Event Name: Blue Ribbon Afternoon Tea (Mareeba)

Date: 5 February 2013

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Event Name: Blue Ribbon Afternoon Tea (Atherton)

Date: 6 February 2013

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Event Name: Blue Care Mareeba Garden Settlement Aged Care Facility Official Opening

Date: 6 February 2013

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am

Venue: Blue Care Mareeba Garden Settlement Aged Care Facility

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Event Name: Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Regatta

Date: 9 February 2013

Time: From 8:00am

Venue: Southbank Parklands, South Brisbane QLD 4101 - Clem Jones Promenade in front of Street’s Beach.

A number of Blue Care Staff Members will be competing in this event.

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Event Name: Blue Care Lockyer Community Care Centre Sod Turning

Date: 13 February 2013

Time: 3:00pm - 3:30pm

This event will mark the commencement of works for the new Blue Care Lockyer Community Care Centre.

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Event Name: Blue Care Goondiwindi Community Care Centre Sod Turning

Date: 15 February 2013

Time: 9:00am - 9:30am

This event will mark the commencement of works for the new Blue Care Coomera Community Care Centre.

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Event Name: Blue Care Charleville 30 Year Celebration

Date: 26 February 2013

Time: 9:30am – 12:00noon

Venue: Blue Care Charleville

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Event Name: Blue Care Coomera Community Care Centre Sod Turning

Date: 27 February 2013

Time: 3:00pm - 3:30pm

This event will mark the commencement of works for the new Blue Care Coomera Community Care Centre.

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Event Name: Blue Care Mount Gravatt Respite Care's Open Day

Date: 12 March 2013

Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm

Venue: Blue Care Mount Gravatt Respite Care

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Arthritis may be mild, moderate or severe and overall it is the major cause of disability and chronic pain in Australia, costing the Australian community $23.9 billion dollars each year.

Arthritis is non selective of age and may affect children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged and elderly alike.

For more information, please visit Arthritis Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Springwood Community Care Open Day

Date: 20 March 2013

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Venue: Nerida Street Community Centre, 19 Nerida Street, Rochedale South

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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The message of Harmony Day is Everyone Belongs. It is a day to celebrate Australia’s diversity. It is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world.

There are many ways we can celebrate Harmony Day – through sport, dance, art, film, music, storytelling, cooking and sharing cultural meals. By participating in Harmony Day activities we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and make it a better place.

Harmony Day is managed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Since 1999 Harmony Day has been widely celebrated across schools, childcare centres, community groups, churches, businesses and federal, state and local government agencies.

For more information, please visit Harmony Day.

Event Name: Health & Lifestyle Expo

Date: 21 March 2013

Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm

Venue: Palm Beach Share ‘n’ Care Centre

Visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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At 8.30pm 23 March 2013, Earth Hour will once again sweep around the world as people switch off their lights to celebrate and signal their care for the planet. Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour.

More than 7,000 cities and towns in 152 countries and territories switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2012, sending a powerful message for action to save the planet. This year, more than 200,000 individuals accepting I Will If You Will challenges on YouTube to turn their symbolic action for the planet into an ongoing commitment to a sustainable future.

For more information, please visit Earth Hour.

Event Name: Roma’s Easter in the Country Street Parade

Date: 30 March 2013

Time: 9:00am – 11:00am

Venue: McDowall Street, Roma

Blue Care Roma will be participating in this event.

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Event Name: Services for the Chinese Community Expo

Date: 6 April 2013

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Venue: MacGregor State School, Mccullough Street, MacGregor.

Please visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure.

For more information, please visit World Health Organization.

Event Name: Blue Care Cape York Family Centre Sod Turning

Date: 12 April 2013

This event will mark the commencement of works for the new Blue Care Cape York Family Centre.

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Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 13 April 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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Event Name: Pittsworth Health Expo

Date: 18 April 2013

Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm

Venue: Pittsworth Town Hall, Yandilla Street, Pittsworth.

Visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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Event Name: Tablelands Health & Wellbeing Expo 2013

Date: 20 April 2013

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Venue: Merriland Hall

Please visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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Event Name: Community & Social Services Expo, Mt Isa

Date: 26 April 2013

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Venue: Mt Isa PCYC, 67 Isa Street, Mount Isa.

Visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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Event Name: Well Person’s Health Check Day

Date: 27 April 2013

Time: 11:00am - 5:30pm

Venue: Gympie Showgrounds.

Visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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Event Name:Continence Service 20th Anniversary & Blue Care 60th Birthday Celebrations

Date: 2 May 2013

Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Brisbane Continence Advisory Service

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton/Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 11 May 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton/Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. You can find information about Florence Nightingale on the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) web site.

For more information, please visit National Council of Nurses.

National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 6 million Australians who volunteer.

Australian volunteers are essential to society, and many charities would struggle to survive without the support of their volunteers. Australian volunteers contribute more than 700 million hours of community service to so many areas of society, including community health care, heritage and arts, environment conservation, emergency services, education, social justice and sports. NVW provides a platform to pay tribute to these volunteers who donate their time and energy to help others.

For more information, please visit Volunteering Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Labrador Gardens Open Day

Date: 19 May 2013

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Labrador Gardens Aged Care Facility

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: 2013 Positive Ageing Journey Event and Expo

Date: 27 May 2013

Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Venue: Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 375 Hamilton Rd, Chermside.

The Positive Ageing journey is an interactive and fun educational event for baby boomers and beyond that will provide expert advice on getting the most out of your life. Key note address by Noelene Brown, Ambassador for Ageing. Please visit the Blue Care stand at the expo.

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Event Name: Blue Care Masters Lodge High Tea & Miriam Schmeirer Rose Garden Dedication

Date: 31 May 2013

Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Masters Lodge

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 8 June 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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Event Name: Commonwealth Respite & Carelink Centre DDSWQ Carer Luncheon

Date: 12 June 2013

Time: 11:30am – 3:30pm

Venue: Toowoomba City Golf Club

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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World Continence Week is an initiative of the International Continence Society and is coordinated in Australia by the Continence Foundation of Australia (CFA).

For more information, please visit Continence Foundation of Australia .

Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 6 July 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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NAIDOC stands for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.

NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.

Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July. All Australians are encouraged to participate.

For more information, please visit National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

Event Name: Blue Care Beaudesert and Auxiliaries 40th Anniversary Celebration

Date: 20 July 2013

Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Venue: Beaudesert Golf Club

More event details to follow

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

Event Name: Blue Care Cairns Men’s Shed - Open Day

Date: TBA August 2013

Time: 11:30am - 2:30pm

Venue: Cairns Blue Care Men’s Shed, 4/39 Cannon Street, Manunda, QLD 4870.

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 3 August 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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Event Name: Blue Care Nandeebie - Ekka Day Celebration

Date: 14 August 2013

Time: TBA

Venue: Blue Care Nandeebie Aged Care Facility

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Tablelands Community Care 60th Birthday BBQ

Date: 16 August 2013

Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Venue: Blue Care Tablelands Community Care, 7 MacRae Street, Mareeba, QLD 4880.

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Caloundra’s 2nd Seniors Ball

Date: 17 August 2013

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Theme: Diamond Jubilee

Venue: Lake Kawana Community Centre

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

Tickets: Tickets will be on sale closer to the event.

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Seniors Week provides an opportunity for Queenslanders of all ages and backgrounds to join together and celebrate the valuable contribution of seniors.

Seniors Week aims to:

• promote positive community attitudes towards older people and ageing
• support community participation and activity by older people, including those from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• enhance community connections and inter-generational relationships.

Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July. All Australians are encouraged to participate.

For more information, please visit Queensland Government Seniors.

In this, our 60th Year, we at Blue Care will be celebrating and commemorating our founders, our team members, our donors and all those who choose to access our services.

From the first visit made by Olive Smith (nee Crombie), by tram – to a new era of person centred “Tailor Made” services, making a difference in peoples’ lives is at the heart of all we do.

Learn more about our history and what we do now,  join in our public events, or donate to help us keep making a real difference, every day.

Thank you for being part of this year!

