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2/1 FIFO roster calendar 2026 — Victoria public holidays
By FIFO Planner · Published · Last updated
Victoria has 14 public holiday dates in 2026, and 10 of them fall on a weekday. This page lists each one with the day it lands on, and shows how they sit against a 2/1 roster (2 weeks on, 1 week off). It is written for workers flying out of Melbourne to the Latrobe Valley, Ballarat, and Bendigo regions, where gold mining and power generation drive most VIC FIFO rosters.
About the 2/1 roster pattern
14 consecutive days on swing at site, followed by 7 days R&R at home. The full cycle repeats every 21 days. Because the cycle runs 21 days rather than a calendar month, holidays drift through it: across every possible swing start date, roughly 9 of VIC's 14 public holiday dates in 2026 land while you are on site. Where yours fall depends on your own start date — set it in FIFO Planner and the VIC overlay shows the exact conflicts.
On swing
14 days
at site
R&R
7 days
at home
Full cycle
21 days
repeating
Your 2026 on a 2/1 roster
2026 has 365 days. A 2/1 roster completes about 17.4 full 21-day cycles in that time, which works out to roughly 243 days on site and 122 days at home. A different start date shifts the exact counts by a few days.
Cycles in the year
17.4
21 days each
Days on site
~243
expected over the year
Days at home
~122
expected over the year
Victoria public holidays 2026
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman 2026 list, checked 2026-10-03. Part-day and local holidays are not listed.
4 of these fall on a weekend in 2026 (Easter Saturday on Saturday 4 Apr, Easter Sunday on Sunday 5 Apr, Anzac Day on Saturday 25 Apr, Boxing Day on Saturday 26 Dec), so they are worth less to anyone already rostered off on weekends, and the remaining 10 are the ones to plan R&R around.
Holidays specific to VIC rather than national: Labour Day, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, King's Birthday, Friday before the AFL Grand Final, Melbourne Cup. Interstate workers on the same site may not have these days off, which matters when planning travel or crew changeovers.
How VIC compares with the other states in 2026
VIC has the most holiday dates of the six states this year (14). Only VIC has Friday before the AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup, so crew based in other states do not get those days off. The King's Birthday is 8 Jun in VIC, but 28 Sep in WA and 5 Oct in QLD.
VIC holidays on a 2/1 swing: a worked example
Take a 2/1 roster whose first swing day is Monday 5 January 2026. On that schedule, 11 of VIC's 14 holiday dates land on swing and 3 land on R&R. 8 of the swing days are weekdays, which are the ones that cost real time at home: Australia Day (Mon, 26 Jan), Labour Day (Mon, 9 Mar), Good Friday (Fri, 3 Apr), Easter Monday (Mon, 6 Apr), King's Birthday (Mon, 8 June), Friday before the AFL Grand Final (Fri, 25 Sept), Melbourne Cup (Tue, 3 Nov), Boxing Day (additional day) (Mon, 28 Dec).
A different start date moves holidays between swing and R&R.
The same holidays on other patterns
| Pattern | On swing | Weekday on swing |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1 roster | 11 of 14 | 8 |
| 3/1 roster | 9 of 14 | 6 |
| 4/2 roster | 12 of 14 | 8 |
| 8/6 roster | 10 of 14 | 7 |
| 7/7 roster | 6 of 14 | 3 |
Every pattern starts on Monday 5 January 2026 for this comparison.
Long weekends in 2026
- Sat, 24 Jan to Mon, 26 Jan (3 days off): Australia Day.
- Sat, 7 Mar to Mon, 9 Mar (3 days off): Labour Day.
- Fri, 3 Apr to Mon, 6 Apr (4 days off): Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday.
- Sat, 6 June to Mon, 8 June (3 days off): King's Birthday.
- Fri, 25 Sept to Sun, 27 Sept (3 days off): Friday before the AFL Grand Final.
- Fri, 25 Dec to Mon, 28 Dec (4 days off): Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (additional day).
How FIFO Planner handles VIC holidays on your 2/1 roster
Switch on the VIC holiday overlay and these dates appear on the same calendar as your swing and R&R days. Export to ICS with holidays included, and use it offline at camp.
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