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2008 |
2009 |
2010 | |
| New Years Day |
Tuesday 1 January |
Thursday 1 January |
Friday 1 January |
| Australia Day |
Monday 28 January |
Monday 26 January |
Tuesday 26 January |
| Good Friday |
Friday 21 March |
Friday 10 April |
Friday 2 April |
| Easter Saturday |
Saturday 22 March |
Saturday 11 April |
Saturday 3 April |
| Easter Monday |
Monday 24 March |
Monday 13 April |
Monday 5 April |
| Anzac Day |
Friday 25 April |
Saturday 25 April |
Monday 26 April |
| Labour Day |
Monday 9 June |
Monday 8 June |
Monday 3 May |
| Queens Birthday |
Monday 9 June |
Monday 8 June |
Monday 14 June |
| Royal Queensland Show Day**** |
Wednesday 13 August |
Wednesday 12 August |
Wednesday 11 August |
| Christmas Day |
Thursday 25 December |
Friday 25 December |
Saturday 25 December |
| Boxing Day |
Friday 26 December |
Saturday 26 December |
Monday 27 December |
****Brisbane metropolitan only
Tourism is Queensland’s leading industry, with millions of interstate and overseas visitors flocking to the Sunshine State each year. Queensland is a state of many contrasts that range from sunny tropical coastal areas, lush rainforests to dry inland areas.
The main tourist destinations of Queensland include –
- Gold Coast
- Sunshine Coast
- Hervey Bay/Fraser Island
- Brisbane
- Whitsundays (Airlie Beach, Whitehaven Beach, Hamilton Island, Daydream Island)
- Far North Queensland (Cairns, Port Douglas,The Daintree)
- North Queensland (Townsville, Magnetic Island)
- North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island
- The Great Barrier Reef
The Gold Coast of Queensland is also sometimes referred to as “Australia’s Theme Park Capital”, with five major amusement parks –
- Dreamworld
- Movie World
- Sea World
- Wet ‘n’ Wild
- WhiteWater World
There are also wildlife parks in Queensland - Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast and Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast.
Source: Wikipedia