Good Friday 2016: Public holiday guide Melbourne

Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are all public holidays in Victoria, resulting in restricted trading hours on some days across the long weekend.

To ensure you have an abundant supply of hot cross buns, chocolate Easter eggs and fresh prawns, here's a list of where and when to shop and how to get around. We have also included where to go in case of an emergency and how to keep entertained.

Supermarkets

Coles: 

• Good Friday: Closed
• Easter Saturday and Sunday: Open, but some stores have reduced hours
• Easter Monday: Normal trading hours

Woolworths: 

• Good Friday: Closed 
• Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday: Open, but some stores have reduced hours

Aldi: 

• Good Friday: Closed
• Easter Saturday and Monday: 8.30am-8pm
• Easter Sunday: 8.30am-6pm

IGA:

• Supa IGA Brunswick, 614 Sydney Road: Open 8am - 9pm every day
• Piedimontes Super IGA, Pascoe Vale, 366 Bell Street: Open 8am-9pm every day
• Morgan's Supa IGA, Sunshine West, Fitzgerald Road Exit: Open 7am-9pm every day
• St Albans Supa IGA, The Esplanade: Open 8.30am-8pm every day 
• Piedimonte's Supa IGA North Fitzroy, 37 Best Street: Good Friday: Closed; Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday: 7am-9pm
• Boundy's Supa IGA, Essendon, 347 Buckley Street: Good Friday: Closed, Saturday: 7am-8pm, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday: 8am-7pm
• Boccaccino Supa IGA, Balwyn, 1030 Burke Road: Good Friday, Easter Sunday: Closed, Saturday, Easter Monday: 7am-7pm
• Reservoir Supa IGA, 26 Edwardes Street: Good Friday, Easter Sunday: Closed, Saturday: 8am-7pm, Easter Monday: 9am-5pm

Shopping centres

• Melbourne Central: Good Friday: closed, Easter Saturday: 10am-6pm, Easter Sunday: 10am-6pm, Easter Monday: 10am-6pm
• Melbourne Emporium:  Good Friday: closed, Easter Saturday: 10am-6pm, Easter Sunday: 10am-6pm, Easter Monday: 10am-6pm
• Chadstone: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-6pm, Easter Sunday:10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-6pm
• Highpoint: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-6pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• Northland: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 10am-5pm, Easter Sunday: 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• Eastland: Good Friday: Closed (excluding some businesses), Easter Saturday: 8am-5pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• Westfield Doncaster: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-6pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• Westfield Southland: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-5pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Monday: 10am-5pm
• Westfield Fountain Gate: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-5pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• The Glen, Glen Waverley: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-5pm, Easter Sunday 10am-5pm, Easter Monday: 10am-5pm
• Myer Bourke Street Mall: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-7pm, Easter Sunday: 9am-7pm, Easter Monday: 9am-7pm
• David Jones Bourke Street Mall: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-7pm, Easter Sunday 9.30am-7pm, Easter Monday: 9.30am-7pm

Markets

Public transport 

Expect delays. There is going to be track work across the network this long weekend, as maintenance crews remove level crossings and upgrade tram and train tracks. Public Transport Victoria says the works have been scheduled for the long weekend, because there are typically less people using the network over the Easter period.
Fares will be capped at $6 a day for all-day travel.
Trains, trams and buses will operate to a combination of Saturday, Sunday and public holiday timetables over the Easter period. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.
Trains
Buses will be replacing trains on sections of the Frankston line throughout the long weekend, while construction crews remove the level crossings at North Road, Ormond, McKinnon Road, McKinnon and Centre Road, Bentleigh.
Trams
Buses will be replacing trams on routes 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72, while more than 800 metres of tram tracks are replaced in and around the St Kilda Road and Commercial Road junction.
V/Line trains
Buses will be replacing trains between Southern Cross and Wyndham Vale stations on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines, while tracks around Geelong station are upgraded.

GPs

• Home Doctor Service: 137 425 or 9429 5677 
• Medical at Home: 8341 1888 
• Mill Park Super Clinic: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9436 4155 
• Medical One, Elwood: Good Friday: 9am-6pm Easter Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 9am-6pm (61 Brighton Road, Elwood, 9531 9811) 
• Medical One, Frankston: Good Friday: 9am-2pm, Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 9am-2pm  (47 Davey Street, Frankston, 9781 3966) 
• Medical One, Sunshine: Good Friday: 9am-2pm, Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 9am-2pm (324 Hampshire Road, Sunshine, 9310 2947)
• Medical One, Moonee Ponds: 8am-1pm (14 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, 8325 1111) 
• Medical One, QV Melbourne: Good Friday: 9am-1pm, Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 9am-1pm (Level 3, 23 QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 8663 7000)
• Geelong GP Super Clinic (Kardinia Health): Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday: 9am-1pm, Easter Sunday: 10am-12pm, Easter Monday 10am-12pm  (2-18 Colac Road, Belmont, 5202 9333)
• Chelsea Heights Medical Centre: 8am-midnight (205 Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights. 8785 9900) 
• Hastings Family Medical Centre: 8am-midnight (9 Queen St, Hastings, 5972 8000) 

