Public Holidays

Public Holidays

The purpose of these guidelines is to share the 2026 Public Holidays in the main countries we work in.

Public Holidays

• Our Catalpa team is based across multiple countries.
• Staff observe the public holidays of the country (and in the case of Australia, State or Territory) that they are based in, as authorized by the relevant authority.
• If any proposed public holidays conflict with your religious beliefs, family or holiday commitments, we encourage staff to discuss arrangements with your Manager to exchange the dates.
• At the start of each calendar year, the Catalpa Handbook will be updated with the public holidays for the year.
• Note, for Days of Tolerance, Catalpa does not provide paid leave for days of tolerance. Staff are expected to attend work as per normal.
• Please note, the dates of the public holidays may need to be reviewed from time to time as countries formally publish gazetted public holidays.
• 2026 public holidays in Timor, PNG, Australia, Fiji and Solomon Islands are detailed below

2026 Public Holidays - Timor, PNG, Australia, Fiji and Solomon Islands

2026 Timor Public Holidays

\\ Falls on a weekend and is not observed on a week day in lieu

2026 PNG Public Holidays

2026 Australia Public Holidays

<table><thead><tr><th width="217">Date</th><th>Public Holiday</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Thursday, January 1 </td><td>New Years Day</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, January 26</td><td>Australia Day</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, March 2</td><td>Labour Day (WA only)</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, March 9</td><td>Labour Day (VIC only)</td></tr><tr><td> Friday, April 3</td><td>Good Friday</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, April 6</td><td>Easter Monday</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, April 25</td><td>ANZAC Day</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, May 4</td><td>Labour Day (QLD only)</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, June 1</td><td>Western Australia Day (WA only)</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, June 8</td><td>King's Birthday (VIC & NSW only)</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, August 12</td><td>Ekka Public Holiday (Brisbane only)</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, September 28</td><td>Kings Birthday (WA only)</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, October 5</td><td>Labour Day (NSW only)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>King's Birthday (QLD only)</td></tr><tr><td>TBC - Subject to AFL schedule: Friday before the AFL Grand Final</td><td>AFL Grand Final Friday (VIC only)</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday, November 3 </td><td>Melbourne Cup (VIC only)</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, December 25</td><td>Christmas Day</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, December 26</td><td>Boxing Day</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, December 28</td><td>Additional public holiday for Boxing Day</td></tr></tbody></table>

2026 Fiji Public Holidays

2026 Solomon Islands Public Holidays

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