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Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national event in Australia in which primary school children are encouraged to walk or commute safely to school, an initiative of the Pedestrian Council of Australia. It is held annually in May on a varying date.
Originally only held in New South Wales from 1999 to 2003, the event began nationally on 2 April 2004.
The event is sponsored by the Department of Health and Ageing, and is supported by all state, territory and local governments, the Heart Foundation, the Cancer Council, Planet Ark, Diabetes Australia, Beyond Blue, and the Australian Conservation Foundation.
2001: April 6
2002: April 5
2003: April 4
2004: April 2
2005: May 6[1]
2006: April 7[2]
2007: May 4[3]
2008: May 2[4]
2009: May 14[5]
2010: May 7[6]
2011: May 20[7]
2012: May 18[8]
2013: May 24[9]
2014: May 23[10]
2015: May 22[11]
2016: May 20[12]
2017: May 19[13]
2018: May 18[14]
2019: May 17[15]
2020: May 15[16]
2021: May 14[17]
2022: May 20[18]
2023: May 19[19]
2024: May 10[20]
2025: May 16[21]
2026: May 15[22]
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