Public holidays
2024 holidays
1. In addition to the Christmas/New Year closure, employees located at campuses within New South Wales and Queensland will observe the following public holidays in 2024:
Date | NSW holidays | Queensland holidays |
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1 January | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
26 January | Australia Day | Australia Day |
29 March | Good Friday | Good Friday |
30 March | Easter Saturday | Easter Saturday |
31 March | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
1 April | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
25 April | ANZAC Day | ANZAC Day |
6 May | - | Labour Day |
10 June | King's Birthday | - |
August Bank holiday (to be taken the first working day after Boxing Day) | ||
7 October | Labour Day | King's Birthday |
24 December |
Christmas Eve
(from 6pm to midnight)
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25 December | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
26 December | Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
Christmas/New Year 2024-25
2. The University will officially be closed from Monday, 23 December 2024 and reopen on Thursday, 2 January 2025.
Details of the closure are:
Day | Date | Holiday |
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Monday | 23 December 2024 | University Closed |
Tuesday | 24 December 2024 | University Closed |
Wednesday | 25 December 2024 | Christmas Day |
Thursday | 26 December 2024 | Boxing Day |
Friday | 27 December 2024 | Public Holiday (in lieu of August Bank Holiday) |
Monday | 30 December 2024 | University Closed |
Tuesday | 31 December 2024 | University Closed |
Wednesday | 1 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
3. Professional employees required to work during this time in order to attend to students or maintain other critical services on:
- Monday, 23 December and Tuesday, 24 December will be paid as normal hours or employees may elect to take a day off in lieu at another time during the year, subject to operational requirements.
- Wednesday, 25 December, Thursday, 26 December and Wednesday, 1 January will be eligible for normal penalties applying to work on public holidays;
- Friday, 27 December, Monday, 30 December and Tuesday, 31 December will be paid as the public holiday rate or employees may elect to take a day off in lieu at another time during the year, subject to operational requirements.
Local public holidays
4. Local public holidays gazetted for 2024:
Holiday | Date | Decision |
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Coffs Harbour Gold Cup | not gazetted | |
Gold Coast Annual Show | Friday, 30 August | |
Lismore Cup | not gazetted |