Editors Note: Some of the information (sourced from https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/calendar/) has been edited for length and clarity.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the awareness days as we have chosen ones that are either relevant to Australia or observed globally.
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General Causes this Month
Blue September
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![]() | Blood Cancer Awareness Month |
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | ![]() |
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month | ![]() |
![]() | Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
![]() | National Tick Awareness Month for Pets |
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![]() | Save The Koala Month |
Tour de Kids | ![]() |
Liptember (for Women's Health) |
Awareness Days
September 4 | Father's Day (Australia) PKD Awareness Day ![]() World Sexual Health Day |
September 5 | International Day of Charity
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September 7 | |
September 8 | International Literacy Day ![]() R U OK? Day ![]() Tara Day (Buddhism) |
September 9 | White Balloon Day (for Bravehearts) ![]()
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) International Awareness Day |
September 10 | World Suicide Awareness & Prevention Day
Out of the shadows and into the light (for Lifelife) |
September 13 | |
September 15 | World Lymphoma Awareness Day ![]() |
September 16 | Clean Up The World Weekend (for Clean Up Australia) ![]() Pet Promise Day (Safe Pets Safe Families Inc) ![]() Lyme Gladiolus Day ![]() |
September 21 | World Alzheimer's Day World Gratitude Day & International Day of Peace |
September 1 | National Wattle Day ![]() Gold Bow Day ![]() Indigenous Literacy Day ![]() Footy Colours Day ![]() |
September 17 | Australian Citizenship Day |
​September 19 | |
September 22 | |
September 26 | |
September 29 | World Heart Day National Police Remembrance Day |
September 2 |
Awareness Weeks
September 5-10 | Migraine Awareness Week ![]() National Asthma Week ![]() Women's Health Week ![]() Idopathic Hyposomnia Awareness Week ![]() Spinal Injury Awareness Week |
September 11-17 | |
September 12-17 | |
September 13-18 | |
September 1-7 | National Week of Deaf People ![]() Include A Charity Week |
September 1-8 | |
September 6-12 | National eSmart Week (for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation) ![]() National Child Protection Week ![]() |
September 25-27 | |
September 26 - October 2 | |
26 September - 5 October | Navarati (Hindu festival) ![]() |
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