The country’s leading supermarkets – Woolworths, Coles and ALDI – have released their trading hours for the Australia Day public holiday on January 26.
The lead-up to this year’s public holiday has been a controversial one given Woolworths and ALDI’s decision to dump Australia Day merchandise from all stores nationally.
Woolworths has since confirmed that most stores will be open across Australia on January 26 — however all metro stores in South Australia will be closed, as well as some regional stores in Queensland and WA (full details below).
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With many Australians set to enjoy a day off, this guide makes it easy to know when your local supermarket is open.
Here’s everything you need to know.
WOOLWORTHS
NSW – Most stores OPEN
ACT – Most stores OPEN
VIC – Most stores OPEN
QLD – Most stores are OPEN (except Weipa, Mission Beach, Ayr, Bowen, Charters Towers, Mt Isa, Proserpine, Blackwater, Childers, Chinchilla, Kingaroy, Roma, Pittsworth)
WA – Most stores OPEN (except Esperance and Katanning)
SA – All SA metro stores CLOSED. All SA regional stores OPEN
NT – Most stores OPEN
TAS – All stores OPEN
Editorial note: The above are general indicators only and may be subject to individual store opening and closing hours. Woolworths encourages customers to check the opening hours of their local Woolworths by heading to the supermarket’s website.
COLES
NSW – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
ACT – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
VIC – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
QLD – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
WA – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
SA – The following stores are OPEN: Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Berri, Port Augusta, Mount Barker, Adelaide Rundle Place, Whyalla, Murray Bridge Green, Mount Gambier and Victor Harbor. All other SA stores are CLOSED.
NT – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
TAS – Most stores OPEN. Customers are encouraged to check their local store here.
ALDI
NSW – All ALDI stores OPEN with no change to regular trading hours
ACT – All ALDI stores OPEN with no change to regular trading hours
VIC – All ALDI stores OPEN with no change to regular trading hours.
QLD – All ALDI stores are OPEN with reduced trading hours, opening from 9am-6pm.
SA – Trading hours vary from store to store. ALDI encourages customers to head here for trading hours of their local store.
WA – Trading hours vary from store to store. ALDI encourages customers to head here for trading hours of their local store.