Office Closures - Christmas and New Year

Office	Opening Hours
Invercargill	8.30 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Lumsden	11.00 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Otautau	8.00 am Monday, 9 January 2012
Riverton	10.00 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Stewart Island	9.00 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Te Anau	9.00 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Winton	8.30 am Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Wyndham	2.00 pm Thursday, 5 January 2012

 

All Southland District Council Libraries will close on Friday, 23 December 2011 at 12.00 noon (or the nearest usual opening date and time).   The Library Bookbus services last day will be Thursday, 22 December 2011 and will resume on Tuesday, 17 January 2012.

 

Winton Library
Date	Opening Hours
Friday              23 December  2011	Open 8.30 am - 12.00noon
Saturday          24 December - 3 January 2012	Closed
Wednesday       4 January 2012	Open 8.30 am - 5.00pm

 

Riverton Library
Date		Opening Hours
Friday	23 December 2011	Open 8.30 am - 12.00noon
Wed - Fri	28 December  - 30 December 2011	Open 10.00 am - 4.30pm (closed 12.30pm - 1.00pm)
Wed - Fri	4 January - 6 January 2012	Open 10.00 am - 4.30pm (closed 12.30pm - 1.00pm)

 

Otautau Library
Date		Opening Hours
Friday	23 December  2011	Open 8.00am - 12.00noon
Monday	9 January 2012	Open 8.00am - 5.00pm

 

Lumsden Library
Date		Opening Hours
Friday	23 December  2011	Open 10.00am - 12.00pm
Monday	26 December - 3 January 2012	Closed
Wednesday	4 January 2012	Open 11.00am - 3.00pm
Friday	6 January 2012	Open 11.00am - 3.00pm
Monday	9 January 2012	Open 10.00am - 5pm

 

Stewart Island Library
Date		Opening Hours
Friday	23 December 2011 - 3 January 2012	Closed
Wednesday	4 January 2012	Open 2.30 pm -   3.30pm

 

Wyndham Library
Date		Opening Hours
Friday	23 December 2011 - 4 January 2012	Closed
Thursday	5 January 2012	Open 2.00pm - 5.00pm 6.30pm - 8.00pm

PARKING INFRINGEMENTS FOR TE ANAU

Please Note -Te Anau PARKING INFRINGEMENTS can be paid at the Te Anau Library over the Christmas break.  Customers may only pay by cheque or cash as they do not have Eftpos facilities.  Otherwise payments can be made by putting an envelope containing money and ticket through the slot at the front of the Te Anau Office or posting payments to the Invercargill office or visiting any SDC Office after the Christmas break.

WHEELIE BINS DATES - CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR 2011 / 2012

There will be no collection on Monday, 26 December 2011 or Monday, 2 January 2012, so collection days for these weeks will be one day later than normal for all residents.  (eg: Monday collections will be done on Tuesday; and Wednesdays will be on Thursday and so forth).

There will be a Saturday collection on both 31 December 2011 and 7 January 2012 (to empty Friday bins).

Normal collection days resume on Monday, 9 January 2012.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to increased demand in some areas, the time during the day of the collection may vary, so please ensure that your wheelie bin is out by 7.30 am on your collection day.

TRANSFER STATIONS / REFUSE SITES

All SDC transfer stations will be closed on Sunday, 25 December 2011 and Sunday, 1 January 2012.  All other days are as per normal opening times.

 

Stewart Island - Rakiura Resource Recovery Centre
Date		Opening Hours
Sunday	25 December 2011	Closed
Monday	26 December 2011	Open 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday	27 December 2011	Street rubbish collection
Wed - Sat	28 - 31 December 2011	Open 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Sunday	1 January 2012	Closed
Monday	2 January 2012	Open 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday	3 January 2012	Street rubbish collection
Wed - Sat	4 - 7 January 2012	Open 1.30pm - 4.30pm

 

URGENT SERVICE REQUESTS

Southland District Council provides a 24 hour answer service year round on 0800 SDC SDC (Free phone: 0800 732 732), which means you can lodge a request for service any time of the day or night, or lodge your own Request for Service here online.

When calling over the holiday period, please advise the call taker of the exact location and nature of your request and the appropriate on call person will be advised.

Staff will be available to respond to urgent service requests for the following:

• Cemetery Burials             
• Dog and Animal Control             
• Water Supply Faults
• Sewerage Faults              
• Rural Fires                              
• Roading and Bridging Faults
• Wandering Stock             
• Civil Defence Emergencies         
• Noise issues