Christmas New Year operating hours

Pine tree with banksia with Christmas presents

General Council services

Closed from 4:30pm 24 December 2025 - 9:00am 2 January 2026

Garbage, Recycling and FOGO collection

Bins normally collected on Thursday will collected on Saturday 27 December instead. These changes will affect Captains Flat, Queanbeyan suburbs with a regular Thursday collection, and rural areas with a regular Thursday collection.

Pleasure ensure your bins are out Friday night, 26 December, to avoid missing collection.

Collections around New Years Day will not change.

Queanbeyan Waste Minimisation Centre

Closed from 4pm 24 December 2025 - open as usual from 9:15am 26 December 2025

Waste Transfer Stations

Closed on Thursday 25 December 2025 (closed on Thursdays anyway)

Braidwood Library

Closed from 5pm 24 December 2025 - 9:30am 2 January 2026

Queanbeyan Library

Closed from 5pm 24 December 2025 - 9:30am 2 January 2026

Heritage Library

Closed from 4pm 24 December 2025 - 10am 5 January 2026

Bungendore Library

Closed from 5pm 24 December 2025 - 10am 2 January 2026

Mobile Library

Last run for 2025 will be on 16 December. First run 2 February 2026

Animal Management Facility

  • Closed from 4pm 24 December to 28 December 2025
  • Open 29 December - 31 December 2025
  • Closed 1 January 2026
  • Open 2 January 2026
  • Closed 3-4 January 2026
  • 5 January 2026 normal operating hours

Recruitment team

Applications received for positions vacant will not be assessed between 25 December 2025 and 5 January 2026.

The Q - Performing Arts Centre

Closed from 4pm 24 December 2025 – 10am 2 January 2026

Community Centre bookings

Closed from 4:30pm 24 December 2025 - 2 January 2026

Queanbeyan Aquatic Centre

  • Wednesday 24 December 2025 – 5:30am to 4:00pm
  • Thursday 25 December 2025 – CLOSED
  • Friday 26 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026 – 10:00am to 5:00pm
  • Return to normal hours from 3 January 2026

Braidwood, Bungendore and Captains Flat Pools

  • Wednesday 24 December 2025 - closed from 6:30pm
  • Friday 25 December - closed
  • Saturday 26 December - closed
  • Return to normal hours from 27 December

Rusten House Art Centre

Closed from 20 December 2025 - 14 January 2026

 

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