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) |