Proposed Local Public Holiday Part-Day Dates for 2025-2026

Published on 28 August 2024

Public feedback is invited for the proposed part-day public holidays in Grafton and Maclean for the 2025 - 2026, Maclean Show, July Racing Carnival and Jacaranda Festival.

On 12 August 2024 the NSW Government's Executive Director of Industrial Relations wrote to the Clarence Valley Council General Manager inviting applications for half or part-day local public holidays.

Council is expected to "undertake a public consultation process to assess community sentiment as well as the costs and benefits to regional businesses and local communities".
 
Applications are due to the Department of Premier & Cabinet by Friday, 8 November 2024 and must be accompanied by a Council resolution and feedback from community consultation.

The following part-day local public holidays have been proposed:

Submissions for these proposed dates are most welcome and should be forwarded to Council and will not be accepted after 4:30pm Wednesday, 25 September. All submissions will be included as part of a report to Council for determination in October.