Council office closures Friday 5 December (Union Picnic Day)

Closure details

Central Coast Council offices will be closed on Friday 5 December 2025 for a Local Government State Award-approved Union Picnic Day and will re-open Monday 8 December 2025.

Some of Council’s services and facilities will be closed or have changes, however essential services will continue to operate.

Customer service and reporting of issues

• Customer Service Centres and Council’s Administration Building at Wyong will be closed Friday 5 December and re-open Monday 8 December.
• Urgent reports - We have an out-of-hours service available on 4306 7900 to call in any urgent reports such as water main breaks, sewer issues or urgent road safety issues (such as fallen trees over roads).
• Non-urgent - Customers can contact Council with non-emergency enquiries, requests, reporting issues or formal feedback 24/7 through our online Customer Service Centre. These will be progressed by our Customer Service Team from Monday 8 December, during business hours.

Early Childhood Education and Care Centres

• All centres will be closed on Friday 5 December and re-open for families on Monday 8 December. This has been communicated to all families.
• Learn more about Early Childhood Education and Care Centres.

Gosford Regional Gallery

• Gosford Regional Gallery, including the café and Edogawa Commemorative Garden, will be open.  
• Read more on Gosford Regional Gallery.

Laycock Street Community Theatre

• Laycock Street Community Theatre will be open for performances only.
• View upcoming performances, purchase tickets and learn more about Laycock Street Community Theatre. 

Leisure centres, gyms and pools 

• Wyong Pool will be open from 6-9.30am then closed for the remainder of the day.
• All other pools, leisure centres and gyms will be open. Refer to each facility web page for more information.
• 24-hour gym access is available at Peninsula Leisure Centre and Lake Haven Recreation Centre with appropriate access tag.
• See more about leisure centres, gyms and pools.

Libraries

• All libraries will be closed Friday 5 December, however all after-hours chutes will be open.
• Bateau Bay, Kariong and Toukley Libraries will be available to customers inducted for Library@YourTime.
• Library Reservation Lockers will be accessible at Erina, Tuggerah and Umina Beach libraries as well as Wyong Service Centre.
• A Library Reservation Locker will be accessible at 42 Marine Pde, The Entrance.
• Access Council’s eLibrary service 24/7 via centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/eLibrary
• Access more information on our Library Services

Lifeguards

• Council lifeguards will be on duty, patrolling the Coast's 15 patrolled beaches.
• View locations and learn more about beach safety.

Roads

• Urgent road maintenance or safety issues should be reported to Council by phoning 4306 7900, which will immediately go through to our out-of-hours officer to be assessed and responded to.
• Non-emergency enquiries, requests, reporting issues or formal feedback can be made 24/7 through our online Customer Service Centre, which will be progressed from Monday 8 December.
• For current road closures or road works impacting traffic, download the Live Traffic NSW app or go to livetraffic.com, or call 132 701.
• For details of planned upcoming road works or closures, go to Council’s road closures web page.

Water and sewer  

• Any water service interruptions are listed on our website.
• Urgent water or sewer issues (such as a spill, leak, bubbling water, water decolourisation or no water pressure) should be reported to Council by phoning 4306 7900 immediately so we can assess and respond as soon as possible.
• Read more on Central Coast water and sewer.

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