Well, tied with a few other states for highest number. And we have 12, compared to the lowest states which have 11. But I’m taking it as a win!
There are so few at this time of year though, it’s a long cold gap.
Well, tied with a few other states for highest number. And we have 12, compared to the lowest states which have 11. But I’m taking it as a win!
There are so few at this time of year though, it’s a long cold gap.
I think they were desperately trying to make a story from nothing. There was also a lot of creative rewording to make “the same number as lots of other states” sound like there was some sort of actual ranking order there.
The other confounding factor is that not all public holidays are state wide - Melbourne gets Melbourne Cup Day, but regional areas often don’t. I remember Warnambool had a half day off for something else on another day instead.
Reading the Vic Govt page I linked, it at least sounds like everyone in Vic gets the same number? Everyone gets Melbourne Cup, unless their local council chooses to substitute that for another day. But nobody doesn’t get any day.
I’m not actually sure if Qld is the same or not. Brisbane gets Ekka, and a number of other councils have their own Show Days, but I don’t know if it’s every council or not.