The Melbourne Cup is known as “….the race that stops a nation!”
So, it seems only right that every Australian should be entitled to a day off to enjoy the great race.
No more taking annual leave. No more ringing in sick. No more running down to the pub for five minutes to watch the race.
Let’s join forces. Rally around us, Australia, and demand a day off for the Melbourne Cup! Won’t someone think of the children.
What are you waiting for?
love the “melbourne cup -public holiday partition”-ingenious!
now If only the boss would agree!
Hi everyone,
Thanks for all your support and feedback.
It’s greatly appreciated! There’s been 12,000+ signatories already and we reckon that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Thanks again,
Chris Mc
Sportsbet.com.au
The problem with petitions is always that they only present one side of the argument. I don’t agree with a public holiday for the Melbourne Cup or any race meeting. The world has moved on from the time when a day at the races was the major form of entertainment in town. Would it be a better idea to shift the Melbourne Cup to the evening, outside of work hours?
What do we as Australians do on Public Holidays ?
The commercial involvement that introduces office sweeps and guests privileges to promote a lazy day at work with the television or radio tuned not to far away from the channel nine or sky channel – not to mention the rotation visit to the local TAB just for the girls in the office to keep the interests on song and testing our punters intuition. If we make the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Nationwide we take away the commercial applications that roll into fanfare to envision time off work at work and the Millions of people throwing – $2 each way on the pink silks – $2 each way on the fav and – $2 each way on the Omen bet that resembles the kids names the BF or the favourite birthday numbers that missed in the lotto the week before and don’t forget – $2 each way on the leading jock and a fiver on one of outsiders jumping from the inside barrier.
The game day preparations that evoke the lead up to the Cup is a sacred thing the truth behind the news is that everybody loves the pony’s because that is the one time of the year at work the boss is happy to stand side by side with you and not be expecting you to rush the floor for customers or type up the next data sheet before it hits the office floor. You take our office romance away from the Melbourne Cup you take away our Melbourne Cup – the RDO’s the sick day to catch up at your local picnic race day meet is a given for all our race lovers and there plus 1’s – but the Cup is the working mans Christmas the time when equality is race 1-5 where the rest is up to the parade ring as all eyes end up trackside on our famous turf at Flemington the race that stops a nation for 15 minutes of spring dresses, suits for hoops and champagne fame – The race that stops a nation at work for work and because of work the dance that plays our heart to only be apart of the game day Quinella, Tri or Quaddie hoping for the office sweep and the first four as a kicker, constant smiles for two miles and the fist full of the tickets the cheers and jeers coming round the turn and the minutes of the stewards.
Clayton says: I remember in primary school in W.A watching the race in class trying to pick the winner, not knowing about the holliday. Now I plead with the school’s to show the race again or risk more of what I was doing later wagging, 1st/Tue/Nov
I am now retired and enjoy the races every day but it should be a national holiday as most take a Rec day or RDO anyway. I always did when I was working.
Yes! Melbourne Cup Day should be a public holiday for all, its the race that stops the nation, and the nation stops comes with thier horses for the big race. I have ridden at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, and that was an amazing experiance to be the only female riding at Flemington, and funnely enough the horses name was “Bending Over” we ran third that day, what a buzz.
regards Jackie Pujol
It is a great way to promote horse racing for not only the Melbourne Cup but other states as well.We used to have a public holiday here in Canberra and it was great day to invite the family arround have a barbecue and watch the races.Now it’s back to work .
only if the perth cup, adelaide cup, sydney cup, brisbane cup and hobart cup are all public holidays for victorians.
For sure, the more holidays for sporting events the better
As a hospitality worker i dont care if it is or isnt…..i still have to work it