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2012 Holidays in Australia
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Australian state public holidays dates in 2012
Here is the list of Australian state public holidays dates for year 2012, listed by state.
Queensland Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 7 May 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Royal Queensland Show (# Brisbane Area Only): Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
New South Wales Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
**Bank Holiday: Monday, 6 August 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Victoria Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Melbourne Cup Day: Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Western Australia Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 5 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Foundation Day: Monday, 4 June 2012
Queen’s Birthday#: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
South Australian Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Adelaide Cup: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
The day after Good Friday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday / Volunteer’s Day: Monday, 11 June 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Proclamation Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Northern Territory Public Holidays 2012
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
May Day: Monday, 7 May 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Borroloola Show Day*: Friday, 29 June 2012
Alice Springs Show Day*: Friday, 6 July 2012
Tennant Creek Show Day*: Friday, 13 July 2012
Katherine Show Day*: Friday, 20 July 2012
Darwin Show Day*: Friday, 27 July 2012
Picnic Day: Monday, 6 August 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
*Show days are non-statutory holidays and require approval and gazettal by the Minister.
Tasmania Public Holidays 2012
New Years Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Royal Hobart Regatta (Except North Tas. Area): Monday, 13 February 2012
Eight Hours Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Easter Tuesday: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Recreation Day (North Tas. area only): Monday, 5 November 2012
Christmas Day Holiday: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day Holiday: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Australian Capital Territory Public Holidays 2012
New Years Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Canberra Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Holy Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Family & Community Day: Monday, 8 October 2012
Christmas Day Holiday: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Alice Springs
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Located in the geographical center of Australia, Alice Springs is a remote outpost of civilization. Surrounded by harsh, beautiful wilderness, Alice is a most unusual tourist destination. There’s not much in town to capture your interest or imagination, but step outside town and visit the MacDonnell Range and you’ll be fascinated by nature’s wonders, including gorges, waterholes and an assortment of wildlife.
And of course you can’t visit Alice Springs without venturing to Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, a long 460 km trek from Alice. Uluru is a most sacred place for Aborigines. The view of this extraordinary red rock is spellbinding, especially during sunrise and sunset. You can walk around the rock or climb to the top for some breathtaking scenery.
You can stay nearby at Yulara, a recent tourist town that sprung up to serve the needs of the 250,000 travelers who visit Uluru every year.
Darwin
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Darwin is a hot sticky town at the Top End, or northernmost part of the Northern Territory. It’s the gateway to Kakadu National Park and for some heading to Indonesia. There’s not much in Darwin to encourage a long stay, and seeing how uncomfortable it is there, averaging 31 degrees Celsius, few tourists or even backpackers hang out there.
You could try cooling off at a beach if it wasn’t for the crocs, stingers (poisonous jellyfish), and baking heat. Or you could cool off in a bar, along with the biggest beer guzzlers in Australia – and that’s saying a lot! Darwiners down 230 liters per person annually!
Darwin is a good place to delve into Aboriginal culture. You could start at Darwin’s Museum of Arts and Sciences, and even pick up some art at local galleries. Then venture out to one of the 4,000 ancient Aborigine Rock Painting sites in Kakadu National Park.
Kakadu National Park is where Crocodile Dundee was filmed, and you’ll be awed by the natural beauty of the area’s mountains, rivers, lakes and forests, abundant with wildlife.
Cairns
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Clifton Beach, north of Cairns
Once the secret of backpackers, Cairns is now a well known destination for all kinds of international travelers who yearn for a tropical experience. Whether you like fishing, diving, snorkeling, hiking, golfing, shopping, bird watching or beachcombing, you can find it all around Cairns. Located on Queensland's north coast, Cairns provides an excellent base for exploration to such wonderful sights as the Great Barrier Reef, Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Forest, incredibly beautiful beaches, Kuranda and the Atherton Tablelands.
Great Barrier Reef
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One unique and outstanding feature of Australia is the Great Barrier Reef. Extending 2,200 kilometers along the Queensland coast in the Coral Sea, it’s the largest reef system in the world, and the largest living structure on the planet. The incredible variety of life on the reef, over 10,000 species including 400 coral and 2,000 fish species, is unsurpassed anywhere in the world. It is a must see for everyone who visits the country.