⚖️ Legal Regulations

Public holidays in Australia are governed by the Fair Work Act 2009 and state/territory statutes. Each state and territory sets its own holidays, with provisions for substitute holidays when a holiday falls on a weekend. Work on public holidays attracts penalty rates (typically 2.5x base rate) and can only be requested on reasonable business grounds. Restricted trading laws apply on Good Friday, Christmas Day, and before 1 pm on Anzac Day.

📰 News

In September 2025, the Western Australian government announced plans to introduce two new public holidays (Easter Saturday and Perth Royal Show day) and move three others from 2028 to align with other states. A one-off national public holiday, the 'National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II', was declared for 22 September 2022.

💡 Insights

Three-day periods created by holidays on a Friday or Monday are known as 'long weekends'. Many cities have local show day holidays (e.g., Royal Queensland Show Day). Tasmania has a unique 'Recreation Day' for areas not observing the Royal Hobart Regatta. An optional cultural practice is to have a shorter workday on the day before a national holiday.

2026 Working days summary for Victoria, Australia

Victoria, Australia has 251 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 14 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

251
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
14
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 20 9 2 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 21 9 1 31
April 20 5 5 30
May 21 10 0 31
June 21 8 1 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 21 10 0 31
September 21 8 1 30
October 22 9 0 31
November 20 9 1 30
December 21 7 3 31
Total 251 100 14 365

2026 Calendar for Victoria, Australia

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Australia Day
Australia Day
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Labour Day
Labour Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in March 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday
5
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
6
Easter Monday
Easter Monday
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 5 weekend days, and 5 holidays in April 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days in May 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
King's Birthday
King's Birthday
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days in August 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Friday before the AFL Grand Final
Friday before the AFL Grand Final
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
27
28
Boxing Day (in lieu)
Boxing Day (in lieu)
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in December 2026 for Victoria, Australia.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:33:08The holiday set for 2026 has been updated to include a slight adjustment in the observance of certain days.
2026-05-05 11:49:35The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded to include an additional holiday while also adjusting the schedule of existing observances.

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