Let's Make Melbourne Cup Day a National Holiday Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/lets-make-melbourne-cup-day-a-national-holiday.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 05:47 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Kieran Murphy [Signature #1289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24448585?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Nov 2023 11:04:36 UTC 24448585 Mrs Michelle Ogden [Signature #1288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24448583?utm_medium=rss It is called the race that stops the nation not the race that stops one State! I have to take an annual leave day every year to take part in the race that is meant to stop the Nation. We have luncheons with the race televised in every State and these are always booked out which shows how dedicated people in States all over Australia are to attend the event. Do stop making the rest of us take an annual leave day and make it a National holiday!

]]> Sun, 5 Nov 2023 10:39:30 UTC 24448583 Mr Harrison Everett [Signature #1287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24187253?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Oct 2021 04:27:11 UTC 24187253 Mr Norman Mountford [Signature #1286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19518474?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2015 03:56:24 UTC 19518474 Mr. Jeremy Kesselbach [Signature #1285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19385635?utm_medium=rss The more holidays the better, for individuals welfare.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:13:29 UTC 19385635 Mr Tristan Stephensin [Signature #1284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18778807?utm_medium=rss We should have Melbourne Cup day as a national holiday since the children are going to school which cannot view the races

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:54:19 UTC 18778807 Mr Jacob Clark Scrivener [Signature #1283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18418519?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:08:20 UTC 18418519 mr VIOLETA KALAJDZIC [Signature #1282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18106253?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Nov 2014 03:42:17 UTC 18106253 Mr Patrick Le Roux [Signature #1281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17831082?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:12:58 UTC 17831082 mr chris hayes [Signature #1280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17395264?utm_medium=rss great idea

]]> Thu, 29 May 2014 01:08:26 UTC 17395264 indiah hardinge [Signature #1279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17312608?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 May 2014 09:22:18 UTC 17312608 Miss Lauren Feather [Signature #1278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17156687?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Apr 2014 07:23:33 UTC 17156687 Mrs Tanja Lepikkö [Signature #1277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17072766?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:25:39 UTC 17072766 ms paola p [Signature #1276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17065761?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:15:57 UTC 17065761 Ms Pauline Hili [Signature #1275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17015420?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:28:19 UTC 17015420 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16866125?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:50:33 UTC 16866125 Mr Jake Murray [Signature #1273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16722992?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Feb 2014 08:28:50 UTC 16722992 MS Lília Gracielle da Silva [Signature #1272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16102794?utm_medium=rss Amor e Justiça

]]> Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:42:04 UTC 16102794 Ms Mateja Simsic [Signature #1271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16102774?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:38:11 UTC 16102774 MS Lília Silva [Signature #1270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16102773?utm_medium=rss Amor e Justiça

]]> Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:38:08 UTC 16102773 Mr Kevin Stanley [Signature #1269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15784666?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:57:23 UTC 15784666 Mrs Giovanna Webster [Signature #1268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15641906?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:06:15 UTC 15641906 Mr Jack Dean [Signature #1267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15614092?utm_medium=rss The Melbourne cup should be a public holiday. Everyone calls it the race that stops a nation so make it a public holiday so we can all watch it together.

]]> Sun, 4 Aug 2013 06:46:46 UTC 15614092 Miss Kylie Ramsay [Signature #1266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15597894?utm_medium=rss We close the shop for the afternoon anyway regardless of production, profit and wage loss. we sacrifice it every year and would appreciate the proper time to celebrate

]]> Thu, 1 Aug 2013 04:08:18 UTC 15597894 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15553306?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:26:40 UTC 15553306 mrs daniela ruegg [Signature #1264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15481322?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Jul 2013 03:35:36 UTC 15481322 Mr chris olszewski [Signature #1263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15435546?utm_medium=rss yes

