Festive Season Hours And Services

Festive season hours and services
During the holiday period, our business hours will vary.

We are still here to address urgent matters during the festive period. You can contact us on 08 8256 0333.

For non-urgent matters, you can lodge a customer request at any time: playford.sa.gov.au/PlayfordOnlineServices

Wishing you a safe and happy Christmas and New Year period.

Council Offices, Customer Contact sites, the Operations Centre, Libraries and the Grenville Hub will be closed from 5pm Wednesday 24 December, reopening at 9am on Friday 2 January 2026.

The John McVeity Centre will close at 12pm on 24 December 2025. It will be open 9am-5pm daily during the holiday period, excluding public holidays.

Our other sites have different operating times. Please see the table below.

LocationClosingRe-opening
Elizabeth Rise4pm, 23 December 202505 January 2026
Healthy Food Co (Elizabeth Downs)12pm, 20 December 202512 January 2026
Healthy Food Co (The Precinct)12pm, 20 December 202505 January 2026
Marni Waiendi5pm, 19 December 202506 January 2026
Northern Sound System5pm, 24 December 202512 January 2026
The Precinct12pm, 20 December 202513 January 2026

During the 2025 festive period, there will be some changes to bin collection days.

There will be no bin collections on Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day) or Thursday 01 January (New Years Day).

From Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 27 December 2025 and Thursday 1 January 2026 to Saturday 3 January 2026, all collections will occur one day later than normal.

Note: Friday collections will occur on Saturdays.

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