Non-stop last-minute Christmas shop frenzy begins

The countdown is on until Christmas Day, with some shopping centres opening their doors to last-minute shoppers for a full 34-hours.

In what has been dubbed the "non-stop shop", key shopping centres are staying open throughout the night.

Here's your guide to where you can pick up that last minute gift.

Non-stop shop locations

Sydney – Westfield in Parramatta will be open for 33 hours beginning at 9am December 23 until 6pm on Christmas Eve.

Melbourne – Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne will be open for 34 hours non-stop from 8am on December 23 until 6pm on Christmas Eve. Highpoint will also be from 7am on December 23 until 5pm on Christmas Eve.

Queensland – Chermside in Brisbane will be open from 8am on December 23 until 6pm on Christmas Eve.

South Australia – Westfield in Marion will be open from 9am December 23 until 5:30pm on Christmas Eve.

Other shopping centres around the country will be operating with extended trading hours ahead of Christmas Day.

Westfield in Pitt Street will be open until midnight and the Queen Victoria Building will close at 6pm today for slightly extended trading hours.

Carillon City shopping centre in Perth will have extended trading hours two days before Christmas, staying open until 9pm.

Rundle Mall in Adelaide and Garden City Westfield in Queensland will also be staying open until midnight on December 23.

Other opening hours – Supermarkets and Liquor

Coles and Woolworths will be open on Christmas Eve with normal trading hours, however they will be closed on Christmas Day.

All BIG W stores will close on Christmas Day and re-open on Boxing Day but trading hours will vary store to store.

All Coles Liquor stores including Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice will close nationally on Christmas Day and will re-open on Boxing Day.

All BWS stores will stay open until Christmas Eve but will also shut their doors on Christmas Day.

Most Dan Murphy's stores near city centres will remain open until 9pm on Christmas Eve although customers are being encouraged to check individual store hours.

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