All the dates you need to know for what shops are open over Christmas
There’s only seven sleeps until Christmas – so here’s all the late-night shopping details and final deadlines to get your presents under the tree.
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The festive season is well and truly upon us and it’s important to know when and where you can go to get last-minute shopping done over the holiday break.
As Christmas and New Year’s Day both fall on a weekend this year, there are two additional public holidays to factor into the mix.
Here is a list of all the important dates in every state and territory.
Getting presents under the tree in time for Christmas
NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
Parcel post: Too late
Express post: Monday, December 19
Western Australia or Northern Territory
Parcel post to: Too late
Express post: Too late
Sending cards or letters:
Same state: Monday, December 19
Interstate: Too late
Sending parcels overseas
It’s now too late to send packages to New Zealand, the US, the UK and major European destinations that will arrive in time for Christmas.
However, it’s still possible to send packages to most parts of Asia. These are the final dates to send parcels.
Standard post: Wednesday, November 21
Express post: Wednesday, November 28
The major supermarkets and Westfield shopping centres have different opening hours in each state and territory.
Here’s a guide to each of the stores and when they are open.
Coles
Christmas Eve: All stores open until 5pm in SA, until 6pm in Queensland and in WA, and until 10pm in the NT, Tasmania and Victoria.
Christmas Day: All stores closed.
Boxing Day: All stores open in every state and territory with varying hours.
In Queensland: 9am-6pm.
In SA: Regional stores are open from 8am-8pm.
In the NT: All stores are open from 8am-8pm.
In WA: All Perth metropolitan stores open from 8am-6pm.
December 27: All stores open.
In Queensland All stores open 9am-6pm.
In SA: Adelaide stores open 9am-5pm. Regional stores open 8am-8pm.
In Tasmania: All stores open until 10pm.
In the NT: All stores open 8am-8pm.
In WA: All Perth metro stores open 8am-6pm. Regional stores may vary.
New Year’s Eve: All stores open.
In SA: All Adelaide metro stores open until 5pm.
In Tasmania: All stores open until 10pm.
In the NT: All stores open 6am-10pm.
In WA: All Perth metro stores open 8am-6pm. Regional stores may vary.
New Year’s Day: All stores open.
In Queensland: All stores open 9am-6pm.
In SA: Metro stores open. Regional stores 8am-8pm.
In the NT: All stores open 8am-8pm.
In WA: All Perth metro stores open 8am-6pm.
January 2: All stores open.
In SA: All metro stores open 9am-5pm. Regional stores open 8am-8pm.
In the NT: All stores open 8am-8pm.
In WA: All Perth metro stores open 8am-6pm.
Woolworths
Christmas Eve: All stores open.
Christmas Day: All stores closed.
Boxing Day: All stores open.
In SA: All stores open except Millicent.
In the NT: Stores are open from 8am-8pm except Gove, which is open 9am-5pm.
In WA: All stores open except Esperance.
December 27: All stores open.
New Year’s Eve: All stores open.
New Year’s Day: All stores open.
In SA: All stores except open except Millicent.
In the NT: All stores open from 8am-8pm except Gove, which is open from 9am to 5pm.
In WA: All store open except Esperance, Katanning and Northam.
January 2: All stores open.
In SA: All stores except open except Millicent
In NT: All stores open from 8am-8pm except Gove which is open from 9am to 5pm.
Aldi
Christmas Eve: All stores open.
Christmas Day: All stores closed.
Boxing Day: Store trading hours vary.
December 27: Store trading hours vary.
New Year’s Eve: All stores on reduced trading hours.
New Year’s Day: All stores on reduced trading hours, some stores in SA closed.
January 2: All stores open.
Kmart
Christmas Eve: All stores open.
Christmas Day: All stores closed.
Boxing Day: All stores open except Esperance in WA.
December 27: All stores open except Esperance in WA.
New Year’s Eve: All stores open.
New Year’s Day: All stores open.
