National Kangaroo Awareness Day
National Today places National Kangaroo Awareness Day on October 24 annually, and Awareness Days independently uses October 24 for the Australian wildlife observance.
Date and recurrence
24 October
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Australia / informal wildlife-awareness observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Sources
- National Today — National Kangaroo Awareness DayObservance Calendar
- Awareness Days — National Kangaroo Awareness DayIndependent Calendar Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is National Kangaroo Awareness Day?
24 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 24 October each year..
Does National Kangaroo Awareness Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Kangaroo Awareness Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Australia / informal wildlife-awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Kangaroo Awareness Day?
The stored designation basis is: National Today places National Kangaroo Awareness Day on October 24 annually, and Awareness Days independently uses October 24 for the Australian wildlife observance.. Supporting provenance includes National Today — National Kangaroo Awareness Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Kangaroo Awareness Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Australia. Its fuller verified scope is: Australia / informal wildlife-awareness observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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These records also resolve to October 24, 2026 under the current authority data.
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United Nations Day
A/RES/168 (II)
World Development Information Day
A/RES/3038 (XXVII)