Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email<\/a><\/p>\nOne exception for takeaway alcohol is venues with a producer licence \u2013 such as breweries and cellar doors \u2013 which sell alcohol on Good Friday.<\/p>\n
All major supermarkets across NSW will be closed.<\/p>\n
Coles will reopen with limited hours on Saturday across NSW. The majority of Woolworths stores will reopen on Saturday with the exception of certain metro stores.<\/p>\n
Victoria<\/p>\n
Victoria also allows producers to sell their drinks to the public on Good Friday, while most takeaway shops will be closed.<\/p>\n
There are exceptions, with the Victorian government providing a small number of bottle shops with a special licence to trade on the holiday.<\/p>\n
Venues can also serve alcohol from midday to 1am.<\/p>\n
All major supermarkets are closed on Good Friday in Victoria.<\/p>\n
Coles will reopen with limited hours on Saturday across Victoria. The majority of Woolworths stores will also reopen on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Queensland<\/p>\n
Queensland\u2019s drinking venues are restricted on Good Friday, with an alcoholic beverage only allowed with a meal between 10am and midnight.<\/p>\n
Sports facilities, such as stadium bars, are exempt; otherwise, takeaway alcohol is unavailable.<\/p>\n
Many states heavily restrict the buying and selling of alcohol on Good Friday. Photograph: Julia Gomina\/Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n
Brisbane airport\u2019s Woolworths will be open on Good Friday, with the majority of other branches reopening on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Coles will reopen with limited hours on Saturday across Queensland.<\/p>\n
Western Australia<\/p>\n
As in other states, takeaway bottle shops are closed on Good Friday.<\/p>\n
As of this year, venues in Western Australia will be able to sell a drink without a meal at pubs and other venues on Good Friday from 10am to midnight.<\/p>\n
Nightclubs are open on Good Friday and can serve drinks until 3am.<\/p>\n
Some Coles and Woolworths stores will be open in WA, including in Margaret River and Busselton.<\/p>\n
South Australia<\/p>\n
South Australia has no restrictions on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday or on other public holidays.<\/p>\n
It means pubs and venues can open as usual, and there are no restrictions on takeaway purchases, though some venues may choose to stay closed.<\/p>\n
Coles and Woolworths supermarkets are open at various locations on Good Friday.<\/p>\n
Tasmania<\/p>\n
Tasmania has relaxed rules for buying alcohol on Good Friday. There are no restrictions apart from the usual trading hours.<\/p>\n
All major supermarkets are closed in Tasmania on Good Friday.<\/p>\n
Australian Capital Territory<\/p>\n
In the capital, it will be business as usual for publicans. There are no restrictions on alcohol sales or trading hours across the ACT on Good Friday.<\/p>\n
All major supermarkets will be closed.<\/p>\n
Northern Territory<\/p>\n
The NT restricts the sale of takeaway alcohol altogether but clubs, bars and restaurants are allowed to sell liquor with a full meal to patrons between 11am and 9pm.<\/p>\n
All major supermarkets will be closed in the NT on Good Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good Friday may be steeped in Christian tradition, but in Australia it comes with a custom of its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-580593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}