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Anzac Day 2015: What’s open, what’s not

Anzac Day 2015 falls on a Saturday, resulting in restricted trading hours for some stores, services and attractions.

For the altered opening hours on April 25, see the list below.

Supermarkets

Coles: Coles Central Melbourne CBD, 1pm – 1am; Coles Spencer Street, 1pm – midnight; Coles Central Melbourne Central, 1pm – midnight

Woolworths: QV, 1pm – midnight; Southern Cross, 1pm – midnight; South Melbourne, 1pm – midnight; Fitzroy, 1pm – 11pm

Supa IGA Brunswick: 8am – 9pm

Queen Victoria Market: Closed

Shopping centres

Chadstone: Open 1pm – 6pm

Highpoint: Open 1pm – 6pm

Myer Bourke Street Mall: Open 1pm – 7pm

David Jones Bourke Street Mall: Open 1pm – 7pm

Emporium Melbourne: 1pm – 7pm

Public transport

Metro Trains/Buses: Will run to a Saturday timetable

V/Line Trains: Will run to a Saturday timetable

Yarra Trams: Will run to a Saturday timetable

GPs

Home Doctor Service: 13 74 25 or 9429 5677

Medical at Home: 8341 1888

Mill Park Super Clinic: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9346 4155

Medical One, Elwood: 9am – 6pm, 61 Brighton Road, Elwood

Medical One, Frankston: 9am – 2pm, 47 Davey Street, Frankston

Medical One, Sunshine: 9am – 2pm, 324 Hampshire Road, Sunshine

Medical One, Moonee Ponds: 8am – 1pm, 14 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds

Medical One, QV Melbourne: 9am – 1pm, Level 3, 23 QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Geelong Super Clinic (Kardinia Health): 10am – noon, 2 – 18 Colac Road, Belmont

Pharmacies

Casey Superclinic Pharmacy Berwick: Open 24/7, 50 Kangan Drive, Berwick

Mill Park Superclinic Pharmacy: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park

Mulqueeny Midnight Pharmacy: 9am – midnight, corner Williams Road and High Street, Prahran

Tambassis Pharmacy: 8am – midnight, corner Sydney and Brunswick roads, Brunswick

Chapel Gate Pharmacy: 9am – 9pm, corner Carlisle and Chapel streets, Balaclava

Slade Pharmacy Richmond: 8am – 10pm, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond South

Chemist Warehouse St Albans: 9am – 6pm, 327 Main Road East, St Albans

Footscray Pharmacy: 10am – 5pm, 2/76 Nicholson Street

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: 9am – noon, 9329 2755

Melbourne attractions

Sealife Melbourne Aquarium: Open 9.30am – 6pm

Crown Entertainment Complex: Will open at noon and run 24 hours

Eureka Skydeck 88: 10am – 10pm

Medibank Icehouse: 11am – midnight

Melbourne Zoo: Open 9am – 5pm

Royal Botanic Gardens: Open 7.30am – sunset, visitor centre open 9.30am – 5pm

Wonderland Fun Park Docklands: 11am – 5pm

IMAX Melbourne Museum: 1pm – late

Cook’s Cottage: 9am – 5pm

Melbourne Museum: 10am – 5pm

National Gallery of Victoria: 1pm – 5pm

Airport transfers

Melbourne Airport: Skybus operates to normal schedule (24 hours), Starbus operates to normal schedule (5am – 7pm)

Avalon Airport: Avalon Airport Shuttle operates to normal schedule

Roads, from 5am to 2pm

Linlithgow Avenue (east – west), between Alexandra Avenue and St Kilda Road

Government House Drive & ANZAC Avenue between gates of Government House & St Kilda Road

Southbank Boulevard between Sturt Street and St Kilda Road, Collins Street at Elizabeth and Exhibition streets (Russell Street will remain open)

Little Collins Street at Russell and Elizabeth streets

Flinders Lane at Russell and Swanston streets

Flinders Street at Elizabeth, Queen and Russell streets

Swanston Street at Collins, Little Collins, Flinders and Flinders Lane

Full details here

Visitor information services

Melbourne Visitor Centre: 9am – 6pm

Melbourne Visitor Shuttle: Will not operate on Anzac Day

Melbourne Visitor Booth, City Ambassadors and Melbourne Greeter Service: Will operate as normal

This story first appeared in The Age

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