$(function() {
  $('.date-picker').datepicker({ 
    altField: '#actualDate', 
	dateFormat: 'DD dd/mm/yy', 
    minDate:'0', 
    maxDate: '+12M',
	firstDay: 1, 
    beforeShowDay:  nationalDays
  });

  var natDays = ["3/8/2009","3/7/2009","10/7/2009","17/7/2009","24/7/2009","26/7/2009","3/8/2009","25/12/2009","28/12/2009","1/1/2010","26/1/2010","2/4/2010","3/4/2010","5/4/2010","26/4/2010","3/5/2010","2/7/2010","9/7/2010","16/7/2010","23/7/2010","2/8/2010","20/8/2010","4/10/2010","27/12/2010","28/12/2010"];
  function nationalDays(date) {
    var sDate = date.getDate().toString() + "/" + (date.getMonth()+1).toString() + "/" + date.getFullYear().toString();
    if ($.inArray(sDate, natDays) != -1) return [false,"","NSW Public Holiday"];
    else return [true, ""];
  }
});