Events Calendar

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

1–31 August National Immunisation Awareness Month 1–30 September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2 August Jeans for Genes Day 1 September Indigenous Literacy Day

4 August National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 13 September Anniversary of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

9 August International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

13 August Red Nose Day 23 August Daffodil Day 1–30 September Blue September 6–10 September Women’s Health Week 10 September R U OK Day 29 September World Heart Day

QAIHC MEMBER EVENTS For more information, or to register for an event, please email tiana.lea@qaihc.com.au Our team are busy planning upcoming events for Members. Keep an eye out for these announcements. DATE MEMBER EVENT LOCATION DURATION COST

28 September 2021 Sexual Health Workforce Workshop Brisbane Hilton 1 day FREE

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