Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Fiji Independence Day, also known as Fiji Day, is celebrated annually on October 10

Fiji celebrating its 56th anniversary of independence in 2026

Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom on October 10, 1970, after 96 years of British colonial rule (having been ceded to the UK on the exact same date in 1874

Australia is home to more than 68,000 people born in Fiji, making it the largest Fijian diaspora population in the world outside of Fiji.

Notably a decent amount of fijian Australian play or have played rugby league in the National Rugby League (NRL)

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Abus K14 picked and gutted (blue belt 💙)

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Happy Hangul Day 🎉

Hangul Day (한글날) is celebrated annually on October 9 in South Korea (and January 15 in North Korea) as a public and national holiday honoring the creation and proclamation of the Korean alphabet


• Origin: Created in 1443 and published in 1446 (Hunminjeongeum) by King Sejong the Great and his scholars to make reading and writing accessible to common people.
• Centennial & 580th Anniversary: The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the holiday's establishment (originally founded in 1926 as Gagyanal by the Korean Language Society) and the 580th anniversary of the script's proclamation

Fun fact while Korean is the most common language that uses Hangul it is not the only one that uses it, the distinct Jeju language on Jeju island Korea also uses it with the addition of historical or specialized letters and cia-cia An Austronesian language spoken by about 80,000 people around Baubau city on Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia also uses

Also fun side note several prominent K-pop artists were raised in Australia 🦘
Roughly 102,745 Koreans ( republic of Korea) live in Australia and an guesstimated 70 - 80 Koreans from the Democratic people's republic of Korea

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Today the Australian state of Victoria has three new national parks the first in 15 years hell yeah 🤘🏼 🎉

Wombat-Lerderderg National Park protects more than 44,000 hectares of bushland, rivers and gullies between Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh. Bringing together the rugged former Lerderderg State Park and large areas of the former Wombat State Forest, it offers a diverse landscape of bushland, waterways, heritage places and recreation areas


For thousands of years, these forests, rivers and ridgelines have formed part of the cultural landscapes of Traditional Owners. The park includes places of ongoing cultural significance and remains an important cultural landscape today, reflecting enduring connections between people, Country and waterways.


Pyrenees National Park will include the Landsborough and Landsborough Hill Nature Conservation Reserves and parts of the St Arnaud-Pyrenees State Forest




Mount Buangor National Park protects approximately 5,300 hectares of forest, mountain landscapes and recreation areas. The park combines the former Mount Buangor State Park with adjoining areas of the former Mount Cole State Forest, creating a larger protected landscape of forests, gullies, creeks and ridgelines.
For thousands of years this landscape has formed part of the traditional Country of the Eastern Maar Peoples. Today, the park continues to protect important natural and cultural values while providing opportunities for people to experience and connect with Country.

These parks are located on the lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Eastern Maar, Wadawurrung, Wurundjeri, Gunaikurnai and Taungurung peoples, who have cared for these landscapes for thousands of years and will continue to play an important role in their management.

These parks are home to phascogales, powerful owls, montane rock-skink and many vulnerable species so it is a much-needed win for these animals and traditional owners

Information sourced from Parks Victoria and Victorian national parks association

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Vanuatu 🇻🇺 celebrates Constitution Day every year on October 5 to mark the signing of the nation's supreme law in 1979.

The Constitution is widely referred to as the country’s supreme law or "Mama Loa," serving as the legal bedrock for governance, human rights, and unity

The document paved the way for the nation to officially gain independence from joint British and French colonial rule as the Republic of Vanuatu on July 30, 1980

Also on this day Christmas island 🇨🇽 celebrates becoming an Australian territory although they
Became a territory on the 1st of Oct the celebrations were moved to the following Monday to give residents a long weekend

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

On this day September 30/ October 1st

Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on September 30 as a day of remembrance honoring the Indigenous children who survived or were lost to the residential school system

The day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad in 2013. When she was six years old, she wore a bright orange shirt bought by her grandmother to her first day at St. Joseph’s Mission residential school in British Columbia, Canada

Adrian Rurawhe former speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives has passed away 30th September 2026
he served as speaker From 24 August 2022 – 5 December 2023
Deputy speaker from 26 November 2020 – 24 August 2022
And second assistant speaker from 8 November 2017 – 26 November 2020

Christmas Island officially became an external territory of Australia on October 1, 1958.
The anniversary is celebrated locally on the island as Territory Day (held on the first Monday in October).


Tuvalu Independence Day is celebrated every year on October 1 to mark the nation's independence from the United Kingdom in 1978

Commemorates the official 1978 transition into a sovereign constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth.
Marks Tuvalu's 48th anniversary of independence

Palau Independence Day is celebrated annually on October 1 to commemorate the nation's official transition into a sovereign state on October 1, 1994, ending the United Nations Trusteeship administered by the United States
It is The 32nd Independence Day

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On this day
World Deaf Day is celebrated annually on the final Sunday of September

Initiated in 1958 by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in Rome, Italy

Raises global awareness about the achievements of Deaf individuals, the challenges they face, and the vital importance of sign languages
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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

I wanted to make a correction on this post from last month youtube.com/post/UgkxCtFwShStMFlklTuCyTRYy5QDBQNEa…

As it turns out I didn't mention that on August 21st was when they were elected 🤦🏼 But I did mention that they were sworn in for 17th parliament cause of my boo boo it makes it seem as if August 21st was the day they were sworn in but no it was September 23rd 1943 when they were sworn in and August 21st was when they were elected

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

Happy Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day🎉

Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day is an annual public holiday in Naoero celebrated on September 25th to honor the birthday and legacy of the country's founding father and first president, Sir Hammer DeRoburt

Sir Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) was Naoero’s primary independence leader and inaugural president, serving four terms between 1968 and 1989. He led crucial negotiations for Nauru's independence from Australia

Observed every year on September 25th (his birth anniversary), it is marked by public service events, memorial services, and wreath-laying ceremonies at his graveside

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Elijah Carney (Indigenouslockpicker)

International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually on September 23

The United Nations established this day to raise awareness about the importance of sign languages in protecting the human rights of deaf people

The date marks the founding of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in 1951. The United Nations first celebrated the day in 2018

Why It Matters
Equality: Sign languages have equal status to spoken languages.

Diversity: There are more than 300 different sign languages used around the world used by millions of people.

Here's my video where I talk a bit about Australias sign languages
https://youtu.be/LgcMMK8R4T0?si=h6rMa...

Below 👇🏼 images are Auslan please click them to reveal the sign

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