In SA: All regional stores open to 6pm except Firle, Tea Tree and Munno Para, Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, West Lakes, Port Noarlunga, Port Adelaide, Marion and Churchill.
January 2: All stores open except Esperance.
Westfield
Christmas Eve: All stores open.
In the ACT: Belconnen and Woden open from 8am-5pm.
In NSW: Parramatta open from 7am-6pm. Kotara, Tuggerah, Bondi Junction, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Penrith and Warringah will trade from 8am-5pm. Burwood, Chatswood, Hurstville, Miranda, Sydney and Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 9.30am-6pm.
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley, Knox, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 8am-5pm. Westfield Doncaster will trade from 8am-6pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale, Chermside, Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 8am-5pm.
In SA: Westfield Marion, Tea Tree Plaza and West Lakes will trade from 7am-5pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 8am-5pm.
Christmas Day: All centres closed.
Boxing Day: All stores open.
In the ACT: Belconnen and Woden open from 8am-6pm
In NSW: Kotara, Tuggerah, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Penrith, Warringah will trade from 8am-6pm. Westfield Bondi Junction, Burwood, Chatswood, Hurstville, Miranda, Parramatta, Sydney and Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 8am-7pm.
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley and Knox will trade from 8am-6pm. Westfield Doncaster, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 8am-7pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale and Chermside will trade from 9am-6pm. Westfield Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 9am-5pm.
In SA: Westfield Marion, Tea Tree Plaza and West Lakes will trade from 9am-5pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 8am-6pm.
December 27: All stores open.
In the ACT: Belconnen and Woden open from 10am-4pm.
In NSW: Westfield Kotara will open from 10am-4pm. Westfield Tuggerah, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt and Penrith will trade from 10am-5pm. Westfield Bondi Junction, Burwood, Chatswood, Hurstville, Miranda and Parramatta will trade from 10am-6pm. Westfield Sydney and Westfield Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 10am-7pm.
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley and Knox will trade from 10am-5pm. Westfield Doncaster, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 9am-5pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale and Chermside will trade from 10am - 5pm. Westfield Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 10am-4pm.
In SA: Westfield Marion, Tea Tree Plaza and West Lakes will trade from 9am-5pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 9am-5pm.
New Year’s Eve: All stores open
In the ACT: Belconnen and Woden open from 9am - 5pm.
In NSW: Westfield Kotara, Tuggerah, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Penrith and Warringah will trade from 9am-5pm. Westfield Bondi Junction and Hurstville will trade from 9.30am-6pm. Westfield Sydney and Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 9.30am-7pm
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley, Knox, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 9am-5pm. Westfield Doncaster will trade from 9am-6pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale and Chermside, Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 9am-5pm.
In SA: Westfield Marion, Tea Tree Plaza and West Lakes will trade from 9am-5pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 9am-5pm.
New Year’s Day: All centres closed except in Victoria, Queensland and WA.
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley, Knox, Doncaster, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 10am-5pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale and Chermside, Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 10am-4pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 11am-5pm.
January 2: All stores open.
In the ACT: Belconnen and Woden open from 10am-4pm.
In NSW: Westfield Kotara will trade from 10am-4pm. Westfield Tuggerah, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Penrith and Warringah will trade from 10am-5pm. Westfield Bondi Junction, Burwood, Chatswood, Hurstville, Miranda and Parramatta will trade from 10am-6pm. Westfield Sydney and Westfield Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 10am-7pm
In Victoria: Westfield Geelong, Airport West, Plenty Valley, Knox, Doncaster, Fountain Gate and Southland will trade from 10am-5pm.
In Queensland: Westfield North Lakes, Mt Gravatt, Carindale and Chermside will trade from 10am-5pm. Westfield Coomera and Helensvale will trade from 10am-4pm.
In SA: Westfield Marion, Tea Tree Plaza and West Lakes will trade from 9am-5pm.
In WA: Westfield Booragoon, Carousel, Innaloo and Whitford City will trade from 11am-5pm.
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