Winter's grip loosens across most of the country by 23 August 2028, even while the far south can still record its coldest weather of the year during August. The ski season across the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Alps continues through to its usual close in September, drawing visitors for the last weeks of snow.
A public holiday landing on a Wednesday sits in the middle of its working week rather than beside a weekend, so it does not create a long weekend on its own. Wednesday 23 August 2028 falls on this day of the week, at the working week's midpoint, three working days deep into the week.
The countdown to 23 August 2028 is measured from today's date and updates once every day, since the number of days, hours and minutes remaining changes continuously as the current date moves closer to it. Each visit to this page recalculates the figure fresh from the current moment, rather than storing a fixed number that would go stale over time.