Public Holiday
Labour Day, Victoria (Graduate House is closed)
This annual holiday in Australia acknowledges the 1850s Eight Hour Day Marches in Melbourne and Sydney advocating for eight hours for work, eight for recreation and eight for rest each day. On the 21st April, 1856 Victorian Stonemasons working on the Old Quadrangle Building at The University of Melbourne downed tools and marched to Parliament […]
Good Friday
A day of sorrow, penance, and fasting, Christians observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday annually. Also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday and Black Friday, this is observed on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday and with church services. In Australia, it is first day of the Easter public holiday […]
AFL Grand Final Friday TBC (Victoria, Graduate House closed)
Australian Football, also known as AFL, Aussie Rules or Footy, is a fast, skillful and tough game that is played predominantly (as the name suggests) in Australia. The AFL (home and away) season consists of 18 teams playing 23 rounds over the Australian winter (March to September). See here for the 2021 fixture (schedule). The […]