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While many of us are gearing up for an extended break over Christmas, the City of Whyalla will be trying to keep closures of its offices and services to a minimum.
At the November ordinary council meeting, the elected councillors approved the following closures over the Christmas and New Year’s period.
CIVIC BUILDING: The City of Whyalla Council Civic Building, on Darling Terrace, will be closed to the public from 3pm on Friday December 22, 2017 and reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
LIBRARY: The Whyalla Public Library be closed from 5pm on Friday December 22, 2017 and reopen Wednesday December 27, 2017 with opening hours for the period of Wednesday December 27, Thursday 28 December and Friday 29 December being 10am to 5pm. The library will close during the New Year period from Saturday December 30, 2017 and reopen for normal business on Tuesday January 2, 2018. Members will be able to return books via a chute on the days the library is closed.
CHILD CARE: The Whyalla Child Care Centre will be closed to the public from Friday December 22, 2017 at 5.45pm and reopen on Monday January 8, 2018 at 7.45am.
VISITOR CENTRE: The Whyalla Visitor Information Centre and Maritime Museum be closed to the public on Christmas Day and reopen for normal business on Tuesday December 26, 2017.
ENGINEERING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AIRPORT, CEMETERY AND INSPECTORIAL SERVICES: There will be adequate emergency staff for all these departments for the Christmas and New Year period. Call 8640 3444.
DOG POUND: Closed on public holidays but officer will be on call all days including Christmas and New Year's Day.
WASTE: The Whyalla Waste and Resource Recovery Centre be closed from Sunday December 24, 2017 and reopen on Wednesday December 27, 2017 at 10am with normal operating hours. It will also close over the New Year period from Monday January 1, 2018 and reopen for normal business on Tuesday January 2, 2018.
WASTE COLLECTION: If you are on Areas A and F and your bins get collected on Monday, you need to put them out a couple of days earlier for a Saturday pickup.
Area A
Saturday, December 23 - General waste (red bin) and recycling (yellow bin)
Saturday, December 30 - General waste (red bin) and green waste (green bin)
Area F
Saturday, December 23 - General waste (red bin) and green waste (green bin)
Saturday, December 30 - General waste (red bin) and recycling waste (yellow bin)
All information can be obtained on the council website http://www.whyalla.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=182