| 1/1/2002, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/28/2002, Mon | Australia Day: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 2/12/2002, Tue | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/13/2002, Wed | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/14/2002, Thu | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 3/8/2002, 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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| 3/9/2002, 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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| 3/10/2002, 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
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| 3/11/2002, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
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| 3/24/2002, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/29/2002, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/30/2002, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/31/2002, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/2002, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/2002, Thu | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/10/2002, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/28/2002, Sat | Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All Hotels Booked, large crowds
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| 11/5/2002, 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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| 12/24/2002, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/2002, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/2002, Thu | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/2002, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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