New Year's Day 2019: What’s open and closed in Melbourne
Happy New Year to all!
The year kicks off with a public holiday with restricted trading hours for many businesses.
Here's a list of what's open, what's not, how to get around, where to go in case of an emergency.
Public Transport
Services will run to an altered timetable on the New Year’s Day public holiday.
Check here for more details.
Trains
Metro trains will run to a Saturday timetable. Night Trains will not run.
Trams
Metro trams will run to a normal Saturday frequency with the last tram an hour earlier than the normal service on New Year's Day. Night Trams and City Circle will not run.
V/Line
V/Line trains will run to a public holiday timetable.
Supermarkets
Coles: Trading hours vary. You can check your local store here.
Woolworths: Trading hours vary. For your store click here.
Aldi: Closed on New Year's Day.
IGA: Trading hours vary. Check your local store here.
Shopping Centres
Melbourne Central: 10am-6pm
Melbourne Emporium: 10am-7pm
Chadstone: 10am-6pm
Highpoint: 10am-5pm
Northland:
closed.
Eastland: 10am-5pm
Westfield Doncaster: 10am-5pm
Westfield Southland: 10am-5pm
Westfield Fountain Gate: 10am-5pm
The Glen, Glen Waverly: 10am-5pm
Myer Bourke Street Mall: 10am-6pm
David Jones Bourke Street Mall: 11am-7pm
Markets
Footscray Market: Closed.
Prahran Market: Closed.
Preston Market: Closed.
South Melbourne Market: Closed.
Queen Victoria Market: Closed.
GPs
Home Doctor Service 137 425 or 9429 5677. 6pm - 8am.
Medical at Home 8341 1888. Available 24 hours.
Mill Park Super Clinic (250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9436 4155) Open 24/7
Medical One, Elwood (61 Brighton Road, Elwood, 9531 9811) Open 9am-6pm
Medical One, Frankston (47 Davey Street, Frankston, 9781 3966) Open 9am-2pm
Medical One, Sunshine 9am-2pm (324 Hampshire Road, Sunshine, 9310 2947)
Medical One, Moonee Ponds (14 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, 8325 1111) Open 8am-1pm
Medical One QV Melbourne (Level 3, 23 QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 8663 7000) Open 9am-1pm
Kardinia Health Geelong Open (2-18 Colac Road, Belmont, 5202 9333) Open 8am - 8pm (only on the day appointments)
Chelsea Heights Medical Centre – Bulk Billing Open (205 Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights, 8785 9900) Open 6pm - midnight
Hastings Family Medical Centre Bulk Billing Open (9 Queen Street, Hastings, 5972 8000) Open 6pm - midnight
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 Open 9am-midnight daily (corner Williams Road and High Street, Prahran, 9510 3977)
Tambassis Pharmacy Open 8am - midnight daily (corner Sydney and Brunswick roads, Brunswick, 9387 8830)
Chapel Gate Pharmacy (corner Carlisle and Chapel streets, Balaclava, 9531 1396) Open 9am-9pm daily
Slade Pharmacy Open 8am-10pm daily (89 Bridge Road, Richmond South, 8420 0700)
Chemist Warehouse St Albans Open 8am-9pm (327 Main Road East, St Albans, 9366 3545)
Footscray Pharmacy Open 10am-5pm (2/76 Nicholson Street, Footscray, 9396 1223)
Pet Services
Centre for Animal Referral and Emergency (CARE) Open 24 hours (5 Hood Street, Collingwood, 9417 6417)
Lort Smith Animal Hospital Routine consultations and emergencies 8.30am-5pm, emergencies only 5pm-midnight (24 Villiers Street, North Melbourne, 9328 3021)
Lost Dogs Home North Melbourne 9am - 5pm (2 Gracie Street, North Melbourne, 9329 2755)
Melbourne Attractions
National Sports Museum: Opens 10am.
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium: Open 9.30am-6pm daily, last admission is 5pm, 9923 5925
Crown Entertainment Complex: Open 24/7, 9292 8888
Eureka Skydeck 88: 10am-10pm daily, 9693 8888
O'Brien Group Arena: Closed Christmas Day. 9am-10pm daily, 1300 756 699
Healesville Sanctuary, Werribee Open Range Zoo and Melbourne Zoo: Open 8am-5pm, 9285 9300
closed on New Year's Day
Wonderland Fun Park Docklands: 11am-5pm, 9602 1311
IMAX Melbourne Museum:11am - 8:30pm, 9663 5454, find session times here
Fitzroy Gardens visitor centre and Cook's Cottage: Open 9am-5pm, 9658 7204
Melbourne Museum: Open 10am-5pm, 8341 7777
National Gallery Victoria Both NGV Australia and NGV International: Open 10am-5pm
Puffing Billy Railway First train from Belgrave: 9:50am, 9757 0700
Airport transfers
Melbourne Airport: Skybus operates to normal schedule (24 hours), 9335 2811; Starbus operates to normal schedule (5am-9pm), 8378 8700
Avalon Airport: Avalon City Express Skybus operates to normal schedule, 9335 2811
Visitor information services
Melbourne Visitor Centre Hub at Town Hall: 9am - 6pm
City Ambassadors: 10am-4pm
Melbourne Greeter Service: Open walks leave from 9.30am, book here
Melbourne Visitor Booth: 9am - 5pm
Town Hall Tours: Closed on public holidays.