Woolworths, Coles and other major retailers will open with limited hours over the Easter long weekend. Photo: AAP
For Australians stocking up on hot cross buns, chocolate eggs and regular household items this Easter long weekend, it’s important to know which local stores are open or shut over the public holidays.
Many supermarkets and retailers are closed or have restricted open hours across various days during Easter, with changing trading hours at Woolworths, Coles, Bunnings and Dan Murphy’s set to interrupt last-minute festivities.
Read below for a guide on where you can shop and what day stores are open below:
All Woolworths stores across Australia will be closed on Good Friday, while stores in NSW, the ACT, and metropolitan Adelaide will also close on Easter Sunday.
Supermarkets in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the NT will be open from Easter Saturday through to Easter Monday.
Every Coles supermarket will be closed on Good Friday, while many stores will have restricted open hours over the long weekend.
Australia’s largest liquor chain, Dan Murphy’s, will be open in most states at the long weekend, except for Good Friday.
Discount department chain Big W will remain open through most of the Easter holiday period, except on Good Friday.
Customers venturing to Westfield shopping centres across the country should also be aware of limited hours. Australia’s largest shopping precincts will be closed on Good Friday and offering shorter trading hours until Tuesday.