Western Australia Day 2060, 2061 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 2060June 7, 2060 Monday2412983
Western Australia Day 2061June 6, 2061 Monday2313347
Western Australia Day 2062June 5, 2062 Monday2313711
Western Australia Day 2063June 4, 2063 Monday2314075
Western Australia Day 2064June 2, 2064 Monday2314439
Western Australia Day 2065June 1, 2065 Monday2314803
Western Australia Day 2066June 7, 2066 Monday2315174
Western Australia Day 2067June 6, 2067 Monday2315538
Western Australia Day 2068June 4, 2068 Monday2315902
Western Australia Day 2069June 3, 2069 Monday2316266
Western Australia Day 2070June 2, 2070 Monday2316630
Western Australia Day 2071June 1, 2071 Monday2316994
Western Australia Day 2072June 6, 2072 Monday2317365
Western Australia Day 2073June 5, 2073 Monday2317729
Western Australia Day 2074June 4, 2074 Monday2318093
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