Western Australia Day 2083, 2084 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 2083June 7, 2083 Monday2321385
Western Australia Day 2084June 5, 2084 Monday2321749
Western Australia Day 2085June 4, 2085 Monday2322113
Western Australia Day 2086June 3, 2086 Monday2322477
Western Australia Day 2087June 2, 2087 Monday2322841
Western Australia Day 2088June 7, 2088 Monday2423212
Western Australia Day 2089June 6, 2089 Monday2323576
Western Australia Day 2090June 5, 2090 Monday2323940
Western Australia Day 2091June 4, 2091 Monday2324304
Western Australia Day 2092June 2, 2092 Monday2324668
Western Australia Day 2093June 1, 2093 Monday2325032
Western Australia Day 2094June 7, 2094 Monday2325403
Western Australia Day 2095June 6, 2095 Monday2325767
Western Australia Day 2096June 4, 2096 Monday2326131
Western Australia Day 2097June 3, 2097 Monday2326495
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