Western Australia Day 2141, 2142 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 2141June 5, 2141 Monday2342568
Western Australia Day 2142June 4, 2142 Monday2342932
Western Australia Day 2143June 3, 2143 Monday2343296
Western Australia Day 2144June 1, 2144 Monday2343660
Western Australia Day 2145June 7, 2145 Monday2344031
Western Australia Day 2146June 6, 2146 Monday2344395
Western Australia Day 2147June 5, 2147 Monday2344759
Western Australia Day 2148June 3, 2148 Monday2345123
Western Australia Day 2149June 2, 2149 Monday2345487
Western Australia Day 2150June 1, 2150 Monday2345851
Western Australia Day 2151June 7, 2151 Monday2346222
Western Australia Day 2152June 5, 2152 Monday2346586
Western Australia Day 2153June 4, 2153 Monday2346950
Western Australia Day 2154June 3, 2154 Monday2347314
Western Australia Day 2155June 2, 2155 Monday2347678
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