Carers Week is an awareness raising week held each year during the third week of October. Carers Week aims to celebrate and recognise Australia's 2.6 million carers.
Many great events are conducted across the nation during Carers Week including morning teas, launches, exhibitions, seminars, concerts and media talk back.
Carers Week is an initiative of Carers Australia and the network of carers associations and is supported by the Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing.
For more information about this event, visit the Carers Australia website