Holiday trading hours for Coles, Woolworths, Bunnings and more
Shoppers are gearing up for a big day as Boxing Day sales begin. Here’s everything you need to know about what retailers are open when.
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Aussies will be hitting the shops today, ready to take advantage of Boxing Day sales.
The country’s leading retailers have released a list of their trading hours during the holiday period to make sure shoppers aren’t wasting any time.
Trading hours differ between each major retailer and can also change depending on the state or territory.
Read on to find out which stores will be open near you over the Christmas and New Year period.
Woolworths
Check out your local Woolies store opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open except for Esperance
- SA: all regional stores open except for Millicent, all metropolitan stores closed
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open 8am-8pm, except for Gove which is open 9am-5pm
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open except for Esperance, Katanning and Northam
- SA: all regional stores open except for Millicent, all metropolitan stores closed
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open 8am-8pm, except for Gove which is open 9am-5pm
January 2
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open (but check website for local store hours)
- SA: all stores open, except for Millicent
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open 8am-8pm, except for Gove which is open 9am-5pm
Coles
Check out your local Coles opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open
- SA: all Adelaide metropolitan stores closed, regional stores (Berri, Mount Barker, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge Green, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie
- Victor Harbor and Whyalla) open 8am-8pm
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open
New Year’s Eve
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open except for Goondiwindi, Mt Isa and Ayr
- WA: all stores open
- SA: all stores open
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open except for Tom Price
- SA: all Adelaide metropolitan stores closed except for Rundle Place (open 11am-5pm), all regional stores 8am-8pm
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open
Aldi and IGA
Most Aldi stores will operate as usual, although customers are encouraged to check the online store locator for the opening hours of their local store.
As IGA stores are independently-owned, the hours will differ between stores – some stores will be trading as normal while others may have restricted hours. IGA customers can check trading hours with their local IGA or online.
Dan Murphy’s
Check out your local Dan Murphy’s store here.
- Boxing Day: all stores open with limited trading hours
- New Year’s Eve: all stores open
- New Year’s Day: all stores open with limited trading hours
- January 2: all stores open with limited trading hours
Liquorland
Check out your local Liquorland opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open except for Toowong, Red Hill, George St, BHs Liquor Shop, Daisy Hill Liquor King, Ironside and Windaroo
- WA: all stores open except for Altone Park, Gosnells and North Perth Charles St
- SA: all stores open except for Greenacres, Marion, Berri, Gawler Green, Elizabeth, Modbury Heights, Munno Para and St Clair
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open except for Alice Springs
New Year’s Eve
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open
- SA: all stores open
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores closed
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open except for Charlestown and Lismore
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open except for Toowong, West End, Milton Village, Carindale, Red Hill, George St, 195 Adelaide St, Caneland, Kuraby, Caboolture, Sherwood, Paddington, Buderim, Enoggera, BHs Liquor Shop, Condon Bottleshop, Daisy Hill Liquor King, Ironside and Windaroo
- WA: all stores open except for Byford, Belmont, Trinity, Raine Square, Erskine, Altone Park, Bunbury, Gosnells and Geraldton Bluff Point
- SA: all stores open except for Elizabeth, Modbury Heights, Munno Para, St Clair and Payneham Drive Thru
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores closed except for Pinelands, Palmerston and Coolalinga
BWS
Check out your local BWS opening hours here.
- Boxing Day: all stores open with limited trading hours
- New Year’s Eve: all stores open
- New Year’s Day: all stores open with limited trading hours
- January 2: all stores open with limited trading hours
Westfield
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all NSW stores open 8am until 6-7pm, ACT stores open 8am-6pm
- VIC: all stores open 8am until 6-7pm
- QLD: all stores open 9am-6pm
- WA: all stores open 8am-6pm
- SA: all stores open 9am-5pm
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores closed
- VIC: all stores open 10am-5pm
- QLD: all stores open 10am-4pm
- WA: all stores open 11am-5pm
- SA: all stores closed
Kmart
Check out your local Kmart opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 8am
- VIC: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 8am
- QLD: all stores open from 9am until 5-6pm
- WA: all stores open except for Esperance
- SA: all stores open 9am-5pm
- TAS: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 8am
- NT: all stores open 9am-6pm
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 8am
- VIC: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 8am
- QLD: all stores open 9-10am, close 4-6pm
- WA: all stores open except for Esperance
- SA: Firle, Tea Tree, Munno Para, Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, West Lakes, Port Noarlunga, Port Adelaide, Marion and Churchill closed. All other stores open from 9am until 5-6pm, except for Rundle Mall which is open 11am-5pm
- TAS: all stores open, 24 hour stores reopen at 9am
- NT: all stores open 8am-6pm
Big W
Check out your local Big W opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open
- SA: all stores open
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open
- SA: all stores open except for except BIG W Victor Harbour, Port Augusta, Renmark, Mount Gambier and Murray Bridge
- TAS: all stores open
- NT: all stores open
Target
Check out your local Target opening hours here.
Boxing Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: 9am-6pm
- WA: all stores open 9am-6pm
- SA: 9am-5pm
- TAS: 8am-9pm except Burnie will close at 6pm
- NT: 9am-5pm
New Year’s Day
- NSW and ACT: all stores open except for Wollongong
- VIC: all stores open
- QLD: all stores open
- WA: all stores open 11am-5pm
- SA: all stores closed except for Centrepoint 11am-5pm
- TAS: 10am-6pm
- NT: 10am-5pm
Bunnings
Check out your local Bunnings store here.
- Boxing Day: all stores open
- New Year’s Eve: all stores open
- New Year’s Day: all stores open
- January 2: all stores open
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