When is Summer in Australia?
Summer in Australia begins on the 1st of December, and ends on the 28/29th of February.
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The New Year is starting on 1 November 2022.
Some Australians will Celebrate the Pagan New Year on 1 November 2022.
They call this New Year celebration, Halloween.
Halloween actually originated around 2,000 years ago, when Celtic people in Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated the end of the harvest and the start of a new year … Read the rest
22 September Public Holiday 2022
Thursday 22 September 2022 is to be declared a National Public Holiday in honour of the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II.
Spring in Australia
When is Spring in Australia?
Spring in Australia begins on the 1st September, and ends on the 30th November.
The seasons in Australia are different to many other countries.
Summer is December to February.
Autumn is March to May.
Winter is June to August.
Spring is September to November.
Some … Read the rest
Pancake Day 2022
Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday, 2022
Pancake day in 2022 is on Tuesday, 1st March 2022.
It is on different dates each year, but it is always 47 days before Easter, sometime between 3rd February and 9th March.
What is Pancake Day?
Pancake day for most of us is just the day … Read the rest
Australia Day – 26 January 2021
What is Australia Day?
British settlement/invasion began in Australia on 26 January 1788.
A survey of 5,000 people in Australia showed that 60% want to keep Australia Day on 26th January.
74% of those aged over 75, and 70% of those aged 55 to 75, feel the date should remain … Read the rest
Christmas Trees up on 28 November 2021
Advent 2021 will begin on Sunday, 28 November 2021.
Tradition dictates that Christmas trees should be put up at the beginning of Advent, which begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.
This year, Advent begins on Sunday 28 November 2021.
When do you put up Christmas Trees?
EKKA Public Holiday 2021
Queensland’s Ekka public holiday has been rescheduled to Friday 29th October 2021.
This is for people in Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Scenic Rim council areas.
Queensland August Public Holiday Cancelled
The Brisbane Public holiday on Wednesday 11 August 2021 has been cancelled.
This is due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in SE Queensland.
Following the cancellation of the Royal Queensland Show, the show public holidays for the City of Brisbane area (11 August 2021) and the Scenic … Read the rest
The Queen’s Birthday in Queensland, 2021
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 2021.
Monday 14 June, 2021, is the Australian date for the Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday in 2021, in the following states and territories.
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
New South Wales (NSW)
Northern Territory (NT)
South Australia (SA)
Tasmania (TAS)
Victoria (VIC)
Queensland and Western Australia have … Read the rest