Victoria public holidays 2004

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• Thursday 1 January: New Year's Day
• Monday 26 January: Australia Day
• Monday 8 March: Labour Day
• Friday 9 April: Good Friday
• Saturday 10 April: Saturday before Easter Sunday
• Sunday 11 April: Easter Sunday
• Monday 12 April: Easter Monday
• Sunday 25 April: ANZAC Day
• Monday 14 June: King's Birthday
• Tuesday 2 November: Melbourne Cup Day¹
• Saturday 25 December: Christmas Day
• Sunday 26 December: Boxing Day
• Monday 27 December: Additional public holiday for Christmas Day²
• Tuesday 28 December: Additional public holiday for Boxing Day³

1. Melbourne Cup Day: All of Victoria unless a non-metro council has arranged an alternate local holiday.
2. As Christmas Day falls on Saturday 25 December, an additional public holiday is given on Monday 27 December.
3. As Boxing Day falls on Sunday 26 December, an additional public holiday is given on Tuesday 28 December.

Public holidays in Victoria are set under the Public Holidays Act 1993. Official list: Business Victoria. For pay and entitlements, check your award or the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94).

Plan around them

Victoria has five long weekends in 2004. See the long weekends.

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