Published on 30 November 2022
Find out the Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 operating arrangements for Lake Macquarie City Council facilities and services.
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
There are no changes to waste, recycling or green waste collections. Bins will be serviced as usual.
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
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
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
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
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
*In case of an emergency, please contact Council on 02 4921 0333 to reach our after-hours service.