Administration Offices, Depots and Rural Transaction Centres

• Phone enquiries will be taken 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (07) 4970 0700
• Council’s Administration Offices and Rural Transaction Centres will shut from close of business (COB) on Tuesday, 24 December and resume normal hours on Thursday, 2 January 2025
• Depots will also close at COB on 24 December and reopen on 2 January, as per normal hours
• Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/onlineservices if you have a non-urgent request.

Transfer Stations, Landfill and Waste

• Kerbside bin collection services will occur Monday to Friday as per usual schedule during the Christmas period
• Benaraby Landfill will operate on normal hours, except on Christmas Day where it will operate on reduced hours from 7.30am to 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 close on 25-26 December.

Community Facilities

• Gladstone Regional Libraries will be closed from the end of normal business hours (as shown below) on Tuesday, 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday, 2 January 2025
  • Agnes Water – 9am to 5pm o Boyne Island – 9am to 5.30pm
  • Calliope – 9am to 5pm
  • Gladstone – 9am to 5.30pm
  • Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom – 9am to 5pm
  • The Precinct Library – 9am to 4.30pm
  • Out & About Library van will resume normal service from Thursday, 2 January 202
  • Visit www.gladstonelibraries.qld.gov.au/elibrary to access eLibrary resources.
     
• Philip Street Communities & Families Precinct will be closed from 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 December and will resume normal hours from Thursday, 2 January 2025.
   
• Animal Pound Facility will be closed on public holidays
  • Impound releases by appointment only – phone Council on 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 EFTPOS only, no cash
  • Normal hours and processes will resume from Thursday, 2 January 2025
  • 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.
     
• Tondoon Botanic Gardens is open every day (except Christmas Day) 7am-6pm
  • Visitor Centre closed from Saturday 21 December and will reopen Monday, 6 January 2025
  • Refer to Junction CAFE at Tondoon Facebook page or phone (07) 4979 0953 for café opening hours.
     
• Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) will close at 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 December and will reopen at 10am on Thursday, 2 January 2025
   
• Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre (GECC) and Box Office will close from 4.30pm on Friday 20 December and will resume normal hours from 9am Thursday, 2 January 2025
  • Bookings and tickets to events can be made online via gladstoneentertainment.com
     
• Council’s Cemeteries will be available for vehicle and/or pedestrian access (depending on layout of facility) throughout the Christmas and New Year period
  • The gates to Port Curtis Cemetery, Calliope Cemetery 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.
     
• For Gladstone Aquatic Centre and Mount Larcom Swimming Pool opening hours, visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/pools-aquatic-centres or the Gladstone Aquatic Centre Facebook page.

Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/christmas-closures to view all the above online.

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