Christmas Operating Hours

ACAC welcomes visitors during regular hours, except for public holidays and Sundays when the centre is closed.

Tompkins Road, Shaw

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Please visit our Venues for Hire page for more information on our Community Centres.

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Mon 22 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026: Closed

Regular hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

SERVE Centres

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Mon 29 Dec 2025 to Fri 2 Jan 2026: Closed

Phones, emails, live chat, and mail services will also be closed on public holidays and will operate with limited staff during the same period.

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

For more information on the normal opening and closing hours or pools and beaches, please visit our Townsville Pools page and Lifeguard Hours & Stinger Nets page.

Kokoda Memorial Pool

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Wed 31 Dec 2025 (New Year's Eve): 8am to 1pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Long Tan Memorial Pool

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Wed 31 Dec 2025 (New Year's Eve): 8am to 1pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Northern Beaches Leisure Centre

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025 (Christmas Eve): 5:30am to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Wed 31 Dec 2025 (New Year's Eve): 5:30am to 5pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Tobruk Memorial Baths

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025 (Christmas Eve): 5am to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Wed 31 Dec 2025 (New Year's Eve): 5am to 5pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Tobruk Kiosk

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025 (Christmas Eve):

  • Morning: 5:25am to 12:30pm (usual hours)

  • Afternoon: 2:30pm to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Wed 31 Dec (New Year's Eve):

  • Morning: 5:25am to 12:30pm (usual hours)

  • Afternoon: 2:30pm to 5pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Christmas holiday operating hours for counters and phones:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025 (Christmas Eve): 9am to 3pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan: Closed

TicketShop online sales will be operational 24/7 throughout the Christmas holiday period on the TicketShop website.

Regular hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025: 10am to 3pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Mon 5 Jan 2026: Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Pinnacles Gallery

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025: 9 to 11am

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Sun 4 Jan 2026: Closed

• Mon 5 Jan 2026: 1 to 5pm

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

Please visit our Citylibraries page for more information on our libraries.

Citylibraries Mobile

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Mon 5 Jan 2026: Closed

Regular hours resume on Tuesday 6 January 2026.

Citylibraries Aitkenvale

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025: 9am to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Sat 4 Jan 2026: Closed

Items can be returned to Citylibraries Riverway during this time as the returns chute will also be closed.

Regular hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

Citylibraries Flinders Street

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025: 9am to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 to Sat 4 Jan 2026: Closed

Items can be returned to Citylibraries Riverway during this time as the returns chute will also be closed.

Regular hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

Citylibraries Riverway

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Wed 24 Dec 2025 (Christmas Eve): 9am to 5pm

• Thu 25 Dec to Sun 28 Dec 2025: Closed

• Mon 29 Dec to Tue 30 Dec 2025: 10am to 2pm

• Wed 31 Dec 2025 (New Year's Eve): 10am to 2pm

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day): Closed

• Fri 2 Jan to Sun 4 Jan 2026: 10am to 2pm

Regular hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

• Fri 26 Dec 2025 (Boxing Day): Closed

• Thu 1 Jan 2026 (New Year’s Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.

For more information, visit our Townsville Laboratory Services page.

For more information on our regular services and locations visit our Transfer Stations & Landfill page or to find your regular bin collection day visit our Bins & Collections page.

Bin Collections

Please ensure bins are out before 6am on the day of collection.

If your bin day is a public holiday, including Christmas Day, your bin will be collected as normal.

Bin collections operate 365 days of the year.

Transfer Stations & Landfill

Christmas holiday operating hours:

• Thu 25 Dec 2025 (Christmas Day): Closed

Open for regular operating hours on all other days not listed.