Western Australia Day 2160, 2161 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 2160June 2, 2160 Monday2349503
Western Australia Day 2161June 1, 2161 Monday2349867
Western Australia Day 2162June 7, 2162 Monday2350238
Western Australia Day 2163June 6, 2163 Monday2350602
Western Australia Day 2164June 4, 2164 Monday2350966
Western Australia Day 2165June 3, 2165 Monday2351330
Western Australia Day 2166June 2, 2166 Monday2351694
Western Australia Day 2167June 1, 2167 Monday2352058
Western Australia Day 2168June 6, 2168 Monday2352429
Western Australia Day 2169June 5, 2169 Monday2352793
Western Australia Day 2170June 4, 2170 Monday2353157
Western Australia Day 2171June 3, 2171 Monday2353521
Western Australia Day 2172June 1, 2172 Monday2353885
Western Australia Day 2173June 7, 2173 Monday2354256
Western Australia Day 2174June 6, 2174 Monday2354620
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