City of Newcastle sought feedback from people who live, work, and run businesses in Newcastle on whether they support holding a Local Public Holiday for the Newcastle Show on Friday 28 February 2025.

Every year, City of Newcastle (CN) makes an application to the NSW Government for Newcastle Regional Show Day to be declared a Local Public Holiday or Local Event Day given its significance to the local community.

Over the past few years, Show Day has been declared either a Local Public Holiday or Local Event Day for the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas.

The Newcastle Show is an important historical, social and cultural event to the community within the Newcastle Region that dates to 1901 when the first Show was held.

If approved, the Local Public Holiday will fall on a Friday providing locals with a long weekend and an additional day outside of work to enjoy and celebrate the Show, and unite as a community.

A Local Public Holiday is considered a public holiday for all employees whose place of work is within the Newcastle Local Government Area.

The Newcastle Show will be held from Friday 28 February until Sunday 2 March 2025 at the Newcastle Regional Showground at Broadmeadow. For more information visit www.newcastleshow.com.au.

Thanks for having you say! Read the Engagement Summary Report to find out what we heard.

All community feedback was considered and reported to Council at the Ordinary Council meeting of Tuesday 26 November 2024.

The elected Councillors voted to make an application to the Minister for Industrial Relations, seeking the proclamation of Show Day for Friday 28 February 2025 as a Local Public Holiday, and if that is not approved by the Minister, request their approval for it to be proclaimed as a Local Event Day as set out in the Public Holidays Act 2010 (NSW).

We will keep the community updated as the application progresses.

For more information on Local Public Holidays, please contact the Department of Industrial Relations or call 131 628.