]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:06:13 UTC 15435546 Mr Zheng liu [Signature #1262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15395877?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:45:52 UTC 15395877 Mr John Hall [Signature #1261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15211427?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 May 2013 09:24:44 UTC 15211427 Catriona Malvenan [Signature #1260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15163017?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 May 2013 06:43:00 UTC 15163017 Ms Chelsea Moeller [Signature #1259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15141278?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:58:50 UTC 15141278 mr jason koless [Signature #1258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15003576?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Apr 2013 04:50:44 UTC 15003576 Ms Cassandra Dangerfield [Signature #1257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14272148?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:23:43 UTC 14272148 Missq Anonymous [Signature #1256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14227224?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:10:18 UTC 14227224 Mr Peter Moosmann [Signature #1255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14075198?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:14:48 UTC 14075198 Mr Jamie Atkinson [Signature #1254] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13877148?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:27:34 UTC 13877148 Mr Chris Olszewski [Signature #1253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13660122?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Sep 2012 02:02:44 UTC 13660122 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13596347?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:08:08 UTC 13596347 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13386920?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:14:24 UTC 13386920 Mr Tim Bell [Signature #1250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13185712?utm_medium=rss To rite ,public holiday

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:13:50 UTC 13185712 Mr Shane Kerr [Signature #1249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12783406?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 May 2012 02:46:21 UTC 12783406 MS SARAH HACKETT [Signature #1248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12325603?utm_medium=rss We have the Adelaide Cup in SA but no one is really interested in this race compared to the Melbourne cup. Everyone through out the country will have a flitter

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 12:08:34 UTC 12325603 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12323818?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Mar 2012 05:10:16 UTC 12323818 Mr Ken Gregory [Signature #1246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12323368?utm_medium=rss Everyone is more interested in The Melbourne Cup than out own racing Adelaide cup holiday. Lets all join the national celebration. It is the race that stops the nation afterall.

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 04:07:38 UTC 12323368 Anonymous [Signature #1245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12252429?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:28:47 UTC 12252429 Cassandra Dangerfield [Signature #1244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12092022?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:35:41 UTC 12092022 Lauren Pratt [Signature #1243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11752526?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:51:32 UTC 11752526 Ebony Howell [Signature #1242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11493169?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:06 UTC 11493169 miss alesiha groenheide [Signature #1241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11419787?utm_medium=rss We, the undersigned, call on the Commonwealth of Australia to add the Melbourne Cup, on the first Tuesday of November, to our National Public Holiday list

]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:59:29 UTC 11419787 amber shirley [Signature #1240] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11408168?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:54:46 UTC 11408168 Miss Hannah Cooper [Signature #1239] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11358598?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:37:56 UTC 11358598 Mr David Lawler [Signature #1238] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11228139?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:27:18 UTC 11228139 Miss Rhiannon Lee [Signature #1237] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10943664?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:18:17 UTC 10943664 Tricia Clark [Signature #1236] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10918127?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:28:46 UTC 10918127 Miss Jacqueline Morrison [Signature #1235] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10764114?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:10:28 UTC 10764114 Ms Jan Kerr [Signature #1234] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10499767?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 May 2011 05:57:51 UTC 10499767 Miss Shanel Calabro [Signature #1233] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10498272?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 May 2011 01:19:22 UTC 10498272 Anonymous [Signature #1232] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10193302?utm_medium=rss Sat, 9 Apr 2011 02:35:55 UTC 10193302 miss Shell-sea Ellem [Signature #1231] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10160135?utm_medium=rss Why not? The melbourne cup will get more publicity and plus I always miss watching the race because I'm at school and I'd really enjoy watching it for once.

]]> Tue, 5 Apr 2011 02:36:53 UTC 10160135 Ms Lynne Sajatovic [Signature #1230] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10117979?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:24:17 UTC 10117979 shoba daniels [Signature #1229] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10023028?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:26:09 UTC 10023028 Amy Naidoo [Signature #1228] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9839038?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:14:23 UTC 9839038 Melissa Wilson [Signature #1227] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9016187?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:38:02 UTC 9016187 Mr Rahul Roy [Signature #1226] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8793824?utm_medium=rss AS I HAVE BEEN TO AUSTRALIA AND WORKING FOR AN AUSTRALIAN FIRM , I PREFER MELBOURNE CUP DAY MUST BE CELEBRATED BY ALL AUSTRALIANS AND THIS DAY MUST GIVEN AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO ALL.
BEING AN INDIAN WHEN I CAN SUPPORT THIS , THEN I BELIEVE ALL AUSIIE PEOPLE MUST SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:50:59 UTC 8793824 Anonymous [Signature #1225] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8732301?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:13:33 UTC 8732301 Mr Alan Huntley [Signature #1224] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8677374?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:18:07 UTC 8677374 mr graeme crosbie [Signature #1223] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8663099?utm_medium=rss in qld.we pretty much take afternoo off anyway,so lets have the whole day,maybe delete queens birthday holiday.

