What is this Foundation Day you speak of?

Today was Foundation Day. When I asked around very little was known about this so called public holiday. After a little research, Foundation Day originally June 1st and now the first Monday in June, commemorates the foundation of the Swan Valley Colony in 1829. Swan Valley Colony was a British colony that over time developed in Western Australia. Captain James Stirling of the Royal navy decided that a celebration was needed to unite all of the colony's inhabitants including settlers and aboriginals and thus Foundation Day.

What does Foundation Day mean for me? In daily lives it means that public transportation observes the limited holiday schedule, that grocery stores and major shops are closed, primary schools are closed and yet uni is still on.

Cheers, from a gal on holiday
P.s. map thanks to weheartit.com