What’s open and what’s closed over Christmas and New Year

Published on 30 November 2022

Find out the Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 operating arrangements for Lake Macquarie City Council facilities and services.

Council buildings

Facility or service Operating hours

Administrative Centre building

Customer Service call centre*

Closed from noon 23 December 2022 and reopen 9am 3 January 2023

Closed from noon 23 December 2022 and reopen 8am 3 January 2023

Works Depot Closed from noon 23 December 2022 and reopen 8am 3 January 2023
Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre, Umali Barai-ku Currently closed to the public due to construction, expected to reopen in early 2023

Waste

There are no changes to waste, recycling or green waste collections. Bins will be serviced as usual.

Facility or service Operating hours
Awaba Waste Management Facility Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day only

 

Pools and beaches

Swim centre Operating hours
Charlestown, Speers Point, Swansea, West Wallsend

Closed Christmas Day

26 December – open 7am-5pm
(Charlestown open until 6pm)
(West Wallsend open 9am-3pm)

27 December – open 7am-5pm
(Charlestown open until 6pm)
(West Wallsend open 9am-3pm)

1 January – open 7am-5pm
(Charlestown open until 6pm)
(West Wallsend open 9am-3pm)

2 January – open 7am-5pm
(Charlestown open until 6pm)
(West Wallsend open 9am-3pm)

Normal operating hours on all other days

Find out more at swim.lakemac.com.au/Our-pools/All-hours

Morisset and Toronto swim centres set and advertise their own hours, find out more at swim.lakemac.com.au/Our-pools/All-hours

Patrolled beache Operating hours
Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Redhead, Blacksmiths Beach patrols have been extended over the summer break – 8am-6pm daily from 5 December-29 January

 

Cultural services

Cultural facility Operating hours

Lake Mac Libraries, kawumalyikilba

(Swansea Library hours are included in Lake Macquarie Visitor Information Centre times below)

23 December – open until noon

24-28 December – all libraries closed

29-30 December – Charlestown and Toronto open 9am-1pm
Swansea Library open 9am-5pm
Wangi Library Creative Hub, open for self-access only from 9am-5pm
All other libraries closed

31 December-2 January – all libraries closed

3 January – normal operating hours resume for libraries

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, yapang

23 December – open 9am-3pm

24-27 December – closed

28-31 December – open 9am-3pm

1-2 January – closed

3 January – normal operating hours resume

Multi-Arts Pavilion Lake Macquarie, mima

24-27 December – closed

28-29 December – open 10am-3pm

30 December – open 1-8pm

31 December – 10am-3pm

1-4 January – closed

5 January – normal operating hours resume

Lake Macquarie Visitor Information Centre, Swansea Library and SEEN@Swansea

24 December – open until 1pm

Christmas Day and Boxing Day – closed

27 December – open 9am-1pm

28-30 December – open 9am-5pm

31 December – open 9am-1pm

1 January – closed

2 January – open 9am-1pm

3 January – normal operating hours resume

Lake Mac Libraries Fab Lab Closed from 17 December 2022 and reopen 9 January 2023

 

*In case of an emergency, please contact Council on 02 4921 0333 to reach our after-hours service.