Information on Australian Environmental Days

Clean Up Australia Day

• Held every year to clean up local environments
• Restoration of parks, rubbish collection, river clean-ups, etc.
• Businesses can register a site or Adopt-a-Site
• More and more businesses each year are participating

For more information, visit: http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/GetInvolved/overview.html

National Tree Day

• Australia's largest community tree-planting event
• Organized by Planet Ark
• Corporate partnerships available
• Opportunity to enhance your business's local community reputation

For more information, visit: http://www.planetark.com.au/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/193/newsDate/3/story.htm

World Environment Day

• Held every year on June 5th
• Founded by the United Nations Environment Program(UNEP)
• Diverse ways to participate, including street rallies, clean-up campaigns and recycling efforts
• To be hosted by New Zealand in 2008
• Focus on finding solutions to eliminate carbon-dependence

For more information, visit: http://www.unep.org/wed

Walk to Work Day

• Promotion of the importance of clean air
• Encouraging people to walk to work for a day

For more information, visit: http://www.walk.com.au

National Ride to Work Day

• Encourages staff to ride a bicycle to work
• Growing in popularity

For more information, visit: http://www.bv.com.au/join-us/126/

National Recycling Week

• Highlights the necessity of recycling
• Corporate sponsorships available

For more information, visit: http://www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/9/story.htm

Other Events

They include, but are not limited to:

• Keep Australia Beautiful Week
• Earth Day
• Sustainable Living Festival
• World Day for Water
• National Water Week
• Landcare Week