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

Published on 17 January 2024

Find out what Lake Macquarie City Council facilities and services are operating this Australia Day, 26 January 2024. 

Council buildings

Facility or service

Operating hours

Administrative Centre

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

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

Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Redhead, Blacksmiths

9am-5pm

 

Cultural services

Facility or service

Operating hours

Lake Mac Libraries, kawumalyikilba

 

Closed

Self-access is available for inducted members at Cardiff, Speers Point and Wangi libraries between 7am-7pm.

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, yapang

Closed

Multi-Arts Pavilion Lake Macquarie, mima

Open until 12noon 

SEEN@Swansea

Closed

Lake Mac Libraries Fab Lab

Closed

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