AUSTRALIA
| Date 2008 |
Occasion |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day* |
| January 26 |
Australia Day* |
| March 3 |
Labor Day |
| March 21 |
Good Friday |
| March 22 |
Easter
Saturday |
| March 24 |
Easter Monday |
| April 25 |
ANZAC Day |
| June 9 |
Queen's Birthday (Except Western
Australia)** |
| September 29 |
Queen's
Birthday (Western Australia) |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day* |
| December 26 |
Boxing Day (except Southern Australia) |
*If these holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday,
they are observed on the Monday following.
**Except Western Australia and Victoria
State Holidays
Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)
| Date |
Occasion |
|
17
March Monday |
Canberra Day |
|
9 June Monday |
Queens Birthday |
| August 1st Monday |
Bank Holiday |
|
6 October Monday |
Labour Day
|
New South Wales
| Date |
Occasion |
|
4 August Monday |
Bank Holiday |
|
6 October Monday |
Labour Day |
Northern Territory
| Date |
Occasion |
|
5 May Monday |
May Day |
|
4 July Friday |
Alice Springs Show (Alice Springs
only) |
| July 2nd Friday |
Tennant Creek Show (Tennant Creek
only) |
| July 3rd Friday |
Katherine Show (Katherine only) |
|
25 July Friday |
Darwin Show (Darwin only) |
|
4 August Monday |
Picnic Day |
Queensland
| Date |
Occasion |
|
5 May |
Labour Day |
The Royal National (RNA) Show takes place in
Brisbane around the middle of the 2nd week of August and is a holiday in Brisbane only.
South Australia
| Date |
Occasion |
|
19
May |
Adelaide Cup Day (Adelaide only) |
|
8 June |
Queens Birthday
|
|
6 October |
Labour Day |
|
26 December |
Proclamation Day |
Tasmania
| Date |
Occasion |
| February 2nd Tuesday |
Regatta Day (South only) |
|
27 February |
Launceston Cup Day (North only) |
|
10 March |
Eight Hours Day |
|
23 October |
Hobart Show Day (South only) |
| November 1 |
Recreation Day (North only) |
The Launceston show takes place in early October
and is a holiday in Launceston only.
Victoria
| Date |
Occasion |
|
10 March |
Labour Day |
|
4 November |
Melbourne Cup Day (Melbourne metro
area only) |
Where New Year's Day and Boxing Day fall on Sunday
the following Monday is observed as the holiday. Other days are not moved.
Western Australia
| Date |
Occasion |
|
3 March |
Labour Day |
|
2 June |
Foundation Day |
|
29 September |
Queen's Birthday |
Some non-metropolitan government areas choose to
clelebrate the Queen's Birthday on a day of local significance in lieu of the official
date. Common dates appear to be the 1st Monday in August or the 1st Monday in October.
Non-Holiday observances
May 2nd Sunday Mother's Day
September 1st Sunday Father's Day
There is a Gay/Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney
annually in February/March
Weekend Saturday, Sunday |
