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ANZAC DAY
25 April
The 25th of April was officially named Anzac Day in 1916. Since then, Australians and New Zealanders have used this day to honour our defence forces and the sacrifices they have made and continue to make. In observance of this day, warehouses across Australia will be closed. Find out more about our public holiday trading hours at Costco. com. au.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’ S DAY
8 March
The theme for International Women’ s Day 2024 is‘ Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment’. To commemorate this, Costco Wholesale is putting a spotlight on brands owned by women. Shop leading local and international femaleled labels such as Lash Therapy, Moss St. Fragrances and more. Costco has made a public commitment to actively procure from businesses owned by women as part of its sustainability initiative, further supporting gender equality through empowerment. Find out more on Costco. com. au / sustainability-commitment.
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COSTCO CHARITY MONTH
Supporting kids’ health
Since it first opened in Australia 15 years ago, Costco has been fundraising annually for children’ s hospitals around the country. Warehouses in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are now accepting donations at the register for The Children’ s Hospital at Westmead, The Royal Children’ s Hospital Foundation and the Women’ s and Children’ s Hospital, Adelaide, respectively. Members in Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia can keep an eye on the Costco Facebook page to find out when your local warehouse will be fundraising.
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