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
