May in Brisbane & Queensland

May 2019 Events in Brisbane and Queensland

• 6 May (Monday) 2019 – Labour Day Public Holiday
• Australian Office Professionals Day – Visit our Secretary’s Day page for gift ideas.
• International Composting Awareness Week Australia (ICAW), is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products. We can compost to help scrap carbon pollution by avoiding landfilling organic materials and helping to build healthier soils.
• 12 May (Sunday) 2019 – Mothers Day Second Sunday in May. See Mother’s Day gifts and gift ideas Australia
• Trees for Mum – free national event offers motherless children a way to remember their mum, and celebrate the beauty of life, by planting a tree in her honour. Go to the website for more information.
• National Volunteer Week – An opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer (see volunteer groups in Brisbane).
• 26 May (Sunday) 2019 – Sorry Day held on the 26 May each year.

May Events from the forum

These events are in the order that they have been posted - not in date order.

• Herb Awarness Fair - by Queensland Herb Society
  Queensland Herb Society Inc. presents Herb Awareness Fair… Sunday 26th May 2019 For everyone who wants to learn more about growing and using...
• Fair / Fete: Cooroy Fusion Festival - by Firefly
  Ten years ago, Cooroy Fusion Festival started as a celebration for the opening of the Cooroy Library. It has since morphed into a one day community...
• Faulty Towers The Original Dining Experience – at The Brisbane Golf Club in May - by audamin
  Officially the world’s longest running dining experience, this Australian original has made its international mark as an ‘unforgettable night out’...
• Fair / Fete: Albany Creek Fair - by BCL Editor
  The All Saints Parish and Primary School where this event calls home, provides a great place for a day of fun, food, games and wonderful performances...
• Awareness Days / Weeks / Months: International Permaculture Day - first Sunday in May - Queensland events - by BCL Brisbane
  International Permaculture Day is a day where a range of Permaculture events occur across Australia and the globe. Open homes, gardens and farms,...