On behalf of Councillors, staff and volunteers we extend our best wishes to the Central Goldfields Shire community for a safe and happy festive season.
HOLIDAY SERVICES
Our Customer Service Centre will close at 2pm on Tuesday 24 December and will re-open at 9am on Thursday 2 January, 2025.
- Urgent after-hours issues that relate to Council infrastructure can be reported on 0419 005 577
- Urgent after-hours issues relating to animal control can be reported on 0407 508 448 (dog attacks, stock on roads and contained dogs only)
- Visitor Centre at Maryborough Railway Station – closed Christmas Day only
- The Nest and the Central Kindergarten Registration Office will close on Friday 20 December and reopen Monday 13 January
- Libraries, Maternal & Child Health and VicRoads – closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
- Please note VicRoads is closed every Friday.
Waste Service Changes
- Waste collection moves forward one day to avoid Christmas Day and New Year's Day, which fall on Wednesdays this season. Wednesday collections will occur on Thursday instead, while Thursday collections will occur on Friday instead.
- Talbot and Dunolly transfer stations (normally open on Wednesdays) will be closed for Christmas and New Year's days. Carisbrook is not open Wednesdays. Bealiba will close on Boxing Day, and open instead on Friday 27 December.
For a full list of modified hours visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/holidayhours2024
COUNCIL MEETING
The December Council Meeting was held earlier this week (17/12).
The video recording of the meeting can be viewed online www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings
SUMMER FUN
Our summer fun has already started, with a growing list of things to do and places to go for young people thanks to Maryborough Regional Library, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, our Visit Maryborough & Surrounds team and our free outdoor pools.
To keep up to date visit:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/SummerFun2025
AUSTRALIA DAY MEDALLIONS AND BOOKS
As part of our free, family-friendly Australia Day event in Maryborough, to be held at Station Domain on Sunday 26 January 2025 from 8.30am there will be:
- Medallions presented to all of our new babies born during 2024
- Kinder books presented to all three and four-year-old children starting kindergarten in 2025.
To register your children for medallions and books visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/australiaday2025
LOCAL LAW REMINDERS
Parking
With shopping centres now at their busiest, we've employed additional compliance officers to check that drivers are sharing the available parking spaces fairly.
