Maximising your holidays in 2023.
What I discovered is that with a bit of planning, getting your holiday requests in early (before other staff) and a flexible boss. You can easily extend 23 days of annual leave all the way out to 54 days a year, or a 235% increase in leisure time.
How to turn your 20 days annual leave into 56 days of holidays. 2023 Holiday Planner.
Please check your relevant state holidays there as they may differ slightly i.e., Labour Day, Kings Birthday, Show Day dates etc… and plan your leave and extended holiday time around them.
So let’s begin!
January
1st of January is a Sunday and a public holiday, so is Monday the 2nd. Drawing down 4 days of annual leave from Tuesday 3rd – Friday the 6th inclusive carries you through to the weekend, giving you a total of 8 days off. Note if you elect to take another 3 days off between the 28th of December 2022 – 30th December 2022, you could extend your total Christmas holiday break out to a whopping 23 days!
21st of January is a Saturday. Drawing down another 3 days annual leave from Monday 23rd January – Wednesday 23rd January inclusive, will take you to Australia Day on the 26th of January. Drawing down one more day of leave on the Friday the 27th of January, will get you through to the weekend for a total of 9 days holidays.
April
1st of April is a Saturday. Drawing down 4 days of annual leave from Monday the 3rd of April – Thursday the 6th of April will carry your holidays through to the Easter break. April 2023 Easter public holidays are between the Friday the 7th of April – Monday the 10th of April. Meaning that you could extend 4 days leave out to 10 days of holidays.
22nd of April is a Saturday, with ANZAC Day falling on Tuesday 25th Drawing on 4 days of leave to cover you on Monday the 24th, Wednesday the 26th, Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th takes you to the weekend. Making a total of another 9 days holiday if you choose.
June
10th June is a Saturday. King’s Birthday (previously Queen’s) is on Monday the 12th of June. Drawing on 4 days of leave from the 13th of June – 16th of June inclusive carries your leave through to the weekend, giving you a total of another 9 days off.
December
As I have mentioned above in January 2023 holiday planning, you could also draw down on some leave days in December of 2022 between Christmas and New years to get a whopping 23 day’s break, and only using 7 days of leave. The same applies for planning your 23/24 Christmas holidays. Starting Saturday 23rd December and drawing down 3 days of leave between Wednesday the 27th – Friday the 29th. This will cover you until the weekend and New Year Day public holiday on the Monday.
Check out this calendar. I have saved leave days in red for you, to help you with your holiday/ leave plans.
And here is the list of public holidays in 2023 in each State of Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Monday 13 March - Canberra Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - Easter Saturday
Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 29 May - Reconciliation Day
Monday 12 June - Queen's Birthday
Monday 2 October - Labour Day
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
New South Wales
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - Easter Saturday
Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 12 June - King's Birthday
Monday 2 October - Labour Day
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
Northern Territory
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - Easter Saturday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 1 May - May Day
Monday 12 June - Queen's Birthday
Monday 7 August - Picnic Day
Sunday 24 December - Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight)
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
Sunday 31 December - New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight)
Queensland
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - The day after Good Friday
Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 1 May - Labour Day
Wednesday 16 August - Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
Monday 2 October - King's Birthday
Sunday 24 December - Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight)
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
South Australia
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Monday 13 March - Adelaide Cup Day (subject to proclamation)
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - Easter Saturday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 12 June - Queen's Birthday
Monday 2 October - Labour Day
Sunday 24 December - Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight)
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day/Proclamation Day
Sunday 31 December - New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight)
Tasmania
Monday 2 January - New Year's Day (substitute day as New Year's Day falls on a weekend)
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Monday 13 February - Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state)
Monday 13 March - Eight Hours Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 11 April - Easter Tuesday (generally Public Service only)
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 12 June - King's Birthday
Monday 6 November - Recreation Day (all parts of the state which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta)
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
Victoria
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Monday 13 March - Labour Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Saturday 8 April - Saturday before Easter Sunday
Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 12 June - King's Birthday
TBC - Friday before AFL Grand Final (subject to AFL schedule)
Tuesday 7 November - Melbourne Cup
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
Western Australia
Sunday 1 January - New Year's Day
Monday 2 January - Additional public holiday for New Year's Day
Thursday 26 January - Australia Day
Monday 6 March - Labour Day
Friday 7 April - Good Friday
Sunday 9 April - Easter Sunday
Monday 10 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 25 April - Anzac Day
Monday 5 June - Western Australia Day
Monday 25 September - King's Birthday (Some regional areas in WA hold the King's Birthday public holiday on a different date)
Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day
This post was written by Me, as such they are my personal views and not financial or general advice.
You should always seek independent financial advice when it comes to choices about your personal finances. This is one area of your life where it’s worth paying for it to be done right.
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