Holiday Opening Hours 2025/26

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The amended City of Launceston opening hours for the 2025/2026 Christmas & New Year period are available below.  View our service interruptions here and current and upcoming works here.

- For urgent matters outside of our operating hours, regarding Council services or facilities, phone 6323 3333.

- Phone 000 to report life-threatening emergencies or contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 to report non-life threatening emergencies.

Town Hall including Customer Service Centre

Wednesday 24 December 2025: 8.30am - 12pm

Thursday 25 December 2025 - Sunday, 4 January, 2026: Closed

Monday 5 January 2026: Normal hours resume 

Normal hours:  Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 5pm
  Public holidays: Closed

Kerbside Wheelie Bin Collection

Including FOGO and CBD collection.
Continues as normal.

Waste Disposal Centres

Launceston Waste Centre
Wednesday 25 December 2024: Closed
Thursday 26 December 2024:  Normal hours resume

Lilydale Transfer Station
Open as normal (8.30am - 12pm Sundays)

Nunamara Transfers Station
Open as normal (8.30am - 12pm Saturdays)

Immunisation Clinics

Town Hall Clinic (Operating Wednesdays)
Wednesday 24 December 2025: Closed
Wednesday 31 December 2025: Closed
Wednesday 7 January 2026: Closed
Continues as normal from Wednesday 14 January 2026 (Wednesdays 10am -11am).

Child and Family Learning Centre Clinics
Closed throughout December and January.
Tuesday 10 February: Normal operation resumes.

Normal operation: second Tuesday of each month (excluding public holidays).
Ravenswood Child and Family Learning Centre: 9.30am - 10am
muylatina Child and Family Learning Centre: 11am - 11.30am

For more information or to book the Town Hall Clinic go to: 
Immunisations

Launceston Visitor Information Centre

Wednesday 24 December 2025: 9am - 12pm
Thursday 25 December 2025: Closed

Temporary Relocation
Between Friday, 26 December, and Sunday, 4 January, the Visitor Information Centre will be temporarily relocated within Town Hall. Access will be available via the St Johns Street entrance only.

Access via St John Street (temporary relocation)

Friday 26 - Sunday 28 December 2025: 10am - 2pm

Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025: 9am - 5pm

Thursday 1 January 2026: 10am - 2pm

Friday 2 January 2026: 9am - 5pm

Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 January 2026: 10am - 2pm

Access via Civic Square (return to Customer Service Centre)

Monday 5 January 2026: regular hours resume

Normal hours:  Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm
  Weekends: 10am– 2pm

Carr Villa Memorial Park

Office Hours
Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 December 2025: Closed
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December 2025: 8am - 4.30pm
Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
Friday 2 January: Normal hours resume

Normal hours
Monday to Friday  8am - 4.30pm
Weekends and public holidays: closed

Carr Villa Main Gate (Nunamina Avenue)
Open as normal:
7.30am–7pm daily (including public holidays)
Pedestrian access remains available after 7pm.

Crematorium Gate (Quarantine Road)
Thursday 25 December 2025: 8am – 4pm
Friday 26 - Sunday 28 December 2025: Closed
Monday 29 December 2025: Normal hours resume

Normal hours
Monday to Friday: 8am - 4pm
Closed weekends and public holidays (except Christmas Day)

City of Launceston Car Parking Facilities

Holiday Car Park Operations

Multi-storey Car Parks (operated by City of Launceston)
Thursday 25 December Closed
Friday 26 December Normal operations resume
On-treet and open-air parking (operated by City of Launceston)
Thursday 25 - Friday 26 December Free parking
Saturday 27 December Normal operations and fees
Sunday 28 December Free parking
Monday 29 - Wednesday 31 December Normal operations and fees
Thursday 1 January Free parking
Friday 2 January -Saturday 3 January Normal operations and fees
Sunday 4 January Free parking
Monday 5 January Normal operations and fees resume

Normal operations and fees are available below.

Normal hours are available here