Published on 29 November 2023
Find out the Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 operating arrangements for Council facilities and services.
Administrative Centre building
Closed from noon 22 December 2023 and reopen 9am 2 January 2024
Works Depot
Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre, umali barai-ku
Closed from noon 22 December 2023 with limited services that day and reopen 9am 2 January 2024
There are no waste, recycling and green waste collections on Christmas Day. All waste will be collected a day later.
Monday 25 December
Tuesday 26 December
Wednesday 27 December
Thursday 28 December
Friday 29 December
Saturday 30 December
Bins will be serviced as usual from week commencing Monday 1 January 2024, including New Year’s Day.
Closed Christmas Day
26 December – normal operating hours resume
Charlestown, Speers Point, Swansea, West Wallsend
26 December – 7am-6pm (West Wallsend to close at 3pm)
27-29 December– 7am-6pm
30 December– 7am-6pm (West Wallsend to close at 3pm, Speers Point to close at 5pm)
31 December – Normal Sunday hours
1 January – Public Holidays hours
Morisset and Toronto Swim Centres set and advertise their own hours.
Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Redhead, Blacksmiths
Normal patrols 9am-5pm
Lake Mac Libraries, kawumalyikilba
22 December – open until noon
25-27 December – all libraries closed
28-29 December - Charlestown and Toronto open 9am-1pm. All other libraries closed.
30-1 January – all libraries closed
2 January – normal operating hours resume for libraries
Self-access at Cardiff Library, Speers Point Library and Wangi Library Creative Hub is available between 7am-7pm during this period. This is for existing users only and limited support is available.
Borrowed items can be returned to branches with after hours chutes (excluding Swansea and Sugar Valley Library Museum). All loans due in the closure period will be extended until 8 January 2024.
From 22 December 2023, Swansea Library’s operating hours will change. The library will continue to open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. The library will now be closed on Sundays, and open from 9am-12pm on Saturdays.
Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, yapang
22-24 December – 9am-3pm (cafe open until noon on 24 December)
26-31 December open 9am-3pm
1 January – closed
2 January – normal operating hours resume
Multi-Arts Pavilion Lake Macquarie, mima
8 December – closed
21 December - closed
22 December – open 9am-8pm
23 December – open 9am-2pm
24 December – open 9am-noon
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day
27-28 and 30-21 December – open 9am-2pm
29 December, open 9am-8pm
1-2 January – closed
3 January – normal operating hours resume
In case of an emergency, please contact Council on 02 4921 0333.