Please be aware of the following council facilities closures over the holiday period:
Customer Service Centres
Mackay, Mirani and Sarina
Closed from 4:30pm Friday, December 21, 2018 reopening 8.30am Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Paget Depot
Closed 3.30pm on Friday, December 21 and reopening 7am Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Artspace Mackay
Closed 3pm Friday, December 21, and reopening 10am Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Foodspace
Closed from 2pm Friday, December 21 and reopening 7.30am Monday, January 14, 2019.
Jubilee Community Centre
Closed from 4.30pm Friday, December 21 and reopening 8.30am Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Pool Facilities
Bluewater Lagoon
Open every day from 9am to 5.45pm
Closed Tuesday, December 25, 2018.
Memorial Swim Centre
Closed December 25 - 26, 2018 and January 1, 2019
Pioneer Swim Centre
Closed December 25 - 26, 2018 and January 1, 2019
Mirani Swim Centre
December 24 – 6am – noon
December 25 – CLOSED
December 26 – CLOSED
December 27 – noon – 5pm
December 28 – 6am – 6pm
December 29 – 6am – 6pm
December 30 – 6am – 6pm
December 31 – 6am – noon
January 1 – CLOSED
January 2 – 12pm – 5pm
Sarina Pool
December 24 – 6am - noon
December 25 – CLOSED
December 26 – CLOSED
December 27 – 8am – 5pm
December 28 – 6am – noon
December 29 – 6am – 6pm
December 30 – 6am – 6pm
December 31 – 6am – noon
January 1 – CLOSED
Reopening January 2 as per normal
Mackay Regional Council Libraries
Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22 – normal opening hours for all branches
Sunday, December 23 – normal operating hours for Dudley Denny City Library only
Monday, December 24 – 9am - 3pm Gordon White Library only – all other branches closed.
All branches will then remain closed until Wednesday, January 2, when libraries re-open for normal opening hours for all branches.
Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre
Closed from 4.30pm Friday, December 21, 2018 reopening 9am Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Tickets for shows and events can be purchased online via www.themecc.com.au during this time.
Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens
Administration and Tropical Shade Garden
Closed from Saturday, December 22 and reopening 9am Monday, January 7, 2019.
Botanic Gardens Café and Lagoons Gallery
The Botanic Gardens Café will be closed from Monday, December 24 and reopen on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
Museums and Historical Centres
Greenmount Homestead
Closed from November 29, 2018, reopening February 3, 2019.
Museums and Historical Centres
Mackay - Closed from November 29, 2018, reopening February 7, 2019.
Sarina - Closed from 3pm December 14, 2018, reopening February 1, 2019.
Pioneer Valley - Closed from December 14, 2018, reopening February 5, 2019.
Orchid House
Closed morning of Friday, December 21, 2018 and reopening Tuesday, January 8, 2019.
Sarina Sugar Shed
December 25 – Closed
December 26 – Closed
December 27 – 9am – 4pm
December 28 – 9am – 4pm
December 29 – 9am – 4pm
December 30 – 9am – 4pm
December 31 – 9am – 4pm
January 1 – Closed
January 2 – 9am – 4pm
Reopening January 2 as per normal, 7 days a week, 9am - 4pm. Closed Public Holidays
Sarina Youth Centre
Closed from 5pm December 21 and reopening 9am January 2, 2019.
Sarina Neighbourhood Centre
Closed 3pm Friday, December 21 and reopening 9am Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Waste Facilities
Household waste collection services will continue as per normal over the Christmas break including Christmas Day and all public holidays.
All waste facilities will be closed on Christmas Day except the Paget Waste Management Centre which will be open its normal operating hours - 6.15am to 5.45pm.
Council’s green waste facilities will be closed on Christmas Day except the Paget Waste Management Centre which will be open 6.15am to 5.45pm.
The Incredable Tip Shop (Paget Tip Shop) will be closed from 4pm Sunday, December 23, 2018 and reopen 9am Thursday, January 3, 2019.