1 to 30 June 2026

Pride Month is an annual celebration that recognises the contributions and struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. It promotes acceptance, diversity, and human rights while providing a platform for advocacy and education about LGBTQ+ issues. The month-long celebration includes parades, festivals, marches, discussions, and cultural events that highlight the resilience, unity, and diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities.

More information here: LGBTIQ Festivals and Events - Australian Pride Network

15 to 21 June 2026

Men's Health Week is celebrated every year around the world in the middle of June. It is an opportunity to highlight the importance of men's health and to promote and support the health and well-being of men and boys in our communities.

More information here: Men's Health Week

1 to 31 July 2026

Go alcohol-free for 31 days this July to raise funds for cancer support.

More information here: Go Dry this July

14 to 20 July 2026

Birth Trauma Australia leads the way in amplifying the voices of consumers and health professionals to drive the prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of birth-related trauma. As the leading organisation in this space, we are committed to setting the standard for excellence in advocacy, education, and support. We are proud of our role in championing this holistic approach and aim to be recognised as the peak body, ensuring that birth trauma is not only acknowledged but effectively addressed across all levels of healthcare and policy.

More information here: Birth Trauma Australia

24 July 2026

Self-care is any action that an individual takes to look after their own health, based on the knowledge and information available to them. This practice can also be carried out in collaboration with healthcare professionals when needed. Actively managing your own health and well-being through self-care has numerous benefits, including better choice between healthcare options, better care for individual well-being, and better value for governments and health systems worldwide.

More information here: International Self-Care Day | Global Self-Care Federation

26 to 31 July 2026

National Pain Week is Australia’s annual awareness event for chronic pain. National Pain Week takes place in the last week of July each year. National Pain Week 2026 will run from 26-31 July 2026.
In 2025, we reached over 7 million Australians through our collective advocacy and awareness activities.

More information here: Home - Chronic Pain Australia

30 July 2026

In a time when the noise of division grows louder — fuelled by wars, conflicts, inequality, and fear — friendship feels almost radical in its simplicity. It doesn’t arrive with fanfare or policy; it doesn’t need speeches or signatures. It begins with something quieter: a conversation, a shared moment, a willingness to see one another not as strangers but as fellow travellers through the human experience.

In this year’s observance of the International Day of Friendship, we’re reminded that real peace is forged not only in negotiation halls or by writing into treaties — it’s built, thread by thread, in the trust we extend to one another in daily life.

More information here: International Day of Friendship | United Nations

3 to 9 August 2026

Loneliness is a critical issue and is recognised as a public health priority for many countries around the world. However, despite being highly prevalent, loneliness isn’t widely understood or spoken about in Australia.

Loneliness Awareness Week (held annually in the first week of August) shines a spotlight on the shared experience of loneliness and calls on all Australians, including individuals, communities, workplaces, education, and government, to take action to reduce loneliness and create more opportunities for meaningful social connections.

More information here: Loneliness Awareness Week Australia

12 August 2026

Did you know:

Half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger, and this is expected to reach 57% by the end of 2030.

Survey shows that 67% of people believe in a better future, with 15 to 17-year-olds being the most optimistic about this.

By 2050, those under 25 today will make up more than 90% of the prime-age workforce.

13% of the young labour force is unemployed. This number from 2023 marks the lowest rate in 15 years.

More information here: International Youth Day | United Nations

17 to 21 August 2026

Bullying causes serious harm. Knowing what bullying is, how to prevent it and how to respond when it does happen are key to building school communities that protect students from bullying and its harms.

More information here: Bullying No Way