NEWS AND EVENTS
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
1 to 28 February
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is held each year in Australia to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. ovariancancer.net.au
febfast
Support disadvantaged youth in Australia this February with febfast by giving up a vice of your choice for the whole month and raising funds for drug and alcohol programs. Or you can choose febfit – get moving for 25 minutes a day to help young people walk away from addiction. Are you in? febfast.org.au
REDFEB
1 to 28 February
Wear red this February and donate to fund heart research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. #wearredanddonate heart-research-red-feb.raisely.com
World Cancer Day
4 February
This is a positive global movement led by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise global awareness, improve education and accelerate personal, collective and political action. It works to reimagine a world where millions of preventable deaths by cancer are saved and access to life-saving treatment and care is equitable to all. worldcancerday.org
Safe Internet Day
7 February
Safer Internet Day is a global event that brings together communities, families, schools and organisations from more than 200 countries to help create safer online spaces. esafety.gov.au/newsroom/whats-on/safer-internetday-2023
National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
17 March
Australia gears up to observe National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence on the third Friday in March every year. nationaltoday.com/national-day-of-action-against-bullying-and-violence
World’s Greatest Shave
15 to 19 March
Get sponsored to shave, colour or cut your hair and help families facing blood cancer. worldsgreatestshave.com
UN International Day of Happiness
20 March
As the world faces evermore unprecedented challenges, the importance of wellbeing also rises. When we choose to help others, we also benefit, and we set an example of kindness that can ripple outwards. dayofhappiness.net