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Details of future holidays can be found on the NSW Industrial Relations website. Public holidays are regulated by the New South Wales Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115, which supersedes the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 No 43. The first Monday in August is a Bank Holiday, during which banks and financial institutions are closed. [46]
"The average Australian Christmas" cartoon by Livingston Hopkins (c. 1900) – click to enlarge. Some Australian songwriters and authors have occasionally depicted Santa in "Australian"-style clothing including an Akubra hat, with warm-weather clothing and thongs, and riding in a ute pulled by kangaroos, (e.g. Six White Boomers by Rolf Harris).
Pages in category "Public holidays in Australia" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
AusFest (Australian Independent Music Festival) [2] Canberra & Queanbeyan: 2006: January: Australian and international Indie performers, arts and dance (previously in Melbourne, Adelaide & Brisbane) Australia Day Live [3] Lawns of Parliament House, Canberra: 1999: 25 January: Starts with Australian of the Year award, followed by music and top acts.
One of the traditions of Anzac Day is the gunfire breakfast (coffee with rum added) which occurs shortly after many dawn ceremonies, and recalls the "breakfast" taken by many soldiers before facing battle. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen meet and join in marches through the major cities and many smaller centres.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. [2]
Image credits: The 2025 Australian Firefighters Calendar. All the 2025 editions of the Australian Firefighters Calendar are now available to purchase at https://www.australianfirefighterscalendar.com.