Cairns Regional Council holiday stuff

This just in, your contacts and info for our Council over the hols... It's an exciting read.

• Customer Service call centre will operate standard hours on business days – phone 4044 3044 (Cairns area), 4099 9444 (Mossman area) or 1800 070 444. Counter service and specialist enquiries will be unavailable from 2pm on Thursday 24 December 2009 until Monday 4 January 2010.
  
  
• Emergency calls will be taken at all times by Council’s after-hours call centre (phone 4044 3044).
  
  
• Cairns Esplanade
  Inner City Facilities administration office will be closed from 2pm Thursday 24 December. Reopening on Monday 4 January 2010.
  
  The City Heart is alive with colour, lighting, lanterns, music, movies and fun over the festive season. New Years Eve – Free Family Entertainment near lagoon 6pm to 12am. Fireworks at 9pm and 12am. NO GLASS, SPARKLERS OR ALCOHOL!
  Visit the Esplanade website for full event details.
  
  
• Civic Theatre
  Closed from 2pm on Thursday 24 December. Reopening on Monday 4 January 2010. Ticketlink – closed Public Holidays.
  
  
• Animal Control:
  Cairns:
  McCoombe Street Pound will be closed Christmas Day and New Years Day. On all other days between 26 December 2009 and 3 January 2010, the Pound will be open 2.00pm – 2.30pm by appointment only. After Hours will continue to operate over the entire period and Local Laws Officers will be on duty each day. Patrols will continue as usual throughout the Christmas and New Year Period. Phone 4044 3044 or 1800 070 444.
  
  Mossman:
  Animal control officers will be on call throughout the Christmas and New Year period. Mossman Pound will be open by arrangement only. Phone 4099 9444.
  
  
• Flecker Botanic Gardens
  Gardens open on 25 and 26 December 2009, 1 January 2010 and weekends from 7:30am to 5:30pm. Open 7:30am to 5:30pm on all regular business days.
  
  
• Garbage & Recycling Waste Collection
  No disruption – collection as per normal service days for garbage and recycling waste disposal.