Christmas Retail Trading
Permanent Christmas trading hours were introduced in 2014 to benefit local businesses and shoppers by providing long-term certainty.
A copy of the gazettal of the change can be found here, with the actual opening hours this results in for the coming Christmas period below.
| Sunday 11 December 2022 | 10am to 4 pm |
| Monday 12 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 13 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 14 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 15 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 16 December 2022 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 17 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 18 December 2022 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 19 December 2022 | 8am to 9pm |
| Tuesday 20 December 2022 | 8am to 9pm |
| Wednesday 21 December 2022 | 8am to 9pm |
| Thursday 22 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 23 December 2022 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 24 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 25 December 2022 | Closed (Christmas Day) |
| Monday 26 December 2022 |
Closed (Boxing Day) |
| Tuesday 27 December 2022 | Closed (Christmas Day Public Holiday) |
| Wednesday 28 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 29 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 30 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Saturday 31 December 2022 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 1 January 2023 | Closed (New Year's Day) |
| Monday 2 January 2023 | Closed (New Year's Day Public Holiday) |
| Tuesday 3 January 2023 | normal trading hours |
Please note: these are the hours that retailers can be open. Retailers are not required to open on these days. Additionally, those businesses that hold a ‘Small Retail Shop Certificate’ can trade 24 hours a day, every day of the year.