NEWCASTLE
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Administration centre and works depot: Closed from midday Christmas Eve to 8.30am January 2.
Garbage: Christmas Day collections move to Boxing Day.
Summerhill Waste Management Centre: Closed Christmas Day only.
Art gallery: Open 10am-1pm Christmas Eve, then closed until 10am December 28. Closed New Year’s Day.
Beresfield Golf Course: Closed Christmas Day.
Blackbutt Reserve: Wildlife exhibits closed Christmas Day, park open all days.
City Hall: Closed Christmas Day to December 27, and New Year’s Day.
Civic Theatre Box Office: Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Fort Scratchley: Closed Christmas Eve to Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Newcastle Museum: Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Libraries: Closed midday Christmas Eve until January 2.
Beaches: Normal patrols.
Ocean baths: Normal hours.
Pools: Closed Christmas Day.
King Street parking station: Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
LAKE MACQUARIE
Customer service centre: Closed from midday Christmas Eve until December 27. Closed New Year’s Day.
Awaba Waste Management Facility: Closed Christmas Day only.
Garbage: Collections will be made the day after pick-up from Christmas Day.
Landcare Resource Office: Closed midday Christmas Eve until 8am January 6.
Visitor Information Centre: Closed Christmas Day.
Libraries: Closed midday Christmas Eve until Monday December 30. Closed 5pm New Year’s Eve until January 2.
Art Gallery: Closed from midday Christmas Eve until January 27. Closed New Year’s Day.
Pools: Closed Christmas Day.
Beaches: Normal patrols.
CESSNOCK
Administration centre: Closed midday Christmas Eve until 9am January 2.
Cessnock Waste and Re-Use Centre: Open 8.45am-4.30pm all days except closed Christmas Day.
Greta Transfer Station: Closed Christmas Day.
Garbage: Collections will be made the day after pick-up from Christmas Day.
Libraries: Closed midday Christmas Eve until 9am January 2.
Performing Arts Centre: Re-opens January 13. Bookings available online.
Pools: Cessnock and Branxton closed Christmas Day only, open 7am-6pm all other public holidays. Kurri Kurri open 6am-midday Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, closed Christmas Day, open 10am-4pm Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, 5.30am-6pm December 27.
PORT STEPHENS
Administration: Closed 5pm Christmas Eve until 8.30am January 2.
Garbage: Normal collection days, pick-up from 5am.
Waste Transfer Stations: Closed 3pm Christmas Eve until 7am Boxing Day.
Libraries: Raymond Terrace and Tomaree closed 2pm Christmas Eve until 9am January 2, Tilligerry closed until January 13.
Pools: Tomaree has normal hours except closed 5pm Christmas Eve until 8.30am Boxing Day, open 8.30am-5pm New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Tilligerry and Lakeside Leisure Centre as normal except open 10am-4pm Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, open 6am-1pm New Year’s Eve and closed Christmas Day.
Nelson Bay Visitor Information Centre: Normal hours except closed 5pm Christmas Eve until 9am Boxing Day.
MAITLAND
Administration: Closed from 1pm Christmas Eve until January 2.
Mt Vincent Waste Disposal Depot: Closed Christmas Day only.
Garbage: Collections will be made the day after pick-up from Christmas Day. Normal service resumes December 30.
Works depot: Closed 11am Christmas Eve until January 2.
Maitland Regional Art Gallery: Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Libraries: Closed from 1pm Christmas Eve until January 2.
Visitor Information Centre: Closed 1pm Christmas Eve until 9am-5pm Boxing Day until 11am-3pm on New Year’s Day.
Maitland Gaol: Closes 1pm Christmas Eve until December 27. Open for tours 10am-4pm all days except New Year’s Day.
Pools: Closed from 4pm Christmas Eve until open 11am-7pm Boxing Day. Normal hours until 5pm close on New Year’s Eve, re-open 11am New Year’s Day.
SHOPPING CENTRES*
Charlestown Square: Open 8am-5.30pm Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, re-opens 8am-7pm Friday December 27, 9am-6pm Saturday December 28, 10am-5pm Sunday December 29, 9am-5.30pm Monday, December 30, 9am-5.30pm New Year’s Eve. Closed New Year’s Day, re-opens 9am-9pm Thursday January 2.
Westfield Kotara: Open 8am-5.30pm Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, re-opens 9am-9pm Friday, December 27, 9am-6pm Saturday, December 28, 10am-5pm Sunday, December 29, 9am-5.30pm Monday, December 30, 9am-5.30pm New Year’s Eve. Closed New Year’s Day, re-opens 9am-9pm Thursday January 2, 2014, 9am-5.30pm Friday, January 3, 9am-5pm Saturday January 4, 10am-4pm Sunday, January 5.
Marketown East: Open 7am-midnight every day except closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Normal hours on December 27. Open 7am-midnight on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Marketown West: Open 7am-10pm all days except closed Christmas Day.
Stockland Jesmond: 9am-5.30pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Normal hours until closed New Year’s Day.
Stockland Wallsend: Normal hours but closed Christmas and Boxing Day, re-opens 9am December 27.
Stockland Glendale: Open 9am-5.30pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Normal hours from Friday December 27 until closed New Year’s Day. Re-opens Thursday, January 2.
* Supermarkets and department stores may vary from general centre opening hours.
CINEMAS
No sessions Christmas Day.
CHEMISTS
Docs Mega Save Chemist: Open 8am-midnight Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, open 8am-midnight Friday, December 27, to Monday, December 30, 8am-8pm New Year’s Eve and 9am-10pm New Year’s Day.
Docs John Hunter Hospital Pharmacy: Open 8.30am-9pm weekdays and 10am-9pm weekends except 10am-4pm Christmas Day, 10am-9pm Boxing Day and 10am-9pm New Year’s Day.
Strachan’s Day Night Pharmacy: Open 9am-9pm except 9am-7pm Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Darby St Day Night Chemist: Open 8am-8pm all days except closed Christmas Day.
Chemistworks Glendale: Open 8am-midnight except closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Tenambit Pharmacy: Normal hours except 9am-midday Christmas Day, 9am-1pm Boxing Day and 9am-5pm New Year’s Day.
Myall Pharmacies: Hawks Nest open normal hours until 8.30am to midday on Christmas Day, normal hours from Boxing Day with extended 8.30am-6pm weekend hours during school holidays. Tea Gardens open normal hours, closed Sundays and public holidays.
Nelson Bay Pharmacy: Normal hours except closed Boxing Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
DOCTORS/GPs
GP Access after-hours medical services: phone 1300130147.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Ambulance, fire brigade and police as usual on 000. State Emergency Service 132500.
TRAINS
Normal until Saturday timetable from Christmas Day until January 3.
BUSES
Normal except Sunday timetable on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, augmented weekday timetable on New Year’s Eve and a Sunday timetable on New Year’s Day. Normal from January 2.
FERRIES
Normal except weekend timetables on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Amended timetable on New Year’s Eve.
* Transport Info Line: phone 131500 or website 131500.com.au