What’s open and what’s closed this Australia Day

Published on 15 January 2025

Find out what Lake Macquarie City Council facilities and services are operating this Australia Day Long Weekend, with the public holiday on Monday 27 January 2024. 

Council buildings

Facility or service

Operating hours (for Monday 27 January 2025)

Administrative Centre (which has relocated to Speers Point Library)

Closed

Works Depot

Closed

Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre, umali barai-ku

Closed

Waste

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

Awaba Waste Management Facility

8am-4pm

 

Pools and beaches

Swim centres

Operating hours (for Monday 27 January 2025)

Charlestown, Speers Point, Swansea, West Wallsend

Charlestown 7am-6pm

Speers Point 7am-5pm

Swansea 7am-5pm

West Wallsend 7am-3pm

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

Patrolled beaches

Operating hours (for Monday 27 January 2025)

Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Redhead, Blacksmiths

9am-6pm

 

Cultural services

Facility or service

Operating hours (for Monday 27 January 2025)

Lake Mac Libraries, kawumalyikilba

 

Closed

Self-access is available for inducted members at Wangi, Toronto, Speers Point, Cardiff, Sugar Valley Library Museum and Belmont libraries between 7am and 7pm. 

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, yapang

Closed

Multi-Arts Pavilion Lake Macquarie, mima

Closed

SEEN@Swansea

Closed

Lake Mac Libraries Fab Lab

Closed

In case of an emergency, please contact Council on 4921 0333.