{"id":73108,"date":"2020-12-17T04:55:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=73108"},"modified":"2020-12-16T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T01:27:12","slug":"shire-locks-in-holiday-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/shire-locks-in-holiday-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shire locks in holiday changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SERVICE closures and changes have been announced by Golden Plains Shire, with several offerings affected.<\/p>\n<p>Both municipal customer service centres at Bannockburn and Smythesdale will close at 5pm on Thursday, 24 December and won\u2019t reopen until Monday, 4 January. However essential services will keep running over the shutdown period and urgent help is available on <strong>5220 7111<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the Bannockburn Family Services Centre, which offers in-person maternal, child and seniors support, will pause at 5pm on Christmas Eve before returning to normal hours on 4 January.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, essential community and personal care service will run throughout the holiday period and maternal and child health will also be operating an altered service.<\/p>\n<p>On maternal and child health in other parts of the Shire, regular consultations in Meredith, Teesdale, Inverleigh and Rokewood will resume on 4 January.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, 24 December also marks the end of municipal administration of Bannockburn\u2019s Long-Day Care Centre, with new owners Kardinia Early Learning taking on the service from 4 January.<\/p>\n<p>Shire kindergartens are set to end their year on Friday, 18 December and will start a fresh when school goes back for term 1 on Friday, 29 January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the municipal transfer station at Rokewood will be closed on Sunday, 27 December and be unavailable for a week, reopening for normal operation hours from Sunday, 3 January.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to kerbside rubbish and recycling collections, all pick up days will remain the same apart from Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December when collection will move a day back to Saturday, 26 December. 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