Queen’s national day of mourning public holiday: What’s open in Brisbane

Queenslanders have been given a one-off public holiday this today to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. See the full list of what’s open and closed in Brisbane here.

Queenslanders will be given a one-off public holiday week to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen will take place on Thursday, September 22, with many businesses changing their trading hours for the public holiday.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said trading arrangements would be similar to the Australia Day public holiday, with supermarkets, cafes and retail venues able to open.

Here’s what the public holiday means for Brisbane retailers and businesses.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Buses, trains, CityCats and ferries will all run on a Sunday timetable.

However, standard event services will run two hours before and one hour after the Socceroos v New Zealand soccer match that night at Suncorp Stadium.

“Trading hours are similar to Australia Day”, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk wrote on Twitter.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said trading hours would be similar to Australia Day NCA NewsWire / John Gass

SHOPPING

Most shopping precincts will operate under normal trading hours but are encouraging shoppers to call individual retailers to confirm before making plans.

“Trading hours are similar to Australia Day”, Ms Palaszczuk wrote on Twitter.

Most Coles, Woolworths, ALDI, Kmart stores across Queensland are advertising opening hours of 9am to 6pm while most Big W stores appear to be trading between 10am and 5pm and Bunnings Warehouse stores between 6am and 6pm.

The Barracks – Coles: 9am to 6pm

Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza: 9am to 6pm

Brookside Shopping Centre: 9am to 6pm

Toowong Village: 9am to 6pm

Redbank Plaza: 9am to 6pm

Sunshine Plaza: 10am to 4pm

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre: 10am to 4pm

Myer Centre, Queen St: 10am to 5pm

Myer Centre – Coles: 9am to 6pm

QueensPlaza: 10am to 5pm

Stafford City Shopping Centre – ALDI, Kmart and Woolworths: 9am to 6pm

Hoyts: 9:30am to Late

Specialty Stores: 10am to 4pm

Pacific Fair, Gold Coast: 10am to 5pm

Gasworks, Newstead: 9am to 5pm

Aspley Hypermarket: 9am to 6pm

DFO: 10am to 6pm

Both DFO Brisbane Airport and Jindalee are advertising opening hours of 10am to 6pm. Customers are advised that some retailers may have different trading hours on the day.

MacArthur Central: 10am-4pm

Woolworths: 9am to 6pm

Big W: 9am to 5pm

Sunnybank Plaza is advertising opening hours of 9am to 9pm while the Wintergarden in Brisbane’s CBD is trading between 9am and 5:30pm.

Most Westfield Shopping centres will operate under reduced hours on Thursday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass

Westfield

Most Westfield shopping centres will operate under reduced hours with no late night shopping this Thursday

Carindale: 9am to 6pm

Chermside: 9am to 6pm

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre: 10am to 4pm

Mt Gravatt: 9am to 6pm

North Lakes: 9am to 6pm

Helensvale: 9am to 6pm

Coomera: 9am to 6pm

Best & Less

Best&Less confirmed all Queensland stores will be open on Thursday but that customers are encouraged to check the opening hours of their local store online.

FAST FOOD

Hungry Jacks, McDonald’s, KFC, Red Rooster and Domino’s are all advertising normal hours this Thursday, September 22.

Fast food shops in shopping centres will vary depending on the centre trading hours.

Hungry Jacks, McDonald’s, KFC, Red Rooster and Domino’s are all advertising normal hours this Thursday

BOTTLE SHOPS

Dan Murphy’s: 9am to 7pm

Most Dan Murphy’s stores are advertising opening hours of 9am to 7pm, however, some stores are instead operating between 10am – 6pm.

BWS: 10am to 7pm

Liquorland: 9am to 7pm

Most BWS and Liquorland stores are advertising opening hours of 10am to 7pm, however, several stores are instead operating between 9am to 9pm.

LIBRARIES

All libraries will be closed on Thursday, September 22.

DOCTORS

Most GPs will close on the National Day of Mourning public holiday.

SERVICES

Brisbane City Council Pools: 9am to 5pm

Most Brisbane City Council Pools are advertising opening hours of 9am to 5pm, however, patrons are encouraged to check the council website as their local pool may have different operating hours.

Post Offices

The majority of Post Offices will be closed during the National Day of Mourning on Thursday with some exceptions for larger outlets. No mail or parcel deliveries will take place including Express Post items.

MUSEUMS

Museum of Brisbane: 10am to 5pm

Queensland Museum: 9:30am to 4pm

The Workshops Railway Museum: 9:30am to 4pm

Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA): 10am to 5pm

Most Queensland universities will treat the Queen’s Day of Mourning as a normal public holiday.

UNIVERSITIES

The public holiday falls within the last teaching week of a number of Queensland universities.

A spokeswoman for Griffith University said it would treat the day as a normal public holiday and “make adjustments as required”.

Meanwhile, CQUniversity will make “standard public holiday alterations” to scheduled classes.

“Some exceptions may apply to scheduled residential teaching activities so as not to disadvantage students, and affected participants will be consulted,” a spokeswoman said.

At the University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), teaching and learning activities will resume as timetabled on Friday September 23 after the holiday, but the libraries and study spaces will remain open on Thursday and online support will be available.

SCHOOLS

The public holiday falls in the first week of the September holidays for Queensland primary and high schools, meaning there won’t be any direct impact to students.

While essential workers will still be required to work in some cases, a spokesman for the Department of Education said given the timing of the announcement, individual Outside School Hours Care services may make a decision to operate on that day.

“Families requiring OSHC on this day are encouraged to speak with their provider,” he said.