Public Holidays NSW

NSW Public Holidays 2011-2012

Public Holidays NSW

After a hard week’s work don’t you feel the need for an extended weekend every now and then? A Long weekend is the perfect way to unwind you from all the stress that has been built up over the week. You can utilize the extra day or two going on a short holiday or even spending some time at home relaxing and enjoying with your family.
 
Public holidays are gods send for such occasions as there is not much official work that is done on these days with most banks and offices being closed on Public Holidays.
 
So how many Public holidays do you get in New South Wales? Well it’s not a big list and you would be disappointed if you have Indian or Asian roots. You even don’t have a Halloween or the thanksgiving like in the United States.

Christmas and Easter as the two main festive times for the Australians and that’s where most public holidays are. Apart from this you have Public holidays for New Year and of course a big one for Australia’s national day which falls on the 26th of January. This day is celebrated in recognition of the arrival of the first group of 11 ships that came from England to establish a colony in Australia. The celebrations are lavish and include Australia Day Honours, Citizenship ceremonies, Australian of the Year award and other concerts and carnivals.
 
The Other Big national holiday is the Anzac Day, which falls on the 25th of April. This day is a day of national pride and is celebrated in commemoration and recognition of the contribution of Australian war heroes. The word ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This has been celebrated every year after the Anzac Day Act.
 
The Easter holidays are also in April and Good Friday is celebrated on the first Friday after the full moon that falls after 21st March. This year Good Friday is on the 22nd April. The 25th April also a holiday as Easter Monday.
 
Being a commonwealth country still following British Monarchy Australia observes a national holiday for the Queen’s Official Birthday. This is celebrated on the Second Monday of June.
 
After this we have the Bank Holiday. This is falls on the First Monday of August. It is not a statewide holiday and affects mainly bank employees. All Banks and certain financial Institutions are required to be closed on this day.
 
New South Wales residents also get a holiday on the Labour Day. This day celebrates the Australian Labour movement and is celebrated on different days across various states. In New South Wales it is observed on the First Monday of October.
 
Lastly we have the Christmas Holidays which typically are on the 25th and 26th of December, which is the Boxing Day. In NSW as per official policy workers are entitled to an additional Holidays on the following Week should these 2 days fall on weekends. Thereby ensuring you get a long weekend to celebrate Christmas with your family and relatives.
In all you get 10 National Holidays in NSW while these are not much they do provide you an excellent opportunity to recharge yourself either by catching up on shopping or go the nearby out-of-town areas and enjoy the freshness of the Blue Mountains. So start planning for your next Holiday Weekend.

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Disclaimer - All public holidays are correct at the time of printing. Holiday dates are determined by each state authority and are subject to change. Please ensure you check relevant holiday dates for each state before making a holiday booking.