24-Hour Trading Is Coming to the Brisbane CBD During the Commonwealth Games
Stores in the 4000 postcode will be allowed to open 24/7, as will shops on the Gold Coast.
Ever had a hankering for a midnight ice cream, a 1am wander through a department store or a 3am trip to an art gallery? If so, come April 2018, you'll be in luck. That's when the Commonwealth Games come to southeast Queensland, and 24-hour trading along with them — for a limited time only, including in Brisbane's 4000 postcode.
Sports fans just can't fit their browsing and buying into normal operating hours, or so it seems, during the Games' 15-day run. Or, maybe they'll just be too busy filling every other waking moment with the state's accompanying cultural festival. Either way, with the city hosting a number of events between April 3 and 17, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has included the Brissie CBD in their ruling allowing non-stop shopping during the period, as well as the Gold Coast City Council area.
Supermarkets, department stores and shopping centres are among the businesses included, with independent stores, restaurants, bakeries, butchers, chemists and service stations all already allowed to operate 24/7. The decision doesn't change the state's liquor licensing laws or lockouts, so the same drinking rules apply even when you're shopping into the early hours of the morning.
Via Brisbane Times. Image: Brisbane City Council.
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