PLEASE NOTE: This post refers to information in 2010…If you have come here looking for 2011 information, please read this.
Due to some differences between states, I thought I’d summarise what the biggies (i.e. Big W, Target, Coles, etc) will be doing over the long weekend to make your iTunes bargain hunting more effective! Especially if you’re heading out to Target to get 25% off!
The below is taken from the Shopping Centre Council of Australia’s website.
Queensland
The major retailers in QLD are not permitted to trade at all on Sunday 25th April 2010. Normal Sunday trading hours will apply for the Monday public holiday (usually 9-5 or 9-6). Check with local retail stores for individual trading hours.
New South Wales
Major retailers can trade after 1pm on Sunday 25th April, 2010. Monday 26th is a public holiday but there are no trading restrictions.
ACT
There are no trading restrictions in the ACT. Large shops and shopping centres may voluntarily close on the morning of Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April, 2010.)
Victoria
Major retailers can trade after 1pm on Sunday 25th April, 2010. Monday 26th is a public holiday but there are no trading restrictions.
Tasmania
Trading is prohibited before 12 noon on Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April, 2010). There is no public holiday on Monday 26 April.
South Australia
Both Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April, 2010) and Monday 26 April, 2010 have been declared public holidays. Major retailers can trade from 12noon until 5pm on Anzac Day but are not permitted to trade on Monday 26 April.
Western Australia
On Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April, 2010), general retail shops (including those in the Perth and Fremantle tourism precincts) are not permitted to open. Monday 26 April, 2010 has been declared a public holiday and general retail shops (except those in the Perth and Fremantle tourism precincts) are not permitted to trade on this day.
Northern Territory
There are no trading restrictions in the ACT. Large shops and shopping centres may voluntarily close on the morning of Anzac Day (Sunday 25 April, 2010.)
[Source: SCCA]