Howdy all. Looks like I'll be spending the period around Christmas and New Year in lovely Toowoomba, and have a quick question. Are shops typically open around this time? I'm not talking about the basics like Coles and Woolies, but more cafes and smaller places that can sometimes close around this time.

Have there been raids of local illegal disposable shops here or are the articles im seeing fake? They seem shady from strange news outlets ive never seen before.