WBachelor and Spinsters Balls (B&S) events are hosted regularly in rural Australia, known locally as "B & S Balls" or simply "B&S's".
WCarols by Candlelight is an annual Australian Christmas tradition that originated in southeastern Australia in the 19th century and was popularised in Melbourne in 1938. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by candlelight, featuring live performances by both national and international celebrities accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
WEduTECH www.edutech.net.au is an annual two-day education and ed-tech conference and trade show in Australia that brings together over 10,000 educators from pre-schools, schools, universities, vocational education, training organisations and corporate trainers, as well as Government education departments and a myriad of education products and solution providers, to discuss latest education trends and methods, and to find ways to improve teaching and learning. EduTECH is well-known to be the largest education event in the Southern Hemisphere and APAC region. The conference is held annually between June - August. In 2022 EduTECH will run at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Previous events ran at the International Convention Centre Sydney by Terrapinn Ltd.
WField days in Australia usually take place as part of an agricultural show, though field days focus on agricultural industry and equipment rather than livestock. A Landcare survey conducted in 1992/93 revealed Australian farmers place a high value on field days.
WA meat raffle is a tradition of raffling off meat, often in pubs and bars in Australia, in some areas of Britain and the US, and in Western Canada. A meat raffle is also sometimes called a meat draw. In some cases the raffle is operated by a designated charity, though in Britain most of the proceeds are spent on prizes and the raffle is run as a social occasion and a method of enticing customers into a local pub. The meat ranges in animal and cut and often comes from local butchers.
WThe "Say Yes" demonstrations were a series of simultaneous political demonstrations held in major cities across Australia on 5 June 2011 to coincide with World Environment Day. The gatherings were organised as demonstrations of some public support for political action on climate change in Australia, including support for mitigation, investment in renewable energy and decommissioning of fossil fuel power stations and polluting industry. The largest individual gatherings attracting 10,000 in Melbourne and 8,000 in Sydney.
WSchoolies or schoolies week refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December.
WA senior prank, also known as muck-up day in Australia and the United Kingdom, is a type of organized prank pulled by the senior class of a school, college, or university to cause chaos throughout the institution. The pranks are usually carried out at the end of the senior school year as a going away mark on the school, and in some cases have become something of a tradition.
WThe smoke night or smoke social was a predominantly Australian form of male only social event in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Australasia.
WSouthern Showdown was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on 29 and 30 June 2019 at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Melbourne event was streamed live on FITE TV and was made available for on demand viewing on NJPW World 72 hours later.