2026 Public Holidays

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New Year's Day              Thursday, 1 January

Australia Day                  Monday, 26 January

 

Labour Day                    Monday, 9 March 

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Good Friday¹                  Friday, 3 April 

Saturday before

Easter Sunday                Saturday, 4 April

Easter Sunday                Sunday, 5 April

​Easter Monday               Monday, 6 April

ANZAC Day¹                  Friday, 25 April

 

King's Birthday               Monday, 8 June

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Friday before the

AFL Grand Final              Subject to AFL schedule

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Melbourne Cup               Tuesday, 3 November

 

Christmas Day¹               Friday, 25 December

Boxing Day                     Saturday, 26 December

                                     Monday, 28 December

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* Restricted trading days

¹ ANZAC Day Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.

²  ANZAC Day is commemorated on the day it falls. There is no replacement holiday when ANZAC Day falls on a   

   weekend.

³  Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2024 AFL 

    schedule.

4  Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.

5  Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged.

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Note:      All public holiday dates are accurate at the time of publishing, but may be subject to change.

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Supplementary Note:    Refer to your EBA for any additional days.

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