Council adopts awareness-raising events calendar
Published on 29 October 2025
Seniors’ Festival, National Reconciliation Week, International Women’s Day and IDAHOBIT Day are some of the awareness-raising events Surf Coast Shire Council will continue to support over the next four years.
At its meeting, Council adopted its awareness-raising events calendar 2026-2029 to provide clarity and support on matters of significance to the community.
An amendment put forward by Cr Adrian Schonfelder on Tuesday night saw International Men’s Day added to the list.
The calendar of events is helping deliver many of Council’s recently adopted goals and objectives.
“These 12 awareness-raising events closely align with our recently adopted Council Plan 2025-2029, which involved extensive community consultation,” Cr Schonfelder said.
“While we know there are many important causes out there, this calendar shows our community which awareness-raising events we’re officially backing and makes sure we are able to support them," he said.
“By supporting these events, we can help people in our community to connect with others and discover support services that can make a big difference.”
Council awareness raising events calendar 2025-2029
26 January: First Nations led Acknowledgement of 26 January
8 March: International Women’s Day
17 May: IDAHOBIT Day
19 - 25 May: National Volunteer Week
27 May - 3 June: National Reconciliation Week
5 June: World Environment Day
September: National Youth Week
October: Seniors’ Festival
October: Mental Health Week (Mental Health Day 10 October)
October: Children’s Week
19 November: International Men’s Day
3 December: International Day of People with a Disability
World Environment Day and Mental Health Week are new causes on the events calendar to reflect the new Council Plan.
The calendar is not a listing of all events held in Surf Coast Shire and does not include things like Ministerial openings or sporting and cultural events that Council supports through other programs and service areas.