Western Australia Day 2125, 2126 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 2125June 4, 2125 Monday2336725
Western Australia Day 2126June 3, 2126 Monday2337089
Western Australia Day 2127June 2, 2127 Monday2337453
Western Australia Day 2128June 7, 2128 Monday2437824
Western Australia Day 2129June 6, 2129 Monday2338188
Western Australia Day 2130June 5, 2130 Monday2338552
Western Australia Day 2131June 4, 2131 Monday2338916
Western Australia Day 2132June 2, 2132 Monday2339280
Western Australia Day 2133June 1, 2133 Monday2339644
Western Australia Day 2134June 7, 2134 Monday2340015
Western Australia Day 2135June 6, 2135 Monday2340379
Western Australia Day 2136June 4, 2136 Monday2340743
Western Australia Day 2137June 3, 2137 Monday2341107
Western Australia Day 2138June 2, 2138 Monday2341471
Western Australia Day 2139June 1, 2139 Monday2341835
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