2009 Maitland City Council Calendar of Environmental Events

February

3: World Wetlands Day
24: Business Clean Up Day
27: Schools Clean Up Day

March

1: Clean Up Australia Day
22: World Day for Water
28 - 5 April: National Youth Week

April

22: Earth Day
28 March - 5 April: National Youth Week

May

2-4: Tocal Field Days
11-17: National Volunteers Week
DrumMuster, Council Works Depot (to be determined)

June

5: World Environment Day
8: World Ocean Day

July

5: Waste as Art Exhibition Opening & Prize Ceremony, Newcastle Community Arts Centre (Parry Street)
7-25 Waste as Art Exhibition Open to the Public
31: Schools Tree Day

August

2: National Tree Day
15-23: National Science Week

September

Biodiversity Month
1-7:Weedbuster Week
6: Maitland Household Chemical Collection
7: National Threatened Species Day
22: World Car-free Day

October

Energy Awareness Month
2: Walk to Work Day
5: World Habitat Day
14: National Ride to Work Day
18-25: Water Week
29: National Bird Day

November

9-15: National Recycling Week