Gladstone Regional Council facility operating hours will change during the Christmas and New Year period.
Urgent phone enquiries will be taken 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (07) 4970 0700.
Administration Offices, Depots and Rural Transaction Centres
Transfer Stations, Landfill and Waste
Animal Pound Facility
Aquatic Centre and Pools
Cemeteries
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum
Gladstone Region Libraries
Philip Street Communities & Families Precinct
Tondoon Botanic Gardens
Australia Day Public Holiday
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Administration Offices, Depots and Rural Transaction Centres
- Council’s Administration Offices and Rural Transaction Centres will close on Tuesday, 24 December and resume normal hours on Thursday, 2 January 2025
- Depots will also close on 24 December and reopen on 2 January 2025, as per normal hours
- Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/onlineservices if you have a non-urgent request.
Transfer Stations, Landfill and Waste
- Residential refuse and recycling collection will continue as per the normal collection schedule on all weekdays (including public holidays) during the Christmas and New Year period.
- Benaraby Landfill will operate on normal hours except on Christmas Day, where it will operate on reduced hours from 7.30am-3pm.
- All Transfer Stations will be closed on Christmas Day but will operate as normal on Boxing Day and Public Holidays in December and January
- Tip Top Shop at Benaraby Landfill and Gladstone Transfer Station will be Closed 25-26 December.
Community Facilities
Animal Pound Facility
- Closed Public Holidays.
- Impound Releases are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. To make an appointment, please phone Council on (07) 4970 0700.
- Registrations are to be completed online via GRC payment website PRIOR to contacting Council to make an Impound Release Appointment.
- Impound and Sustenance fees will be payable at the Pound via EFT ONLY – NO CASH facility.
- If the animal is not microchipped, Council will arrange an appointment with the animal owner when GRC reopens to conduct the microchipping – the cost of the microchip will be paid at time of release as it is included in the Pound Release Fees.
- To make an appointment, please phone Council on (07) 4970 0700.
- Only one person per appointment is allowed in the Pound.
- Please bring your own restraints (leashes or cages/carriers) when you are collecting your animal.
- Normal hours and processes will resume from 2 January 2025.
- Animal traps will not be hired to the public from close of business on Tuesday, 3 December 2024 and those that are hired out MUST be returned by noon on Tuesday, 17 December 2024.
Aquatic Centre and Pools
- Gladstone Aquatic Centre and the Mount Larcom Pool are operated by Blue Fit.
- See their website for holiday season opening hours.
- Note the Calliope Pool is owned by the Education Department and is run by Gladstone South Swimming Club. View the Calliope Pool Facebook page for opening hours, learn to swim classes, and fees.
Cemeteries - All
- Vehicle and pedestrian access will be available throughout the Christmas/ New Year period (depending on layout of facility).
- The gates to Port Curtis, Calliope and Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands will be open to vehicles and pedestrians between 8am-6pm on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
- Funeral services will be unavailable on 25-26 December and 1 January.
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
- The GECC Box Office and venue will close - 5pm Friday, 20 December; and will resume normal hours from 9am Thursday 2 January 2025.
- Bookings and tickets to events can still be made online.
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum
- Closes - 5pm Tuesday 24 December; resume normal hours Thursday 2 January 2025.
Gladstone Region Libraries
Visit www.gladstonelibraries.qld.gov.au/elibrary to access eLibrary resources.
Agnes Water and Calliope
Close - 5pm, 24 December; resume normal hours 2 January 2025.
Boyne Island and Gladstone
Close - 5.30pm, 24 December; resume normal hours 2 January 2025.
Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom
Close - 5pm, 24 December; resume normal hours 2 January 2025.
The Precint Library
Close - 1pm, 24 December; resume normal hours 2 January 2025.
Out & About Library Van
Resumes normal services from 2 January 2025.
Philip Street Communities & Families Precinct
- Close - 5pm, Tuesday 24 December; resume normal hours 2 January 2025.
Tondoon Botanic Gardens
- Open to explore every day, except Christmas Day (Dec 25), from 7am - 6pm.
- Administration Office and Visitor Information Centre will be closed from 4pm Friday 20 December and reopen Thursday, 2 January 2025.
Australia Day Public Holiday
All venues will be closed on Australia Day public holiday on 26 January 2024, except Tondoon Botanic Gardens.
The Gladstone Aquatic Centre and Mt Larcom pool may have limited operating hours.
See website for details.
See Also...
Events Listing - Including School Holiday activities (Summer Events Guide)
Lilley's Beach Permit - Permit applications are online
Online Services - Pay, Apply and Report online
RegionWatch - Online platform for information during emergencies and disasters
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