Winter's grip loosens across most of the country by 22 August 2030, 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 Thursday sits one day short of the weekend, and workers commonly take the Friday after it as annual leave to turn a single day off into a four-day break. Thursday 22 August 2030 falls on this day of the week, one working day ahead of Friday and two ahead of the weekend that follows it.
The working-day count on this page excludes both weekend days and any public holiday declared for the state selected, so the same date in 2030 can show a different total depending on which state's calendar applies to 22 August. Interstate businesses need to check more than one state's list before setting a national deadline.