Christmas and New Year operating hours

On display until 02 January 2025, 12:01 AM

Loddon Shire Council would like to wish our community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please see below our service hours during the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Administrative centre:

Council’s administrative centre will close from midday Tuesday 24 December 2024 and re-open at 8.15am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Minimum staffing levels will be maintained across the Christmas/New Year period to attend emergency callouts.

Waste collections and facilities:

  • Kerbside collections scheduled for Christmas Day (Wednesday 25 December) will instead take place on Saturday 28 December.
  • Kerbside collections scheduled for New Year’s Day (Wednesday 1 January) will instead take place on Saturday 4 January.
  • All other collections will continue as normal.
  • All waste facilities across the Shire will be closed on public holidays.

Kindergartens:

Kindergartens will close from Friday 20 December and will re-open on Tuesday 28 January 2025.

Visitor Information Centre:

The Loddon Visitor Information Centre will be closed on Christmas Day but is otherwise open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and from 10am to 2pm on public holidays (times may vary slightly).

For enquiries phone (03) 5494 3489 or email loddonvisitorinformation@loddon.vic.gov.au

Library Agencies:
For a full list of Library Agencies' Christmas and New Year opening hours please visit the Goldfields Libraries website.