Holidays in Australia 2025 Holidays in Australia 2026 Thousands of Queenslanders celebrate Queensland Day, which is part of week-long celebrations throughout the north-eastern Australian state, on June 6. Is Queensland Day a Public Holiday? Although Queensland Day is not a public holiday, businesse...
In 2021, the show was canceled in an effort to control the spread of Covid-19, and the attached public holiday was moved from August 11 to October 29. In 2020, the Queensland government moved the Ekka holiday from Wednesday to Friday in order to boost the tourism industry – previously, ...
By 1920, the Government had agreed to designate April 25th as a national day of commemoration for the Australians who died during the great war and by 1922, it was a full public holiday with all businesses closing as a mark of respect. 1927 was the first year in which all the States ob...
different regions observe Show Holidays on 43 days through the year. Rather than detail all that information on our site, we show the Show Holidays dates for the four largest cities in Queensland after Brisbane below. We recommend visiting theQueensland Government Show Holiday pagefor full details...
The phasing out of peat in potting mixes has taken a significant step forward with the British government announcing that peat use by amateur gardeners will be banned by 2024. While this doesn't affect Australian gardeners directly, we might expect it to increase demand for coir, making this ...
Townsville, named after Robert Towns, is the capital of North Queensland and houses numerous government offices and departments including defense and scientific departments. The international airport was the first regional airport to be granted international status way back in 1980 although it was a maj...
different regions observe Show Holidays on 43 days through the year. Rather than detail all that information on our site, we show the Show Holidays dates for the four largest cities in Queensland after Brisbane below. We recommend visiting theQueensland Government Show Holiday pagefor full details...