Western Australia Day 2105, 2106 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 2105June 1, 2105 Monday2329416
Western Australia Day 2106June 7, 2106 Monday2329787
Western Australia Day 2107June 6, 2107 Monday2330151
Western Australia Day 2108June 4, 2108 Monday2330515
Western Australia Day 2109June 3, 2109 Monday2330879
Western Australia Day 2110June 2, 2110 Monday2331243
Western Australia Day 2111June 1, 2111 Monday2331607
Western Australia Day 2112June 6, 2112 Monday2331978
Western Australia Day 2113June 5, 2113 Monday2332342
Western Australia Day 2114June 4, 2114 Monday2332706
Western Australia Day 2115June 3, 2115 Monday2333070
Western Australia Day 2116June 1, 2116 Monday2333434
Western Australia Day 2117June 7, 2117 Monday2333805
Western Australia Day 2118June 6, 2118 Monday2334169
Western Australia Day 2119June 5, 2119 Monday2334533
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