Pharmacies

• Casey Super Clinic Pharmacy: Open 24/7, 50 Kangan Drive, Berwick, 9769 9824. 
• Mill Park Super Clinic Pharmacy: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9436 4155. 
• ​Mulqueeny Midnight Pharmacy: 9am-midnight, corner Williams Road and High Street, Prahran, 9510 3977. 
• ​Tambassis Pharmacy: 8am-midnight, corner Sydney and Brunswick roads, Brunswick, 9387 8830. 
• Chapel Gate Pharmacy: 9am-9pm, corner Carlisle and Chapel streets, Balaclava, 9531 8004. 
• Slade Pharmacy: 8am-10pm, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond South, 8420 0700. 
• Chemist Warehouse St Albans: 9am-9pm, 327 Main Road East, St Albans, 9366 3545.
• Footscray Pharmacy: 10am-5pm, 2/76 Nicholson Street, Footscray 9396 1223 

Pet services

• 24-hour Vet: Centre for Animal Referral and Emergency (CARE) Collingwood, 9417 6417 
• Lort Smith Animal Hospital North Melbourne: 8.30am-5pm, 9328 3021 
• Lost Dogs Home North Melbourne: Good Friday: Closed, Easter Saturday 9am-3.30pm, Easter Sunday and Monday 9am-12.30pm, , 9329 2755  

Good Friday Church Services

St Patrick's Cathedral

• 10am: Ecumenical Stations of the Cross (commences at St Francis, cnr Elizabeth & Lonsdale Sts)
• 10.30am: Stations of the Cross in the Cathedral
• 3.00pm: Good Friday, The Passion (Reconciliation following the Passion)
• 7.30pm: Tenebrae

St Paul's Cathedral

• 9am: Citurgy of the Passion
• 12.30pm: Devotions under the Cross
• 7pm: Stainer Crucifixion

Saturday Church Services

St Patrick's Cathedral
8pm: Vigil mass of Easter Sunday (with choir and organ)

Easter opening hours explained: Coles, Woollies, Westfields closed

The Easter long weekend has arrived and the food, drink and chocolate is bound to start flowing very soon.

But Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are all public holidays in most states, which means some shops may not be open regular hours on some of those days.

Here's a list of where you can stock up, or drink up, in your state this Good Friday.

Good Friday and Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday are all public holidays in most states and territories in Australia, which means restrictions on retail trading may apply 

New South Wales/ ACT 

Good Friday is a restricted trading day and you will be hard-pressed to find a Coles and Woolworths that is open.

All major shopping centres like Westfield will also have its doors shut but some corner stores, petrol stations and chemists are allowed to open and trade as per usual. 

Bottle shops in NSW will be closed on Good Friday, but you can still get a drink at a hotel, bar or pub as long as it's before 10pm. 

Restaurants are also allowed to serve alcohol as long as you order food at the same time. 

Some of the main bars in Sydney that will trade as normal on Friday include Establishment and Bungalow 8 in the CBD, as well as The Beresford and El Loco in Surry Hills. The Glenmore and Bar 100 in The Rocks will also be open the entire weekend. 

While main shopping centres are closed, cinemas will remain open on Good Friday. 

Most Coles and Woolworths will reopen again normally on Saturday and Monday, but Easter Sunday may vary depending on the area you live. 

Good Friday is a restricted trading day across the country, which means most shops including supermarkets and major shopping centres are closed

Bottle shops will also be closed on Good Friday, but alcohol is still served at bars and pubs. You can also still drink alcohol at licensed restaurants in most states, as long as you order food

Victoria 

Supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths will be closed on Good Friday due to restricted trading but there are a number of small IGAs that will be open in and around Melbourne's CBD.

Bottle shops will also shut its doors but licensed venues, including restaurants, can continue serving alcohol. 

Some of the main bars and pubs open in Melbourne's CBD on Good Friday include The Imperial Rooftop, Heartbraker and Madame Brussels.

All of the main markets in Melbourne, including the Queen Victoria Markets and South Melbourne Market will be shut on Friday but will reopen again on Saturday.

Queensland 

Like NSW and Victoria, most businesses will be closed on Good Friday in Queensland. 

Supermarkets and bottle shops will shut its doors but will reopen again on Saturday. Only some Coles and Woolworths stores will be open on Sunday, even though it is not considered a public holiday.

Bars, pubs and restaurants can sell alcohol from 10am until midnight on Good Friday with food if that part of the premises is normally set aside for dining. Queensland also have rules that state you can purchase alcohol for one hour before eating, while you are eating and for one hour after. 

There is a long list of stores that are exempt from Easter trading restrictions in Queensland. The full list can be found here.   

Northern Territory 

Most stores in the Northern Territory will be closed on Good Friday, including supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths.

While retail trading hours are not restricted in the Top End, most stores still choose to close on Friday.  

Supermarkets and bottle shops generally trade as normal on Easter Saturday even though it is a public in all states and territories apart from Western Australia and Tasmania

Easter Sunday is actually only a public holiday in NSW, Victoria and the ACT. It is a restricted trading day in NSW so major shopping centres and supermarkets, including Coles and Woolworths, are closed

South Australia 

South Australia has some of the most complex restricted trading rules that come down to how big a business is and where it is located. 

Most will be shut on Good Friday, including all supermarkets and bottle shops. 

Depending on where supermarkets are located, many will also be closed on Sunday and Monday too. 

Western Australia 

Retail shops and bottle shops will be closed in Western Australian on Good Friday. 

While supermarkets will be closed, some small conveniance stores and petrol stations will be open if they are exempt from trading rules. 

Tasmania 

Like every other state or territory in Australia, shops will be closed in Tasmania for Good Friday. 

Most Coles and Woolworths stores will reopen again on Saturday, Sunday and Monday as trading rules are generally unrestricted in the state. 

Easter Monday is a public holiday for the entire country but most supermarkets and major shopping centres will be open and trading as normal