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National Volunteer Week
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-25
National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and will be next held on 19-25 May 2025. This special event provides an opportunity to highlight the important role of volunteers in our community and invites people not currently volunteering to give it a go.

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)
2025-05-17
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is observed on 17 May and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide.

Open Dialogue: Connecting to Community – Safe and Accessible Transport
2025-05-16 13:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Date:Friday, 16 May 2025
Time:1:00pm – 2:30pm AEST (NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, TAS)
Location:Online (registration required)
Join us for the upcoming Open Dialogue event on safe and accessible transport. This event focuses on the critical role transport plays in building meaningful community connections for people with disabilities. It’s a chance to hear from lived experiences, discuss challenges, and share ideas for improvement in a collaborative online space.
Who should attend:Clients, families, carers, and staff who are interested in learning more about accessible transport and how it impacts the lives of people with disabilities.
Registration:👉 Register here
Promotional Resources:To help promote this event, a range of promotional materials are available here:👉 Promotional Materials
Materials include:

Social media tiles with suggested captions
Email templates
Easy Read guides

Content Cut-off - #TP
2025-05-15
#TeamPossible news is your monthly update, made up of submitted highlights about staff and the people we support to celebrate our wins. If you would like to submit something to be shared in #TeamPossible news, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by the third Thursday of the month.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

Release Day - YWU
2025-05-15, 2025-05-08, 2025-05-01
Your Weekly Update is an operational one-stop shop where you will find organisation updates and things you need to know. You will receive the newsletter in your inbox every Thursday, for the latest news, updates, recommendations, and current internal job vacancies. If you would like to submit something to be shared in the Your Weekly Update, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by Monday COB.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

Capricorn Mega Careers Expo
2025-05-15 | 25/554/700 Yaamba Rd, 25/554/700 Yaamba Rd, Norman Gardens, QLD, 4701, Australia
The Capricorn Mega Careers Expo is a free event hosted by CQUniversity, designed for individuals interested in starting, changing, or advancing their careers. Open to local schools and the general public, the expo features a diverse range of exhibitors, including tertiary education institutions, apprenticeship and traineeship providers, resource and civil construction organisations, and various local businesses. Attendees have the opportunity to engage directly with industry professionals, explore educational pathways, and discover employment opportunities.​

Global Accessibility Awareness Day
2025-05-15
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is a consciousness-raising awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people alive today who live with disabilities or impairments. It is marked annually on the third Thursday of May.

Cassowary Coast Careers Day (Cairns)
2025-05-14 | Innisfail State College, 45 Flying Fish Point Rd, Innisfail, QLD, 4860, Australia
The Cassowary Coast Careers Expo is an annual event organised by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council, aimed at connecting students, job seekers, and community members with local employers, training providers, and educational institutions. The expo offers attendees the opportunity to explore career pathways, engage with industry professionals, and access resources to support their employment and educational goals.

Release Day - Connections
2025-05-13
Connections is our monthly email to families, carers and the people we support about what’s happening at Endeavour Foundation. It shares good news stories, organisation updates and sector information. If you would like to submit something to be shared in Connections, please email the Communications and Engagement team. Submissions need to be received by the last Friday of the month.

Good news stories can be shared at any time by completing this form. All stories will be shared on the intranet.

South East Career and Try a Trade Expo
2025-05-13 | Berwick Show Ground
The South East Local Learning & Employment Network (SELLEN) is a community-managed regional network based in Melbourne’s South East. It comprises approximately 250 members, including schools, TAFEs, local businesses, youth welfare agencies, and individuals. SELLEN’s mission is to facilitate successful transitions for secondary students from education to employment by identifying systemic gaps, designing strategic responses, and implementing initiatives through partnerships.

Content Cut-off - YWU
2025-05-12, 2025-05-05

Mother's Day
2025-05-11
Throughout Australia, like the rest of the world, people use this occasion to give thanks to their mothers and to celebrate and pamper the women who are so special in their lives.

Labour/May Day (QLD/NT)
2025-05-05
In 1901 the first Monday of each May was declared a public holiday in Queensland and was formally recognised as Labour Day from 1912. In the Northern Territory, the celebration is known as May Day and is also marked by a public holiday on the first Monday in May of each year.

Come chat to an AccessPay advisor! May
2025-05-01 09:00 - 17:00
Find out how you can enjoy more of your income with salary packaging or discuss your current salary packaging arrangements.
Jordan Marshall is our dedicated AccessPay representative and can talk you through your individual circumstances.
Scan the QR code to book a face to face meeting (at Head Office) or a Teams/phone call.
You can also call him on 0459 274 529 or email jordan.marshall@smartgroup.com.au

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2025-05-01 - 2025-05-31
Each May marks the observance of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, a critical initiative dedicated to igniting vital conversations and fostering community-wide awareness regarding the social and personal impacts of domestic violence.

VCE and Careers Expo
2025-05-01 - 2025-05-03 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
The VCE and Careers Expo is an annual education and careers event held in Melbourne. It features over 120 exhibitors including universities, TAFEs, training providers, employers, and career services. The expo offers seminars on VCE subjects, tertiary courses, career pathways, and study advice, helping students, parents, and educators explore future education and employment options.

Session 3 | Flu shots at Support Centre
2025-04-30 09:30 - 11:30
💡 If you registered for today’s on-site flu shot, don’t forget to attend your appointment!
What to bring?

Wear clothing that allows easy access to your upper arm.
If feeling unwell, consider rescheduling.

Remember to register this on PeopleSoft. For step-by-step instructions, please refer to our PeopleSoft Vaccination User Guide.
Visit the intranet for more information and please email flushots@endeavour.com.au if you have any further questions.

International Guide Dog Day
2025-04-30
Get ready to celebrate Guide Dogs Day, back again in 2025! Mark your calendar for Wednesday 30 April 2025, when we’ll come together on International Guide Dog Day to raise funds and awareness for our life-changing Guide Dogs to support those living with low vision or blindness.

Employee Engagement Survey
2025-04-28 - 2025-05-09
Our Employee Engagement Survey will be open from Monday 28th April – Friday 9th May.
We want to hear your feedback on what’s working and what needs to be improved so we can make our workplace better.
You will receive an email with more information closer to the time.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work
2025-04-28
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international day celebrated on April 28 each year. The day’s purpose is to:

Raise awareness about occupational safety and health
Discuss the causes of work-related injuries, diseases, and fatalities
Discuss measures to prevent work-related injuries, diseases, and fatalities

ANZAC Day
2025-04-25
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”

Easter Monday
2025-04-21
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in some countries. In Western Christianity it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter; in Eastern Christianity it marks the second day of Bright Week.

Easter Sunday
2025-04-20
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

Easter Saturday/Holy Saturday
2025-04-19
Holy Saturday, Christian religious observance that ends the Lenten season, falling on the day before Easter Sunday. The observance commemorates the final day of Christ’s death, which many Christians traditionally associate with his triumphant descent into hell or “to the dead”

Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal
2025-04-18

Easter Friday
2025-04-18
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Active Support training - Hervey Bay and Bundaberg
2025-04-17 09:00 - 15:00
Active Support training is part of our commitment to delivering best practice care. This training equips frontline employees and leaders with the tools needed to empower people we support, making them equal partners in decision-making, planning, goal setting and care monitoring.
Multiple dates available from January to April 2025.
Please visit the Active Support page on the intranet for more information.
