MANY will rise early to commemorate Anzac Day by attending a dawn service.
Others will head to marches mid-morning, and some will get among the two-up.
Here’s our guide to what’s happening where you are on Anzac Day, commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli. And how to pick up supplies if you need them.
DAWN SERVICES AND MARCHES
Dawn service ceremonies are held across the nation, in most areas.
In Sydney, Martin Place is the focus of the biggest Dawn Service, which starts at 4.15am at The Cenotaph in Martin Place. The Anzac Day march starts at 9am on Elizabeth Street.
Melbourne’s main dawn service is at 6am at the Shrine of Remembrance on St Kilda Road. It’s veterans’ march leaves from the Princes Bridge, near Flinders Street Station, at 9am and marches to the Shrine at 9am.
Brisbane’s dawn service is at the Shrine of Remembrance at Anzac Square at 4.28am. It is recommended service-goers arrive at 4am. The Anzac Day parade starts at 10am on the corner of George and Adelaide Streets in the CBD.
Canberra’s dawn commemorations at the Australian War Memorial starts with readings of letters home and diary readings from soldiers who went to battle from 4.30am, ahead of the dawn service at 5.30am. The National Ceremony starts at 10.30am, followed by the march down Anzac Parade.
In Adelaide, services will also be a show of support for the local branch of the RSL.
The branch has been placed in voluntary administration because of financial woes. The RSL says Anzac Day services will be unaffected thanks to a $65,000 injection of funds from the national body. Adelaide’s dawn service is at the National War Memorial at 6am. The Anzac Day march begins on North Terrace at 9.30am.
Anzac Day in Darwin will be marked by the traditional dawn service at 6am at the Darwin Cenotaph followed by the march up the Esplanade at 9am.
Hobart’s dawn service is at the Cenotaph at 6am. The march leaves Macquarie Street at 11am.
In Perth, the dawn service is at 6am at Kings Park. The march leaves from the corner of Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace at 9am.
SUPERMARKETS AND OTHER RETAIL
Large retailers including Woolworths, Coles and Aldi can’t trade before lunchtime in some states, and not at all in others.
In NSW and Victoria, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi will open at 1pm.
In Tasmania they open at 12.30pm.
In Queensland, Woolworths. Aldi and Coles are closed for the day, although some Woolworths stores may open at 1pm.
In the Northern Territory, Woolworths will open from 6am, and Coles at 1pm.
In WA and South Australia, city supermarkets will be closed, but some outside of city centres will open from midday. However, Coles city centre stores will be open from 12pm in SA.
In regional areas of WA, some stores are open in the afternoon, check your local store.
Convenience stores, petrol stations and pharmacies across Australia will be open.
Most banks will be closed. Cafes and restaurants aren’t restricted form trading.
Other businesses like department stores and shopping centres in NSW, Queensland and Victoria can open after 1pm. In Tasmania they can open at 12.20pm. In South Australia, they can open between noon and 5pm.
There are no trading restrictions for businesses choosing to open in the ACT and the Northern Territory. In WA, general retail is closed for the day.
PUBS AND BOTTLE SHOPS
Licensed hotels can open to the public and sell takeaway alcohol as usual, but stand-alone cellars and bottle shops can’t open until 1pm.
Bottle shops open from 1pm.
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