Event Name: Blue Care Dhali Community Care 60th Anniversary Fete

Date: 24 August 2013

Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Dhali Community Care, 141 Long Street, Point Vernon Hervey Bay, QLD 4655.

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Each year, Blue Care Sunday is held in Uniting Churches across Queensland to celebrate the church's establishment of, and commitment to, community services.

Blue Care Sunday will be held again on 25 August, 2013.

For more information, please visit the Blue Care Sunday page.

Event Name: Blue Care Millbank Village - Spring Garden Party

Date: 7 September 2013

Time: TBA

Venue: Blue Care Millbank Village Aged Care Facility

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

Event Name: Blue Care Alkira The Blue Angels Spring Ball

Date: 10 September 2013

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Alkira, 2 Charles Street, Toogoolawah, QLD 4313.

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 14 September 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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Event Name: Blue Care Edenvale and Hibiscus Gardens Fete

Date: 14 September 2013

Time: TBA

Venue: TBA

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

This year Dementia Awareness Week will run from Monday 16th – Sunday 23rd September.

The theme will focus on brain health and the week will feature Dr Kristine Yaffe, MD giving a series of public lectures in selected major capital cities across Australia.

Local activities and events will also be announced closer to September, for more information on how you can get involved contact your local Alzheimer’s Australia Office.

For more information, please visit Fight Dementia.

For more information, please visit Alzheimer’s Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Sandgate Community Care Open Day - Fair

Date: TBA October 2013

Venue: Blue Care Sandgate Community Care

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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Blue Care travels over 31 million km per year directly assisting over 60,000 people.

We acknowledge our donors in their support for our vital work.

Blue Care travels over 31 million km per year directly assisting over 60,000 people.

We acknowledge our donors in their support of our vital work.

Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 12 October 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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Carers Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness, recognition, support and appreciation of Carers across the nation.

For more information, please visit Carers Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Brassall Village 60th Celebration

Date: 25 October 2013

Time: TBA

Venue: Blue Care Brassall Village Retirement Living

More event details to follow.

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

Grandparents Day is a chance for grandchildren, children and the community to thank grandparents for their love and support.

Grandparents Day will be celebrated annually in Queensland on the last Sunday in October. In 2013, Grandparents Day will take place on Sunday 27 October.

For more information, please visit Department of Communities.

National Safe Work Australia Week is held annually in October to raise awareness of workplace safety. The Week aims to encourage all working Australians to get involved in and concentrate on safety in their workplace to reduce death, injury and disease. 2013 Safe Work Australia Week follows a very successful Week in 2012 in which 699 Australians became Safety Ambassadors.

For more information, please visit Safe Work Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Callide Valley Anniversary Dinner

Date: 30 October 2013

Time: 6:30pm – 10:30pm

Venue: Biloela ANZAC Memorial Club

This event is celebrating Blue Care’s 60th Anniversary.

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The Blue Care Staff Recognition Night acknowledges staff who have dedicated 20 or more years of service to Blue Care, as well as the annual Staff Excellence Awards.

Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 9 November 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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In November 1996, Planet Ark founded National Recycling Week to bring a national focus to the environmental benefits of recycling. Now in its 18th year, this established and highly regarded annual campaign continues to educate and stimulate behaviour change, by:

• Promoting kerbside, industrial and community recycling initiatives
• Giving people the tools to minimise waste and manage material resources responsibly at home, work and school.

Arthritis is non selective of age and may affect children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged and elderly alike.

For more information, please visit Planet Artk.

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disability and encourage support for their dignity, rights and well-being.

For more information, please visit International Day of People with Disability.

International Volunteer Day (IVD) will be celebrated on 5 December. IVD is a United Nations auspiced day that commenced in 1985 and is now celebrated around the world as a day to recognise the contribution of volunteers in their communities. There are a number of ways you can get involved in IVD, whether you are an organisation or an individual.

For more information, please visit Volunteering Australia.

Event Name: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Auxiliary Trash & Treasure Fundraising Day

Date: 7 December 2013

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Venue: Blue Care Rockhampton / Mt Morgan Community Care.

Weather permitting.

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