Living In Australia
March 18, 2010
Every year, public holidays in Australia differ in number, and also timing and many are made non-working holidays, however, some larger companies will continue to operate, for example at Christmas, Proclamation Day and New Years Day. Any staff that work during these times, are given bonuses for their services.
One of the most important holidays is ‘Australia Day’, which commemorates the first English settlement, at Port Jackson, in 1788. Celebrated from 1808, this holiday still carries on until today, and since 1960 the ‘Australian Of The Year’ is also celebrated on this day.
Based upon on when Easter falls, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday is also a celebrated holiday throughout Australia, and in many states, Easter Tuesday is also celebrated.
Commemorating people, who have lost their lives in one of the numerous wars the country has participated in, ‘Anzac Day’, on April 25th, is also a public holiday and day off work.
Although there is certainly continuing criticism, with regards to the recognition of England’s monarchy, the Queen’s birthday is also celebrated every 2nd Monday, in June each year. However Western Australia does not celebrate this, as on the first Monday of June, ‘Foundation Day’ is celebrated instead.
Many states hold specific holidays, such as ‘Melbourne Day’, that takes place every first Tuesday, of every November. On the 24th September, Melbourne also celebrates ‘Family and Community Day’.
Held every 2nd Monday of March, ‘Canberra Day’ celebrates the official act of creating Canberra, back in 1913.
The state of Queensland holds ‘Queensland Day’ every June 6th, however, although commemorated, it is not often a public holiday.
On the first Monday of every August, the opening of Darwin’s Railway is celebrated and people gather for a picnic, at Adelaide’s River.
Taking place at the Morphetville racecourse, the ‘Adelaide Cup Day’ has been held since 2006.
Another celebration of the Australian love for horse racing, is held every 4th Wednesday of October, in Geelong, in Victoria.
Many other holidays are celebrated and result in long weekends for lucky Australian nationals.
Australia is a fantastic country in both to live and pay a visit to on holiday and now is a fantastic time to invest in property thanks to low interest rates and affordable property prices. The country features some of the best beaches in the world and enjoys a nice, warm climate all year round making it a great place to live on a permanant basis. Property prices, in around major towns and coastal areas are prime, nevertheless as you move out suburb by suburb house prices decrease and there are still some bargains to be found.
Foreign buyers are still able to purhcase property although before doing so, permission from the Foreign Investment Reveiw Board (FIRB) must first be obtained. This is a simple, yet timely, process and should be organised well before you pruchase your first property in Australia.
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