Christmas hours
Published on 12 November 2025
During this year's holiday season, Thursday 25 December to Thursday 1 January the City of Onkaparinga will have varying service availability.
Bin collections
Bins are collected on all public holidays except for Christmas and New Year's Day.
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falls on a Thursday this year, collections will occur a day later than usual collection days:
- Monday collections (22 Dec / 29 Dec) no change
- Tuesday collections (23 Dec / 30 Dec) no change
- Wednesday collections (24 Dec / 31 Dec) no change
- Thursday metro and Thursday rural collections (25 Dec / 1 Jan) will occur on Friday (26 Dec / 2 Jan)
- Friday collections (26 Dec / 2 Jan) will occur on Saturday (27 Dec / 3 Jan)
Remember to put your bin out the night before collection day. Our drivers may start earlier than usual at 5.30am during the hot summer weather.
Please check the Waste and Recycling section for more information about our services.
Customer service
Closes: 5pm Wednesday 24 December 2025.
Opens: Friday 2 January 2026.
EMERGENCIES
For emergencies call (08) 8384 0622, 24 hours a day.
An emergency in this instance is a situation that may cause imminent and immediate danger to people or property.
Non-urgent requests will be responded to from 2 January onwards.
FIELD OPERATIONS CENTRE
Closes: 12 noon Wednesday 24 December 2025.
Opens: Friday 2 January 2025.
Beach passes (vehicle access permits)
Seasonal permits can be obtained from the McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre, every day except Christmas Day (note centre closes 5pm Christmas Eve).
Day passes can be purchased from the beach access ramps.
Ranger services
Ranger services will be available daily.
Libraries
Close: 5pm Wednesday 24 December 2025.
Reopen: 9.30am Friday 2 January 2026.
All library return chutes will be closed during this period.
The Arts Centre and Sauerbier House Culture Exchange
The Arts Centre will be closed from 4pm, Thursday 24 December 2025, reopening on Friday 2 January 2026.
Sauerbier House will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025, reopening on Friday 2 January 2026.
McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre
The visitor centre will be open until 5pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and open every other day.
Weekends and public holidays (excluding Christmas Day) 10am to 4pm.
All other days 9am to 5pm.
Beach passes (vehicle access permits) are available from the centre when open.
Community, Neighbourhood, Positive Ageing and Youth Centres
- Aberfoyle Community Centre will be closed from 4pm Thursday 18 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Aldinga Community Centre will be closed from 4pm Friday 19 December 2025 and will reopen 8:30am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Christie Downs Community Centre will be closed from 3pm Friday 12 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 5 January 2026.
- Coromandel Community Centre will be closed from 3pm Friday 12 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 19 January 2026.
- Elizabeth House will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025 and will reopen Monday 5 January 2026, for normal centre hours.
- Hackham West Community Centre will be closed from 3pm Thursday 18 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Tuesday 27 January 2026.
- Neporendi will be closed from Monday 15 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Reynella Neighbourhood Centre will be closed from 1:45pm Friday 12 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Seaford Neighbourhood Centre will be closed from 3pm Friday 19 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Wakefield House will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025 and will reopen Monday 5 January 2026 for normal centre hours.
- Woodcroft Morphett Vale Neighbourhood Centre will be closed from 3pm Friday 12 December 2025 and will reopen 9am Monday 12 January 2026.
- Youth centres (Base 10, Studio 20 and Wardli) will be closed for general enquires from Friday 19 December 2025.
All youth centres (Base 10, Studio 20 and Wardli) will reopen on Tuesday 7 January 2025
Please note from Tuesday 6 January 2026, centre access is only available to school holiday registered program attendees. General public access will be available from Tuesday 27 January 2026.