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.

Facility or service	Operating hours
Administrative Centre	Closed
Works Depot	Closed
Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre, Umali Barai-ku	Closed

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

Awaba Waste Management Facility

8am-4pm

Swim centres	Operating hours
Charlestown, Speers Point, Swansea, West Wallsend	Charlestown 7am-6pm Speers Point 7am-5pm Swansea 7am-5pm West Wallsend 7am-3pm

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

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.