--- title: Not the right time for Easter Sunday public holiday move date: 2026-03-29T00:00:00+11:00 author: Mikala Grosse canonical_url: "https://tcci.com.au/news/not-the-right-time-for-easter-sunday-public-holiday-move" section: News --- NEWS# Not the right time for Easter Sunday public holiday move --- Media Release Date 29 March 2026 Category [Media Releases](https://tcci.com.au/category/media-releases) ![Photo by Dan Burton](https://tcci.com.au/volumes/images/Unsplash/_1280x720_fit_center-center_70_none/17632/photo-165595122.webp) 1. [ Home ](https://tcci.com.au/) 2. [ News ](https://tcci.com.au/news) 3. Not the right time for Easter Sunday public holiday move It is not the right time to consider an additional public holiday on Easter Sunday, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today. “With businesses of all shapes and sizes already struggling with the rising cost of fuel, it is not the time to put further pressure on business with an additional public holiday over Easter,” TCCI Acting CEO Colleen Reardon said. > “Businesses have already indicated to the TCCI that they would not be in a position to trade if Easter Sunday was a public holiday. > > “There are already two public holidays over Easter – Good Friday and Easter Monday – so it is already difficult for business. “If you add another public holiday, it is more likely to have an impact on whether a business will open or not.” ENDS Media Contact: Colleen Reardon, Acting CEO, TCCI 6236 3600 [ ![Photo by engin akyurt](https://tcci.com.au/volumes/images/Unsplash/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/17607/photo-136601413.webp) Prev post ### Federal fuel excise relief Media Release ](https://tcci.com.au/news/federal-fuel-excise-relief) [ #### Next post ### Joint fuel excise relief call Media Release ![Photo by engin akyurt](https://tcci.com.au/volumes/images/Unsplash/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/17678/photo-1818208911.webp) ](https://tcci.com.au/news/joint-fuel-excise-relief-call)