Recreation Day holiday

Recreation Day is a Public [holidays in Australia|public holiday] in northern Tasmania. It is held on the first Monday in November, and was instituted to compensate northern Tasmanians in place of Royal [Hobart Regatta|Regatta Day], which is celebrated in southern Tasmania. It is observed in all parts of Tasmania north of Oatlands and Swansea . This area includes Strathgordon, Tarraleah and the West Coast.
The holiday was originally established as The First Monday in November holiday through the Bank Holidays Act of Tasmania. This holiday was removed in 1989, and then reinstated as Recreation Day in 1991, to coincide with the final day of the Australian Pacing Championship. This decision of the Government was proclaimed in the Government Gazette on Wednesday 18 September 1991.