PUBLIC, SCHOOL & STATE HOLIDAYS,
& DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

For the show dog enthusiasts, I have included a list of all Public, School & individual State Holidays in Australia, complete with a list of state wide time zones and daylight savings information so you can plan trips interstate etc. I also included all Royal Show dates and contact details for your convenience. Click on your selection.

• Public Holidays • Easter Sundays • School Terms •
•  State Holidays • Royal Agricultural Dog Show Dates • Daylight Savings •

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2008

Please check all dates, as no responsibility can be taken for any inaccuracies

Holiday Dates

  2007 2008 (Leap Year)
New Year's Day Monday 1 January Tuesday 1 January
Australia Day Friday 26 January Monday 28 January
Labour Day (WA) Monday 5 March Monday 3 March
Labour Day (VIC) Monday 12 March Monday 10 March
Good Friday Friday 6 April Friday 21 March
Easter Monday Monday 9 April Monday 24 March
Anzac Day Wednesday 25 April Friday 25 April
May Day (NT)  Labour Day (QLD) Monday 7 May Monday 5 May
Foundation Day (WA) Monday 4 June Monday 2 June
Queen's Birthday (except WA) Monday 11 June Monday 9 June
Picnic Day (NT) Monday 6 August Monday 4 August
Queen's Birthday (WA) Monday 1 October Monday 29 September
Labour Day (NSW, ACT, SA) Monday 1 October Monday 6 October
Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December Thursday 25 December

Boxing Day

 Wednesday 26 December Friday 26 December

EASTER SUNDAY DATES

23rd March 2008

 4th April 2010

12th April 2009

  

STATE HOLIDAYS

Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) 
 2nd Monday in March Canberra Day 
1st Monday in August Bank Holiday 
1st Monday in October Labour Day 

New South Wales 
 1st Monday in August Bank Holiday 
1st Monday in October Labour Day 

Northern Territory 
 1st Monday in May May Day 
1st Friday in July Alice Springs Show (Alice Springs only) 
2nd Friday in July Tennant Creek Show (Tennant Creek only) 
3rd Friday in July Katherine Show (Katherine only) 
4th Friday in July Darwin Show (Darwin only) 
1st Monday in August Picnic Day 

 Queensland 
 1st Monday in 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 
 18 May Adelaide Cup Day (Adelaide only) 
1st Monday in October Labour Day 
26 December Proclamation Day 

Tasmania 
 2nd Tuesday in February Regatta Day (South only) 
Last Wednesday in February Launceston Cup Day (North only) 
1st Monday in March Eight Hours Day 
14 April Bank Holiday 
Thursday after 17 October Hobart Show Day (South only) 
2 November Recreation Day (North only) 

The Launceston show takes place in early October and is a holiday
in Launceston only.

Victoria 
 2nd Monday in March Labour Day 
1st Tuesday in 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 
 1st Monday in March Labour Day 
1st Monday in June Foundation Day 
Monday nearest 30 September Queen's Birthday 

Some non-metropolitan government areas choose to celebrate 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.
Further details can be found at the Western Australia Government site's holiday page.

Non-holiday Observances
2nd Monday in March Commonwealth Day 
2nd Sunday in May Mothers' Day 
1st Sunday in September Fathers' Day

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Perth: GMT+8. There is no summer time clock change. 

Darwin:
GMT+9:30. There is no summer time clock change.

Adelaide: GMT+9:30. The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last
Sunday in October and back to normal time at 2:00 on the last Sunday in March. 

Brisbane: GMT+10. There is no summer time clock change.

Hobart: GMT+10.
The clock goes back to normal time at 2:00 on the last Sunday in March.
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last Sunday in August
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the 1st Sunday in October.

Melbourne: GMT+10.
The clock goes back to normal time at 2:00 on the last Sunday in March.
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last Sunday in August
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last Sunday in October 

Sydney: GMT+10.
The clock goes back to normal time at 2:00 on the last Sunday in March.
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last Sunday in August
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 2:00 on the last Sunday in October

• Public Holidays • Easter Sundays • School Terms •
•  State Holidays • Royal Agricultural Dog Show Dates • Daylight Savings •

 

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