Victoria
New Year’s Day – Wednesday 1 January
Australia Day – Monday 27 January (2)
Labour Day – Monday 10 March
Good Friday – Friday 18 April (1)
Saturday before Easter Sunday – Saturday 19 April
Easter Sunday – Sunday 20 April
Easter Monday – Monday 21 April
ANZAC Day – Friday 25 April (1)
King’s Birthday – Monday 9 June
Friday before the AFL Grand Final – Subject to AFL Schedule (3)
Melbourne Cup – Tuesday 4 November (4)
Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December (1)
Boxing Day – Friday 26 December
1 ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.
2 As Australia Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday.
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 2025 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.
New South Wales
New Year’s Day – Wednesday 1 January
Australia Day – Monday 27 January
Good Friday – Friday 18 April
Saturday before Easter Sunday – Saturday 19 April
Easter Sunday – Sunday 20 April
Easter Monday – Monday 21 April
Anzac Day – Friday 25 April
King’s Birthday – Monday 9 June
Bank Holiday – Monday 4 August
Labour Day – Monday, 6 October
Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December
Boxing Day – Friday 26 December
*The public holiday standard in the Public Holidays Act 2010 provides that when Australia Day (26 January) falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no public holiday on that day and instead the following Monday is to be the public holiday.
**The public holiday standard in the Act provides that when New Year’s Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Monday or Tuesday.