Australia

Queensland was the first Australian state to officially celebrate Grandparents Day on the first Sunday in November 2010.A range of community events took place in schools and at sporting events around the state. New South Wales held their first inaugural Grandparents Day on Sunday 30 October 2011, and will be celebrate it each year on the last Sunday of October. This year Grandparents Day is being led by council on the Ageing NSW (COTA NSW). The Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia held their first Grandparents Day in 2012.