Canberra Day

Canberra Day

Canberra Day is a public holiday held annually on the second Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to celebrate the official naming of Canberra. Canberra was named at a ceremony on March 12 1913 by Lady Denman, the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman.

On 3 March 2007, ACT Minister Andrew Barr introduced a bill to change the day of Canberra Day to the "second" Monday in March so it falls closer to the actual birthday of Canberra. [cite web | title=Changes to Canberra Day Public Holiday From 2008 | url=http://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/media.asp?media=2318&section=56&title=Media%20Release&id=56 | publisher=Office of the ACT Chief Minister | date=2007-03-03 | accessdate=2007-03-19] Previously it had been held on the third Monday in March.

ee also

* Public holidays in Australia
* History of Canberra

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