]]> Thu, 7 Oct 2010 08:43:49 UTC 8663099 BELINDA LEES [Signature #1222] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8494827?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:46:09 UTC 8494827 Mrs Suzy Tsompanidis [Signature #1221] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8466827?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Sep 2010 01:20:08 UTC 8466827 Mrs Karen Smith [Signature #1220] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8185307?utm_medium=rss Melbourne Cup day should be a public holiday. It's a day ALL Australians should be able to celebrate and enjoy not just melbourne & canberra people. Over the years this was become a world wide celebrated event, so if they stop for this race in other counties then our country where it is held should have a designated public holiday.

]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:33:03 UTC 8185307 Mr John Pitharas [Signature #1219] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8079209?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:57:46 UTC 8079209 Miss Kait Gordon [Signature #1218] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7851871?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jun 2010 06:34:08 UTC 7851871 Ms Tammy Baxter [Signature #1217] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7616730?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 05:50:00 UTC 7616730 Mr Jay Ryder [Signature #1216] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7577714?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 07:52:51 UTC 7577714 Shannyn B [Signature #1215] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7495366?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 May 2010 04:33:50 UTC 7495366 Michelle Trindall [Signature #1214] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7494790?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 May 2010 12:52:57 UTC 7494790 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1213] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7336943?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:28:31 UTC 7336943 Mr Daniel Cannan [Signature #1212] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7259124?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:46:18 UTC 7259124 Jenny Morsby [Signature #1211] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7243992?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:27:37 UTC 7243992 mr robert weekes [Signature #1210] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7161839?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:13:15 UTC 7161839 Samantha Curnow [Signature #1209] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7081598?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Mar 2010 06:15:13 UTC 7081598 Miss Anna Deanoz [Signature #1208] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7073234?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:18:46 UTC 7073234 Mr Daniel Candeloro [Signature #1207] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7072517?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Mar 2010 07:19:10 UTC 7072517 Mr Jarrod Glover [Signature #1206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7052167?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:11:11 UTC 7052167 Miss Nicole Jones [Signature #1205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7020551?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:45:05 UTC 7020551 Ms Samantha Taylor [Signature #1204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6988545?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:28:06 UTC 6988545 Mrs Shannon Powell [Signature #1203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6970450?utm_medium=rss How can this be the 'race that stops a nation' but only give one state a holiday??

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:49:09 UTC 6970450 mrs P Ferguson [Signature #1202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6891008?utm_medium=rss Why not? There are no holidays that I can see in November.

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:03:44 UTC 6891008 Mr chris olszewski [Signature #1201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6852297?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:39:51 UTC 6852297 Mrs Georgia Newman [Signature #1200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6814264?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:46:50 UTC 6814264 Ms Anne Bullen [Signature #1199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6807783?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:56:32 UTC 6807783 Ms Emma Bullen [Signature #1198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6807782?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:55:36 UTC 6807782 Miss Lily Bullen [Signature #1197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6807775?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:52:23 UTC 6807775 Miss Tahlia Roberts [Signature #1196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6791721?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Jan 2010 06:04:26 UTC 6791721 Mr Garry Willard [Signature #1195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6766315?utm_medium=rss This is already a public holiday in Melbourne but NSW invest more in the race and it is truly a national day. A great majority of people are focussed on the event & the day and it would make sense to either make it a public holiday or at least half day holiday from midday. Why should Victorians or Melbournians get a day off only. Up here in NSW every pub and club and tab is full on this day so productivity is not going to be greatly impacted. Sydney gets less Public Holidays than other areas.

]]> Sat, 2 Jan 2010 05:39:18 UTC 6766315 Angela Casey [Signature #1194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6709460?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:29:18 UTC 6709460 Susan Fraser [Signature #1193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6695503?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:20:53 UTC 6695503 Mr Jason Freney [Signature #1192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6614478?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:54:31 UTC 6614478 ms deirdre dutton [Signature #1191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6489469?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:29:46 UTC 6489469 Sean Slater [Signature #1190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6486218?utm_medium=rss C'mon guys... Iconic race deserves a holiday... GO SHOCKInG!!!!!!!

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