AS the world navigates a viral pandemic, Australia will still stop and commemorate the soldiers who served our country on Anzac Day.
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April 25 will look a little different this year - gathering restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have seen local marches cancelled, forcing services to be streamed and pubs to be closed.
Traditional Anzac Day opening hours for businesses in NSW have been changed in response to the coronavirus crisis to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
So, the Leader has put together this guide about what's open, and when, on Anzac Day.
Supermarkets
Coles supermarkets in the Tamworth CBD, as well as South Tamworth and North Tamworth will be open on April 25 from 9am to 8pm.
Woolworths supermarkets at Eastpoint and Tamworth Shoppingworld will be open from 9am to 6pm.
Both supermarket giants have brought back their delivery and click-and-collect services for the public to use, after taking a break through the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
Aldi is usually open from 8:30am to 7pm on weekends, though hours might differ for Anzac Day.
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Bottle shops and alcohol
Dan Murphy's at Eastpoint will be open this Saturday from 1:15pm to 7pm.
BWS Tamworth will be open from 1pm to 6pm.
Small bars, hotels and clubs that choose to provide takeaway alcohol sales or a delivery service are allowed to trade on Anzac Day.
NSW Fair Trading said these businesses must be staffed by people who made the choice to work on Anzac Day.
Police will be enforcing rules around take-away sales and home deliveries of alcohol, and businesses should still have a system in place to ensure alcohol is not sold to minors or to intoxicated people.
Petrol stations
Most petrol stations operate as normal, but it's best to check each outlet.
Local businesses
Restaurants, cafes and takeaway food and drink stores are usually allowed to open on Anzac Day, but it's up to individual businesses.
Some may have a public holiday surcharge on Saturday, altered hours or be shut for the day.
NSW Fair Trading said these businesses must be staffed by people who made the choice to work on Anzac Day.
For a full and comprehensive list of all the different essential business still open in town and what they're offering, visit the Tamworth Regional Council's trading directory.
Eateries and takeaway cafes can be found at the We Love It site, and the Leader's Open for Business directory has an extensive list of local stores and their trading hours.
Anzac Day services
There will be no public gatherings permitted on Anzac Day, due to the COVID-19 regulations and public health orders.
Some services will be live-streamed online, and some local initiatives have been created to help people commemorate in isolation.
The Tamworth RSL is encouraging the community to 'light up the dawn' by standing at the end of their driveway at 6am as a mark of respect, to say The Ode from For the Fallen, to play the bugle or a record of the last post.
Tamworth's 88.9FM is hoping to connect the community on the sacred day via a special broadcast - the commemoration segment will begin at 6am on Anzac Day and will feature the ode, the last post, one minute of silence and reveille.
Regulations and social distancing
All shops and supermarkets have social distancing measures in place in the wake of public health orders and ministerial orders from the federal and state governments.
All non-essential travel is banned - see the reasons you're allowed to be out and about here.
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.
