| 1/1/1980, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/28/1980, Mon | Australia Day: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 2/16/1980, Sat | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/17/1980, Sun | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/18/1980, Mon | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 3/7/1980, Fri | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
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| 3/8/1980, Sat | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
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| 3/9/1980, Sun | Moomba Waterfest Festival |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday
Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
|
| 3/10/1980, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
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| 3/30/1980, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1980, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/5/1980, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/6/1980, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/7/1980, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/1980, Fri | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/9/1980, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/27/1980, Sat | Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All Hotels Booked, large crowds
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| 11/4/1980, Tue | Melbourne Cup Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Largest horse racing event in Australia.
1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
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| 12/24/1980, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1980, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1980, Fri | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1980, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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