The holiday season is upon us, so it’s time to make sure everyone knows what the usual arrangements are for council services.
Council offices will be closed from 3.00 pm on Friday 23 December and will re-open on Tuesday 3 January 2017.
There are a number of people on-call for emergencies during the holidays, just call 1300 242 686 to reach our after-hours service.
Should we experience a major weather event, the place to go for road closure information is the disaster dashboard on our website. It’s the one point of truth for all emergency and disaster information, including fires and electricity outages.
Our Facebook page will not be actively monitored during the Christmas break.
Roadside rubbish collections timetables will remain the same as usual.
Here’s a list of useful holiday information:
- All of our libraries will be closed from 23 December until 3 January.
- Waste facilities will mostly remain open except for Lochlees Landfill which will close On Christmas and New Years Days, Rubyvale which will close on Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Days and both Emerald and Blackwater stations which will close only on Christmas days.
- Our aquatic centres have vastly different opening days and hours over the festive season. We recommend contacting the centre to check if they will be open for your visit. Here are some of the opening hours.
POOL SAT 24/12 SUN 25/12 MON 26/12 TUES 27/12 WED 28/12 THU 29/12 FRI 30/12 SAT 31/12 SUN 1/12 Bauhinia 11 am – 5 pm CLOSED 2 pm – 5 pm 2 pm – 6 pm 6 am – 1 pm & 3 pm – 6 pm 6 am – 1 pm & 3 pm – 6 pm 6 am – 1 pm & 3 pm – 6 pm 10.30 am – 6 pm 2 pm – 5 pm Rolleston CLOSED 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 8 am – 11 am & 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 8 am – 11 am & 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 8 am – 11 am & 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm 8 am – 11 am & 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm Capella No changes to normal trading times. Emerald Close at 6 pm Mon to Thurs otherwise as normal. Blackwater 10 am – 3 pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 10 am – 6 pm 10 am – 6 pm 10 am – 6 pm 10 am – 6 pm 10 am – 6 pm