Most Victorians will take a day off for the Queen’s Birthday on Monday, June 8.
The public holiday means restricted trading hours for many businesses.
Here’s a list of where and when to shop, how to get around, where to go in case of an emergency and how to keep entertained.
Supermarkets
Coles: Operating as normal
Woolworths: Operating as normal
Shopping centres
Melbourne Central: Open 10am – 6pm
Melbourne Emporium: Open 10am – 6pm
Chadstone: Open 10am – 6pm
Highpoint: Open 10am – 5pm
Northland: Open 10am – 5pm
Doncaster Westfield: Open 10am – 5pm
Myer Melbourne: Open 9am – 7pm
David Jones Bourke Street Mall: Open 9.30am – 7pm
Public transport
Metro trains/buses
Saturday timetable (no late trains). Temporary bus stop closures and diversions continue for routes 800, 802, 804, 862, 811 and 812. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.
V/Line trains
Public holiday timetable (Swan Hill on Sunday timetable). Coaches are replacing trains on the Shepparton line. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.
Yarra Trams
Saturday timetable (finishing one hour earlier than usual). Buses will replace trams on route 86 and on Swanston Street due to track works. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.
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: 9am – 6pm, 61 Brighton Road, Elwood, 9531 9811
Medical One, Frankston: 9am – 2pm, 47 Davey Street, Frankston, 9781 3966
Medical One, Sunshine: 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: 9am – 1pm, Level 3, 23 QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 8663 7000
Geelong GP Super Clinic (Kardinia Health): 10am – noon, 2 – 18 Colac Road, Belmont, 5202 9333
Pharmacies
Casey Super Clinic Pharmacy Berwick: 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: 8.30am – 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 – midnight, 9328 3021
Lost Dogs Home North Melbourne: 9am – 12.30pm, 9329 2755
Melbourne attractions
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium: Open 9.30am – 6pm
Crown Entertainment Complex: As normal. Open 24 hours
Eureka Skydeck 88: 10am – 9.30pm
Medibank Icehouse: 9am to 10pm
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: 10am – 9.15pm (last session starts)
Cook’s Cottage: 9am – 5pm. As a special offer over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, free entry is available for children between the ages of 5 to 15 years who wear a tiara to the cottage.
Melbourne Museum: 10am – 5pm
National Gallery of Victoria: 10am – 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
Visitor information services
Melbourne Visitor Centre: 9am – 6pm
Melbourne Visitor Shuttle: 9.30am – 4.30pm. No sports precinct stop
Melbourne Visitor Booth: 9am – 5pm
City Ambassadors: 10am – 4pm
Melbourne Greeter Service: 9.30am
Town Hall tours: Not operating
This story first appeared in The Age
