
• Human Rights Day - 10th
• International Mountain Day - 11th