Church times, events, what’s open: Guide to Easter on Fraser Coast
From church services to events and a list of what’s open over the public holidays, here’s everything you need to know for the Easter break on the Fraser Coast.
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With Easter upon us, families across the region are planning how to spend their break.
From church services to much-loved annual events, there’s plenty to look forward to.
Shopping centres and supermarkets will close over the Easter period and times will change.
Here, we provide a list of opening times and let you know what is open over the holiday period.
Easter events
- Easter Saturday, 7am, Easter Family Fun Day at Torquay foreshore
- Easter Markets, Saturday, Urangan Pier Markets, from 7am.
- Woodgate Easter Fair, 7.30am-2pm Easter Monday
- Poona Easter Festival, Saturday, 6.30am, Poona Community Hall.
- Easter School Holiday Fun, Station Square Shopping Centre, 10am Wednesday and Thursday.
- Conrodders Easter Campout, Saturday 6pm -10pm, Maryborough Showgrounds
- Glenwood Community Car Boot Sale, with visit from the Easter Bunny, Saturday from 8am.
- Easter Raffle, Hervey Bay Boat Club, 1pm Saturday.
- Burrum Heads Easter Fishing Competition, starting Good Friday, Burrum Heads Lions Park, entry $5-$30.
- Granville Community Easter Party, 9am to 10.30am, 94 Cardigan Street, with visit from Easter Bunny.
- Conrodders Easter Sunday Car Show, 9am to 12pm, entry $5.
Church times
- St Paul’s Anglican Church, Maryborough – Good Friday, 8.30am, reflections and readings, 3.30pm Stations of the Cross; Saturday, Easter Eve Service with Holy Communion, 5.30pm; Easter Sunday, 8.30am.
- St Mary’s Catholic Church – Good Friday, Mass, 8.30am; Saturday, Reconciliation, 5pm, Mass, 6pm; Sunday, Mass in Maryborough, 8am, Mass in Tiaro, 10am.
- St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hervey Bay – Good Friday, Stations of the Cross, 10.30am, The Lord’s Passion with Communion, 3pm; Saturday – Easter Vigil, 6pm; Easter Sunday – St Joseph’s Hervey Bay 7am and 9am; St Patrick’s Howard, 7am; St Peter the Fisherman, Burrum Heads, 9am.
- Victory Church, Maryborough – Good Friday, 9.30am to 10.30am, Easter Sunday, 9.30am to 11.30am.
- Bayside Christian Church – Good Friday, 9am; Saturday, 7.30am, men’s breakfast, $10; 6.30pm, women's leaders event; Sunday services, 9am and 5pm.
- St John’s Anglican Church, Hervey Bay – Good Friday, Passion of the Cross, 8.30am; Stations of the Cross, 10.30am; Easter Saturday vigil, 7pm; Easter Sunday dawn service, 5.30am at Scarness rotunda, services 7am and 9am.
- New Life Christian Church, Hervey Bay – Easter Thursday service, 7pm; Easter Sunday, 8.30am and 10.30am. Services to be livestreamed on Facebook page.
- Hervey Bay Church of Christ – Thursday service, 6.30pm, Good Friday, 9am service, Easter Sunday, 9.30am.
- Hervey Bay Uniting Church – Good Friday, Hervey Bay, 9am, Howard, 9.30am, Burrum Heads, 6pm. Easter Sunday, Burrum Heads, 7.30am, Hervey Bay, 9am, Howard, 9.30am.
- Hervey Bay Bible Church – Good Friday, 9.30am; Easter Sunday, 9.30am.
- St James Lutheran Church – Good Friday service, 9am, Easter Sunday, 9am.
- Hervey Bay Presbyterian Church – Good Friday, 7.30am; Easter Sunday 9.30am.
- Hervey Bay Seventh Day Adventist Church, 11am, Easter Saturday.
- Hervey Bay Baptist Church – Easter Sunday, 9.30am
- Maryborough LifeChurch – Easter Sunday, services at 10am and 5pm
- Door of Hope Church, Sunday service 9am
- Maryborough Parish Uniting Church, Good Friday, 8am, Tiaro, 10am; Easter Sunday service 9am.
- St Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Thursday 7.30pm, Good Friday, 8.15am, Easter Sunday, 8.15am.
- Tinana Christian Church – Good Friday, 8.30am; Easter Sunday, 9.30am.
- Maryborough Seventh Day Adventist Church, 11am Easter Saturday.
What’s open?
- Station Square Shopping Centre – closed on Good Friday, open every other day
- Stockland Hervey Bay – closed on Good Friday. Easter Saturday open from 10am to 4pm, Easter Sunday, 10am to 4pm, Easter Monday, 10am to 4pm.
- Urangan Central, closed Good Friday
- IGA Fraser Shores – Open Good Friday, 7am to 8pm, Easter Saturday, open 7am to 8pm, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, 7am to 8pm.
- Maryborough Central Shopping Centre, Fresh and Save Supermarket open Good Friday, 8am-8pm, Easter Saturday, 8am to 8pm, Easter Sunday, 8am to 8pm. For specialty stores opening times may vary.
- Hervey Bay BigScreen Cinemas – open Good Friday
- Maryborough Cinemas – open Good Friday
- IGA Maryborough – open Good Friday, open from 6am to 6pm.
- Foodworks Tinana – open Good Friday, 6am to 7.30pm.
- Foodworks Maryborough – open Good Friday, 5am to 8pm.
- Night Owl, Pialba – will be open 24 hours over the Easter break.
- Eli Waters Shopping Centre – closed on Good Friday
- Maryborough Woolworths pop-up shop – Closed Good Friday
- Foodworks Tiaro – Closed Good Friday, open throughout the rest of the Easter period
- KFC Hervey Bay – open Good Friday
- KFC Maryborough – open Good Friday
- McDonalds Maryborough – Open 24 hours
- McDonalds Hervey Bay – Open 24 hours
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