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
