Canberra has opted to retain its Family and Community Day public holiday after receiving the overwhelming thumbs-up from local residents and business groups.
The ACT government set up public consultations earlier this year to consider the future of the public holiday, including possible plans to scrap it.
But it was given overwhelming support in more than 1,000 submissions, although the majority agreed it should not clash with other public holidays.
As a result, the government will move to make Family and Community Day a permanent fixture of the local calendar, but will adjust the date annually.
The holiday will fall on November 3 in 2009, September 27 in 2010, October 10 on 2011 and October 8 the following year.
It was installed in 2007 to give Canberrans an extra day to spend with their loved ones
Ha! F&C? Family and Community? Ha!
Hatch is with her dad, Hen's laid low with a cricked neck, I've got a stinking head cold, and I'm rostered into work today!
F&C day? Stick it!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Canberra has opted to retain its Family and Community Day public holiday after receiving the overwhelming thumbs-up from local residents and business groups.
The ACT government set up public consultations earlier this year to consider the future of the public holiday, including possible plans to scrap it.
But it was given overwhelming support in more than 1,000 submissions, although the majority agreed it should not clash with other public holidays.
As a result, the government will move to make Family and Community Day a permanent fixture of the local calendar, but will adjust the date annually.
It was installed in 2007 to give Canberrans an extra day to spend with their loved ones
Ha!
F&C day? Stick it!
So what do the UK's 'Bank Holidays' represent then? What is your reason For having the following holidays?
Late May Bank Holiday 31 May 30 May 4th June & 5th June
Summer Bank Holiday 30 Aug 29th Aug 27th Aug
The Hen wrote:Then they should be so named. "The Holiday for Not Recognising St David's Day".
I like calling a 'spade' a spade and I hate the fucking Banks and refuse to recognise a holiday in their name.
Better yet, take the rights days off and truly recognize your Patron Saints.. Why aren't you?
It's not good to be seen as too patriotic in the UK these days.
I have known cases where people have been told to take down the flag of St George on St George's day as they may cause offence to non-English people*.
*This actually happened to a neighbour of mine who had the gall to hang the flag from his bedroom window. The bastard!
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
The was buggar-all Eff for me as Gob was at work til just before I went to sleep. And I saw no evidence of C in my day.
Today I am meant to go to the Chiropractor before I wend my way to work. Half of me hopes she gives me a chit for today so I don't have to go to work.
I could then have a delayed Effn' C day, cause Gob won't be going in thanks to a crappy head cold. If we both stay home, we could be Familying all day long.
