With the Easter long weekend almost upon us, now is
the time to be stocking up on your last-minute groceries and chocolate
supplies to get you through.
Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays across the country, as well as Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday in some states.
Almost every capital city is in for a treat tomorrow as many Aussies head to the beach or on camping trips to lap up the sunshine.
And
while most major stores and supermarkets will be shut tomorrow, as
restricted trading hours kick in, there is still plenty to do.
It’s a historic moment for the AFL which will be debuting its first ever Good Friday game, between St Kilda and North Melbourne.
In New South Wales, the Royal National Park will be reopening its gates after fires tore through bushland.
Roads are expected to be busy as people head off tomorrow, with motorists being urged to aim for a “fatality-free” Easter weekend.
FOOD AND DRINK
Most major supermarkets will be closed tomorrow, including Coles,
Woolworths and Aldi. See our state-by-state breakdown for any exceptions
and revised hours over the entire weekend.
Most
McDonald’s stores will be open tomorrow nationwide, except for those in
food courts, while petrol stations and smaller chain stores can open at
their discretion.
All 7-Eleven stores across the country will be open to fuel all your coffee, petrol, ice and snack needs.
If you’re in need of a last-minute meal, most food delivery services
such as Foodora, UberEats, Deliveroo and Menulog, will be operating as
normal over the long weekend.
New South Wales
Supermarkets:
All Woolworths and Coles stores will be closed tomorrow across New South Wales. Check your local stores here and here for revised trading hours over the long weekend.
Some Harris Farm stores will be trading
tomorrow, including Willoughby (7am-10pm), Potts Point (7am- 10pm), Mona
Vale (7am-7pm), Broadway (7am-10pm), Bondi Beach (7am-10pm).
The Sydney Fish Markets will kick off the
Easter long weekend with extended trading hours from 5am until 5pm
tomorrow. It will be open every day over the long weekend.
Alcohol: Some pubs and breweries are open
tomorrow from noon until 10pm, while open restaurants can also serve
alcohol between these times.
The same rules apply in Western Australia.
Breweries
such as Archie Rose and The Grifter Brewing Company in Sydney’s inner
west will be open and selling takeaway bottles of all spirits from
midday.
Victoria
Supermarkets: All Woolworths and Coles stores will be closed tomorrow. Check your local stores here and here for revised trading hours over the weekend.
Alcohol:
Pubs and breweries with a liquor license can serve alcohol from noon.
This does not apply to businesses that have been supplied with an
exemption.
Event Cinemas and Hoyts branches will be opened nationwide on Good Friday, although session times may vary.
Here’s what is open across the country:
New South Wales
Luna Park Sydney: Open from 10am to 10pm
Sydney Royal Easter Show: Gates open from 9am
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium: Open from 10am to 6pm
Taronga Zoo Sydney: Open from 9.30am to 5pm
Sydney Bridge Climb: Bridge climbs will operate at normal business
hours. The first climb leaves at 8.05am and the last climb leaves at
6.25pm
Wet ‘n’ Wild Sydney: Open from 10am to 5pm
Victoria
Luna Park Melbourne: Open from 11am to 11pm
Melbourne Easter Show: Open from 10am to 9pm at Cranbourne Turf Club at Cranbourne
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium: Open from 9.30am to 6pm. Last admission is 5pm
Eureka Skydeck 88: Open from 10am to 10pm
Queensland
Dreamworld will be open from 10am to 5pm
Sea World and Movie World will be operating from 9.30am to 5pm
Wet ‘n’ Wild Gold Coast: Open from 10am to 5pm
TRANSPORT
New South Wales
Trains: Sydney
Trains will run a public holiday timetable with express trains running
to Sydney Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park from Central, Blacktown,
Penrith and Schofields
Services will leave Central Station every eight to 10 minutes from 9am until 9pm
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