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Proposal on holidays in Queensland

Queensland workers will receive an extra day off in 2012 following a recent review of the state’s public holidays.

The Queensland Government undertook extensive community consultation into the spread and allocation of public holidays in Queensland, as well as the arrangements for student-free days in state schools.

The results showed overwhelming support for the following proposed changes:

  • shifting the Queen’s Birthday holiday to the second half of the year, preferably October
  • extending the Easter state school holidays to two weeks by reworking student-free days
  • an additional public holiday when Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day falls on a weekend.

Read more about what the changes mean.

Decided

Decided

Responses closed 31 October 2011, 11.59pm and a decision has been made.

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Last updated
10 November 2011

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