Western Australia Day 2037, 2038 and onwards

Western Australia Day : First Monday in June

Western Australia Day or WA Day (till 2011 known as Foundation Day) is a local public holiday that takes place each year on the first Monday in June. Western Australia is logically the only state where the holiday is observed. It is also the only state in the country that has a public holiday related to its foundation.

 

The origin of the state of Western Australia goes back to 1829. A British vessel under command of Captain Charles Fremantle arrived on April 25 on the shores of Western Australia. On 2 May he officially claimed the land for Great Britain. Two other navy ships arrived on June 1 and June 6 respectively, carrying soldiers, officials and citizens to colonize the area. The Swan River Colony was officially proclaimed on June 11. Just two months later on August 12 the Colony's capital, the city of Perth, was founded.

 

In 1834, just 5 years after the arrival of the British, officials in the Swan River Colony decided an annual celebration was necessary to strengthen the community and to unite all habitants of all classes in the colony. June 1 was chosen as the date for the occasion and the name of the holiday became "Foundation Day". The date was not only to remember the arrival of first colonists in Western Australia but also as a reference to an important British Naval victory over the French Atlantic fleet that occurred on the same date in 1794: the Glorious First of June.

 

In 2011 the Foundation Day public holiday was renamed as Western Australia Day or WA Day. This might look like a symbolic act but what is important is that it recognises the aboriginals as the original habitants of the land. The intention of the new name is to make the celebration of the achievements of the state of Western Australia more meaningful and more inclusive for all inhabitants of the state.

 

HolidayDateWeek numberDays to go
Western Australia Day 2037June 1, 2037 Monday234542
Western Australia Day 2038June 7, 2038 Monday234913
Western Australia Day 2039June 6, 2039 Monday235277
Western Australia Day 2040June 4, 2040 Monday235641
Western Australia Day 2041June 3, 2041 Monday236005
Western Australia Day 2042June 2, 2042 Monday236369
Western Australia Day 2043June 1, 2043 Monday236733
Western Australia Day 2044June 6, 2044 Monday237104
Western Australia Day 2045June 5, 2045 Monday237468
Western Australia Day 2046June 4, 2046 Monday237832
Western Australia Day 2047June 3, 2047 Monday238196
Western Australia Day 2048June 1, 2048 Monday238560
Western Australia Day 2049June 7, 2049 Monday238931
Western Australia Day 2050June 6, 2050 Monday239295
Western Australia Day 2051June 5, 2051 Monday239659
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