When we are open and closed over Christmas and New Year period
Council will close at 1pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
15 December 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council will close at 1pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Customer Service phones will be diverted to our afterhours service during this time.
Libraries: all shire libraries will close at 1pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and reopen at 10am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Children’s Services: Sapphire Mobile Preschool will close on Friday 16 December 2022 and open to families on Wednesday 1 February 2023.
Bandara and the Eden Early Learning Centre will close on Monday 19 December 2022 and reopen on Tuesday 10 January 2023. Their community state-funded Preschool and After School Care Program will reopen on Tuesday 31 January 2023.
Council-managed swimming pools (Sapphire Aquatic Centre Pambula, Bemboka, Candelo and Eden) will close at 5pm on Saturday 24 December 2022 and reopen on Tuesday 27 December 2022. There will be no early morning swimming hours at Bemboka, Candelo and Eden swimming pools between Christmas and New Year.
Bega War Memorial and Cobargo swimming pools will close on Christmas Day and open from 12pm to 4pm on Boxing Day.
Please check with your local pool to confirm hours or changes to schedules during this period.
All Waste Transfer Stations will close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Sites that normally open on Tuesdays will open from 10am – 2.30pm on Tuesday 27 December and sites that normally open on Mondays will open from 10am – 2.30pm on Monday 2 January 2023.
Cleanaway kerbside collection will continue as normal.
The Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre and the Bega Valley Regional Learning Centre will close at 1pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Making an enquiry
All media enquiries and interview requests are coordinated by Council's Communication and Events team under the adopted Communications Policy. To view this policy, visit Public Policies and search 'communications'.
To submit a media enquiry or to request an interview:
- email media@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
- call 02 6499 2222
Councillors
Councillors can be contacted directly for enquiries regarding decisions of the elected Council and non-operational matters. Interviews with the Mayor should be arranged through the Communication and Events team contact details above.
Receiving information
If you’re a journalist or media organisation that would like to receive media releases and notifications about media opportunities, please email your name, title and contact details to media@begavalley.nsw.gov.au and we will add you to our distribution list.
You can also subscribe to Bega Valley Together and Business News, Council's fortnightly e-newsletters, or follow @begavalleyshirecouncil on Facebook and Instagram.
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