This year the country will observe its first King’s Birthday public holiday in 70 years, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September last year.

While more shops close their doors over Easter and Christmas holidays, Monday will still bring reduced trading hours for the states and territories that observe the public holiday.

Western Australia and Queensland both celebrate the Sovereign’s Birthday later in the year.

As it’s never nice to be caught out needing some essential items, read on for a run-down on where you can do any last-minute shopping.

Coles

• VIC: standard trading hours
• NSW/ACT: standard trading hours except for the following stores:
  • Newcastle Junction, Medowie: 7am-8pm
  • Wynyard: 8am-8pm
    
  • Maroubra Junction, Eastgardens, Casula: 7am-10pm
    
  • Ingleburn, Wattle Grove: 7am-9pm
    
• TAS: standard trading hours
• NT:
  • Palmerston, Casuarina: 8am-8pm
  • Alice Springs: 8am-7pm
    
  • Palmerston, Darwin CBD, Coolalinga: 8am-8pm
    
• SA: all supermarkets closed except for the following stores:
  • Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Berri, Port Augusta, Mount Barker, Whyalla, Murray Bridge Green, Mount Gambier, Victor Harbor: 8am-8pm
  • Adelaide Rundle Place: 11am-5pm.

Woolworths

While these are general indicators of the opening hours for individual stores, customers should check their local Woolworths store opening hours online.

• VIC: all stores open
• NSW/ACT: all stores open
• TAS: all stores open
• NT: all stores open
• SA: Rundle Mall and regional stores open, Millicent and Adelaide metropolitan stores closed.

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.

Kmart

• VIC: all stores open between 8-10am and close between 5-9pm, except for 24hr stores which remain open as usual
  
• NSW/ACT: all stores open between 7-10am and close between 4-9pm, except for 24hr stores which remain open as usual
• TAS: 24hr stores remain open as usual
  • Rosny and Burnie open 8am-6pm
  • Devonport open 8am-8pm
• NT: all stores open 9am-6pm
• SA: all stores open 9am-5pm except for the following:
  • Rundle Mall is open 11am-5pm
  • Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, West Lakes, Port Noarlunga, Port Adelaide, Marion and Churchill will be closed.

BIG W

• VIC: all stores open
  
• NSW/ACT: all stores open
• TAS: all stores open
• NT: all stores open
• SA: most stores are closed with the exception of:
  • Victor Harbor, Port Augusta, Renmark, Murray Bridge and Mount Gambier.

Westfield

• VIC: all stores open 10am-5pm
• NSW/ACT: Belconnen and Woden stores in ACT will trade from 10am-4pm, in NSW:
  • Kotara will trade from 10am-4pm
  • Tuggerah, Eastgardens, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Penrith and Warringah Mall will trade from 10am-5pm
  • Mt Druitt Dining Precinct open from 11am-late
  • Bondi Junction, Burwood, Chatswood, Hurstville, Miranda and Parramatta will trade from 10am-6pm
  • Sydney and Sydney Central Plaza will trade from 10am-7pm
• SA: all stores are closed.

Bunnings Warehouse

• All stores will be open on Monday June 12
• In states and territories observing the public holiday, public holiday trading hours will apply — customers can check their local store’s trading hours on the Bunnings website

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Most stores open at 10am and close between 6 and 7pm.

Liquorland

• VIC: all stores will have reduced trading hours except for Horsham, which is closed
  
• NSW/ACT: all ACT stores trading at reduced hours of 10am-6pm, reduced trading for all NSW stores except for:
  • Toronto, Charlestown, Wyong, Long Jetty Liquor Barn and Lismore, which are all closed
• TAS: reduced trading hours for Glebe Hill from 10am-8pm
• NT: reduced trading hours for all stores except:
  • Alice Springs and Pinelands, which are closed
• SA: the following stores are closed:
  • Parkholme, Greenacres, Marion, Gawler Green, Firle, Elizabeth, Parafield Gardens, St Agnes, West Lakes, Paralowie, Port Adelaide, Modbury Heights, Churchill, Athelstone, Munno Para, St Clair, Mount Barker and Payneham Drive Thru
  • All other stores have reduced trading hours.

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