What’s open on Australia Day – opening hours for Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Bunnings, bottle shops and retail centres

As millions of Australians take advantage of the Australia Day public holiday, many businesses will be opening their doors in the hope of attracting people into the shops on Friday.

The last bank holiday of the summer means many people are hoping for a barbecue or a day at the beach, weather permitting.

But for those who forgot to buy extra sandwiches or need a few thongs to wear, there are plenty of shops open.

Here’s the list:

Woolworths

Most Woolies stores across the country will remain open on Australia Day, with a few exceptions.

All stores in South Australia and Tasmania will be open.

A Woolworths spokesperson confirmed most stores will be open in Victoria, NSW, the NT and the ACT.

In Queensland, all stores will be open except Charters Towers, Bowen and Ayr, which will close at 2pm on Thursday as Cyclone Kirrily accelerates towards the region.

In Western Australia, all stores are open, except Esperance and Katanning.

Customers are encouraged to check the opening times of individual supermarkets to ensure they don’t miss anything.

Coles

All Coles stores will be open across the country, except in South Australia where most stores will be closed.

Those stores in Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Berri, Port Augusta, Mount Barker, Adelaide Rundle Place, Whyalla, Murray Bridge Green, Mount Gambier and Victor Harbor will remain open on Friday.

Coles encourages people to check the website for individual store opening times.

Aldi

Most Aldi stores across Australia open on Australia Day, but close earlier nationally at 8pm.

Customers should check the Aldi website to check the opening hours of all stores.

Bottle shops

BWS, Dan Murphy’s and Vintage Cellars are also open for business Friday.

However, specific hours vary from store to store in each state.

Liquor stores in South Australia are closed on Fridays except in Collinswood, Unley, Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, North Haven, Hindmarsh, Victor Harbor, Reynella, Port Lincoln, Murray Bridge, Grand Junction Drive Thru, Mount Gambier, Aberfoyle Park, Brighton Drive Thru, Western Tavern Drive Thru, Waterloo Drive, Golden Grove, Victor Harbor McCracken, Whyalla Westlands, Rundle Mall, Port Augusta, Mount Barker and Berri.

Retail

BIG W

All BIG W stores are open on Australia Day, with the exception of BIG W Kingaroy in Queensland

Customers are encouraged to check online for any changes to their local BIG W opening hours.

Goal

Target stores opened in every state except South Australia on Friday.

South Australian shoppers will have to shop in-store on a different day as all Target stores will be closed on Australia Day except the Target Centrepoint store.

Kmart

In most states, all Kmart stores remain open on Australia Day, with varying trading hours.

Several Kmart stores will be closed in South Australia, including Firle, Tea Tree, Munno Para, Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, West Lakes, Port Noarlunga, Port Adelaide and Churchill.

The remaining stores in South Australia remain open.

In NSW, all stores are open except the Stanhope Gardens store, which closes permanently the day before Australia Day.

The Esperance Khub in WA is also closed on Friday.

Anyone looking to make a bargain should check the website for individual trading hours.

Bunnings

It’s good news for anyone who wants to do odd jobs on Friday.

All Bunnings stores in every state and territory will remain open this Australia Day.

However, customers should check the website for individual store opening hours.

Meanwhile, all banks are closed on Australia Day.