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To find out more about local environmental events, contact Great Lakes Council at www.greatlakes.nsw.gov.au.
See www.greatlakes.org.au for Great Lakes Tourism information.
For more information about events around the State, and 2008 dates, go to the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greendates.
If you know of an environmental event that's not on the calendar yet, please let us know.
2007
September 2007
Biodiversity Month www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity.
I Spy Wildlife, www.wires.org.au/education_spy.htm,
September 1.
Landcare Week, www.landcareonline.com,
September 3 to 9.
Small Footprints Initiative-Weekend at Pacific Palms showcasing sustainable
lifestyles, www.smallfootprint.com.au
and info@smallfootprint.com.au,
September 7 to 9.
National Threatened Species Day, www.deh.gov.au,
September 7.
Clean Up the World Day, September 14 to 16.
October 2007
World Habitat Day, www.unhabitat.org,
October 1.
Walk To Work Day, www.walk.com.au,
October 5.
National Ride To Work Day, October 17.
National Water Week, www.savewater.com.au,
October 21 to 27.
November 2007
Coastcare Week, www.landcareonline.com,
November 3 to 9.
National Recycling Week, www.planetark.com,
November 12 to 18.
December 2007
International Volunteer Day, www.worldvolunteerweb.org, December 5.
2008
February 2008
NSW Big Ride, www.bigride.com.au.
Business Clean Up Day, www.cleanup.org.au.
World Sustainable Energy Days, www.esv.or.at,
February-March.
March 2008
Schools Clean Up Day, www.cleanup.com.au.
Clean Up Australia Day, www.cleanup.com.au.
World Day For Water www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations.
April 2008
Earth Day, www.earthday.net and Dive For Earth Day, www.projectaware.org.
May 2008
Walk Safely To School Day, www.walk.com.au.
International Biodiversity Day, www.biodiv.org/programmes/outreach/awareness/biodiv-day2007.shtml.
National Volunteer Week, www.volunteeringaustralia.org.
June 2008
World Environment Day www.unep.org/wed/2007/english.
The Manning River Steiner School Homes Eco Tour www.ecohomestour.com.
World Ocean Day, www.theoceanproject.org/wod.
Taree Envirofair, www.2bobradio.org.au.
July 2008
Wildlife Awareness Week, www.wires.org.au.
Schools Tree Day, www.planetark.com/trees.
National Tree Day www.planetark.com/trees.
August 2008
Keep Australia Beautiful Week, www.kab.org.au, late August.
Check the appropriate websites for 2008 dates and updated information.
John Weate
Chair Of Wallis Lake Estuary Committee
"Our water quality at Wallis Lake is among the highest in New South Wales, thanks to our estuary catchment management, and it is improving daily."