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By strategically adjusting your vacations around public holidays, you can maximise the benefits of your annual leave!
To ensure you don’t miss out on anything important, our guide puts together a list of Victorian (VIC) public holidays in 2024 and important dates for your calendar.
VIC Public Holidays 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Mon | New Year’s Day |
| 26 Jan | Fri | Australia Day |
| 11 Mar | Mon | Labour Day |
| 29 Mar | Fri | Good Friday |
| 30 Mar | Sat | Day following Good Friday |
| 31 Mar | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 1 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 25 Apr | Thu | Anzac Day |
| 10 Jun | Mon | Queen’s Birthday |
| TBA | AFL Grand Final Friday | |
| 5 Nov | Tue | Melbourne Cup Day * |
| 25 Dec | Wed | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Thu | Boxing Day |
To ensure you don’t miss out on anything important, our guide puts together a list of Victorian public holidays 2024 and important dates for your calendar.
How to Transform Public Holidays into Super Long Weekends in VIC in 2024
To maximise your time off and create an extended weekend by combining annual leave with weekends and public holidays, we’ve prepared a guide to help you make the most of your annual leave allocation efficiently. Here are some smart strategies to consider.
Long weekend in Jan 2024 (9 days from 20 Jan to 28 Jan)
| Date | Take Leave? | Public Holiday/Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 January | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 21 January | Weekend | |
| Monday, 22 January | Take Leave | |
| Tuesday, 23 January | Take Leave | |
| Wednesday, 24 January | Take Leave | |
| Thursday, 25 January | Take Leave | |
| Friday, 26 January | Public Holiday – Australia Day | |
| Saturday, 27 January | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 28 January | Weekend | |
| Totals | Days of annual leave: 4 | Days off: 5 |
| Total days off: 9 | ||
Long weekend in Mar and Apr 2024 (10 days from 29 Mar to 7 Apr)
| Date | Take Leave? | Public Holiday/Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 29 March | Public Holiday – Good Friday | |
| Saturday, 30 March | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 31 March | Weekend | |
| Monday, 1 April | Public Holiday – Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday, 2 April | Take Leave | |
| Wednesday, 3 April | Take Leave | |
| Thursday, 4 April | Take Leave | |
| Friday, 5 April | Take Leave | |
| Saturday, 6 April | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 7 April | Weekend | |
| Totals | Days of annual leave: 4 | Days off: 6 |
| Total days off: 10 | ||
Long weekend in Nov 2024 (9 days from 2 Nov to 10 Nov)
| Date | Take Leave? | Public Holiday/Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 November | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 3 November | Weekend | |
| Monday, 4 November | Take Leave | |
| Tuesday, 5 November | Public Holiday – Melbourne Cup Day | |
| Wednesday, 6 November | Take Leave | |
| Thursday, 7 November | Take Leave | |
| Friday, 8 November | Take Leave | |
| Saturday, 9 November | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 10 November | Weekend | |
| Totals | Days of Annual leave: 4 | Days off: 5 |
| Total days off: 9 | ||
Long weekend in Dec 2024 (12 days from 21 Dec to 1 Jan)
| Date | Take Leave? | Public Holiday/Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 December | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 22 December | Weekend | |
| Monday, 23 December | Take Leave | |
| Tuesday, 24 December | Take Leave | |
| Wednesday, 25 December | Public Holiday – Christmas Day | |
| Thursday, 26 December | Public Holiday – Boxing Day | |
| Friday, 27 December | Take Leave | |
| Saturday, 28 December | Weekend | |
| Sunday, 29 December | Weekend | |
| Monday, 30 December | Take Leave | |
| Tuesday, 31 December | Take Leave | |
| Wednesday, 1 January | Public Holiday – New Year’s Day | |
| Totals | Days of annual leave: 5 | Days off: 7 |
| Total days off: 12 | ||
https://business.vic.gov.au/business-information/public-holidays/victorian-public-holidays-2024
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