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Karratha, Port Hedland mark King's Birthday public holiday before rest of WA

August 04, 2025 2 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor
Karratha, Port Hedland mark King's Birthday public holiday before rest of Western Australia. For nearly three decades, a small pocket of Western Australia’s north-west has quietly marked the King’s Birthday public holiday a month ahead of the rest of the state for port operations & cargo handling. In the City of Karratha and the Town of Port Hedland, the holiday is observed in August, diverging from WA’s standard date in late September. This local variation is made possible under the Public and Bank Holiday Act 1997, which allows local government to request an alternative date of local significance. In these two regions, the timing coincides with major community event: the Fenacing Festival in Karratha and the Hedland Cup in Port Hedland. 

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