Events calendar
List of important events on the Department of Child Safety calendar.
March
International Women's Day
- Date:
- 8 March 2008
- Organisation:
- United Nations
Foster and Kinship Care Week Zone Events
- Date:
- 9-15 March 2008
- Description:
- Foster and Kinship Care Week 2008 Child Safety events
Foster and Kinship Care Week - 'Foster carers make a difference'
- Date:
- 9-15 March 2008
- Organisation:
- PeakCare Queensland and Foster Care Queensland
- Description:
- Celebrates the contribution that foster and kinship carers make to the lives of vulnerable children and young people in Queensland.
Harmony Day
- Date:
- 21 March 2008
- Organisation:
- Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship
April
National Youth Week
- Date:
- 5-13 April 2008
- Organisation:
- Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
May
Save the Children Week
- Date:
- 5-11 May 2008
- Organisation:
- Save the Children Australia
National Families Week - 'Families investing in time together'
- Date:
- 11-17 May 2008
- Organisation:
- Families Australia
- Description:
- Annual celebration of families. Coincides with International Day of Families on 15 May.
National Volunteers Week - 'Volunteers change our world'
- Date:
- 12-18 May 2008
- Organisation:
- Volunteering Australia, Inc.
Careers Week Queensland - 'Living, learning and working in Queensland'
- Date:
- 19-24 May 2008
- Organisation:
- EOC Group, with the major support of the Queensland Government.
- Description:
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Careers Week Queensland is an exciting employment initiative featuring careers, education, employment and training options across Queensland.
The event brings together business and education providers with Queensland students, graduates, jobseekers and skilled workers.
The biggest event in the Careers Week calendar is the National Careers and Employment Expo. In Queensland, the expo will take place in Townsville on 22 April, Brisbane from 23 to 24 May and the Gold Coast from 13 to 14 June.
Under Eights Week - 'Making a splash'
- Date:
- 23-30 May 2008
- Organisation:
- Early Childhood Australia, Inc.
National Reconciliation Week - 'One people. One place. One future'
- Date:
- 27 May - 3 June 2008
- Organisation:
- Reconciliation Australia
July
NAIDOC Week
- Date:
- 6-13 July 2008
- Organisation:
- National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC)
August
Queensland Foster Care Conference
- Date:
- 1-3 August 2008
- Organisation:
- Foster Care Queensland
- Description:
- This conference will cover a wide range of issues for individuals involved in all aspects of fostering, child protection, education and training. Registrations close 21 July 2008.
National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day
- Date:
- 4 August 2008
- Organisation:
- Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- Date:
- 9 August 2008
- Organisation:
- United Nations
International Youth Day
- Date:
- 12 August 2008
- Organisation:
- United Nations
Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) Conference
- Date:
- 18 - 20 August 2008
- Organisation:
- United Nations
- Location:
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
September
Child Protection Week
- Date:
- 7-13 September 2008
- Organisation:
- National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) and the Queensland Child Protection Week Committee
Disability Action Week
- Date:
- 14-20 September 2008
- Organisation:
- Disability Services Queensland
October
Queensland Multicultural Festival 2008
- Date:
- 12 October 2008
- Location:
- Roma Street Parkland
- Organisation:
- Department of Communities
National Carers Week
- Date:
- 19-25 October 2008
- Organisation:
- Carer's Australia
Children's Week - 'A caring world shares'
- Date:
- 18-26 October 2008
- Organisation:
- Queensland Children's Week Association, Inc. Coincides with Universal Children's Day on 22 October which was established by the United Nations to give special attention to the rights of the world's children.
November
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse
- Date:
- 19 November 2008
- Organisation:
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- Last updated
- 23 June 2008