Western Australia Day 2049, 2050 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 2049June 7, 2049 Monday238961
Western Australia Day 2050June 6, 2050 Monday239325
Western Australia Day 2051June 5, 2051 Monday239689
Western Australia Day 2052June 3, 2052 Monday2310053
Western Australia Day 2053June 2, 2053 Monday2310417
Western Australia Day 2054June 1, 2054 Monday2310781
Western Australia Day 2055June 7, 2055 Monday2311152
Western Australia Day 2056June 5, 2056 Monday2311516
Western Australia Day 2057June 4, 2057 Monday2311880
Western Australia Day 2058June 3, 2058 Monday2312244
Western Australia Day 2059June 2, 2059 Monday2312608
Western Australia Day 2060June 7, 2060 Monday2412979
Western Australia Day 2061June 6, 2061 Monday2313343
Western Australia Day 2062June 5, 2062 Monday2313707
Western Australia Day 2063June 4, 2063 Monday2314071
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