Bank Holidays – Australia 2014

Holidays observed in Australia and bank offices of Australian Banks in Beijing, London and New York during 2014:

DATE HOLIDAY LOCATION OBSERVED
1-Jan New Year’s Day All States and Territories, London, New York, China
20-Jan Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York
26-Jan Australia Day All States and Territories
27-Jan Australia Day All States and Territories
(in lieu of Sunday, 26 January)
31-Jan Chinese Spring Festival China
3–4 February Chinese Spring Festival China
17-Feb Washington’s Birthday New York
3-Mar Labour Day Western Australia
10-Mar Adelaide Cup Day South Australia
Canberra Day Australian Capital Territory
Labour Day Victoria
Eight Hours Day Tasmania
18-Apr Good Friday All States and Territories, London, China
19-Apr Easter Saturday All States and Territories (except Tasmania, Western Australia)
20-Apr Easter Sunday New South Wales only
21-Apr Easter Monday All States and Territories, London, China
22-Apr Easter Tuesday Tasmania (not a state-wide public holiday)
25-Apr Anzac Day All States and Territories
1-May Labour Day China
5-May May Day Northern Territory
Early May Bank Holiday London
26-May Spring Bank Holiday London
Memorial Day New York
2-Jun Western Australia Day Western Australia
Dragon Boat Festival China
9-Jun Queen’s Birthday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland
Queen’s Birthday/ South Australia
Volunteer’s Day
4-Jul Independence Day New York
4-Aug Bank Holiday New South Wales (not a state-wide public holiday), Australian Capital Territory
Picnic Day Northern Territory
13-Aug Royal Queensland Show Day Queensland (Brisbane area only)
25-Aug Summer Bank Holiday London
1-Sep Labor Day New York
29-Sep Queen’s Birthday Western Australia
Family & Community Day Australian Capital Territory
1–3 October Chinese National Day Holiday China
6-Oct Labour Day Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
13-Oct Columbus Day New York
4-Nov Melbourne Cup Day Victoria (Melbourne metropolitan area only)
11-Nov Veterans Day New York
14-Nov G20 Holiday Queensland (Brisbane City Council area only)
27-Nov Thanksgiving Day New York
24-Dec Christmas Eve South Australia (part-day public holiday from 7.00 pm until 12 midnight)
Beijing Embassy Holiday China
25-Dec Christmas Day All States and Territories, London, New York, China
26-Dec Boxing Day All States and Territories (excluding South Australia), London, China
Proclamation Day South Australia
31-Dec New Year’s Eve South Australia (part-day public holiday from 7.00 pm until 12 midnight)