Gwydir Shire Council Announces 2023/2024 Holiday Trading Hours

Gwydir Shire Council

NOTICE is hereby given that Gwydir Shire Council will operate on reduced services during the Christmas / New Year period. All Administration offices – including Customer Service Offices will CLOSE at 12:30pm on Friday 22 December, 2023 and reopen at 9:00am Tuesday 02 January, 2024.

Garbage Collections

All waste collections services will be collected as usual on scheduled days INCLUDING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Waste Centres - Bingara and Warialda Landfills

Public Holiday

Day

Date

Status

Staff Christmas Half-Day Closure

Thursday

21.12.2023

CLOSED – FROM 12:30pm

Christmas Day

Monday

25.12.2023

CLOSED

Boxing Day

Tuesday

26.12.2023

CLOSED

New Year's Day

Monday

01.01.2024

CLOSED

Australia Day

Friday

26.01.2024

CLOSED

Normal operating hours will apply on all other days - 8.30am to 12.00pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm daily.

Service NSW

Service NSW Offices will CLOSE at 12:30pm Friday 22 December, 2023 and return to usual operating days from Tuesday 02 January, 2024 (Bingara – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; Warialda – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 1/2 day and Friday).

After Hours Emergency Services

Ranger & Waste - Mobile 0417 792 650

Roads and Bridges:

Warialda - Mobile 0459 935 047

Bingara - Mobile 0459 936 379

Water and Sewerage:

Warialda/Gravesend - Mobile 0428 291 206

Bingara - Mobile 0459 495 742

North Star - Mobile 0427 291 274

Building Services (Bingara/Warialda) - Mobile 0428 687 651

Bushfire Emergency - Phone 000

Flood or Storm Emergency - SES 132500

Gwydir Fitness Centres

Bingara and Warialda – Mobile 0448 297 984 (please note this number is for urgent enquiries only. Membership applications/renewals will not be available until ordinary office hours resume).

Commonwealth Home Support Program Offices (CHSP)

Warialda CHSP Office will CLOSE from 12:30pm Friday 22 December, 2023 and reopen on Friday 15 January, 2024.

Bingara CHSP Office will CLOSE at 3:00pm Thursday 21 December, 2023 and reopen on Tuesday 02 January, 2024.

Tourist Information Centres

Bingara and Warialda Tourist Information Centres will CLOSE from 12:30pm Friday 22 December, 2023 and return to normal operating hours from Tuesday 02 January, 2024 at 9:00am. (there will be a brochure stand out the front for tourist information)

Roxy Theatre Tours will resume in 2024 each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Centrelink (Bingara)

Bingara Centrelink Office will CLOSE from 12:30pm on Friday 22 December, 2023 and return to normal operating hours from Tuesday 02 January, 2024.

Libraries

Warialda Library will CLOSE from 5:00pm on Thursday 21 December, 2023.

Bingara Library will CLOSE from 12:30pm on Friday 22 December, 2023. Both libraries will return to normal operating hours on Tuesday 02 January, 2024.

Toy Libraries

Warialda Toy Library will CLOSE from 12:30pm on Friday 22 December, 2023 and reopen on Tuesday 22 January, 2024.

Bingara Toy Library will CLOSE from 12:30pm Thursday 21 December, 2023 and reopen on Tuesday 09 January, 2024.

Vacation Care There is no Vacation Care program this holiday break. Gwydir Shire Council is no longer funded to provide this service.

Bingara Preschool will CLOSE from 3:30pm Friday 15 December, 2023 and return on Monday 05 February, 2024.

Tharawonga Mobile Preschool will CLOSE Friday 15 December, 2023 and return Tuesday 06 February, 2024.

Max Eastcott

General Manager

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