For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
Drivers are reminder to stay safe on the roads over the festive period, especially when driving to the south coast. Make road safety your priority as no one wants to cause a serious crash or fatality that keeps families apart over the holidays.
Our planned works over the holiday period are outlined below. They are subject to weather and any required operational changes.
Bin collections: The following suburbs will have bins collected on Saturday 28 December 2024 instead of Wednesday 25 December 2024: Charnwood, Cook, Dunlop (north of Ginninderra Drive), Flynn, Fraser, Melba and Spence. Bins scheduled for collection on Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day will be collected as per normal.
Libraries: All library branches including return chutes will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December to Sunday 5 January 2025. Summer operating hours apply from Monday 6 January 2025 until Sunday 9 February 2025. During this time, Belconnen and Kippax libraries will be open:
10 am to 5:30 pm Tuesday to Friday
10 am to 4:00 pm Saturday.
Litter picking: Crews will be inspecting main arterial roads for bulky waste items until Tuesday 24 December 2024. Litter picking will resume Monday 6 January 2025.
Mowing: The seasonal mowing program will recommence on Monday 6 January 2025.
Resource management centres: The Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December 2024.
Roads and paths: Works recommence the week of 6 January 2025 with crews undertaking:
asphalt patching on Eastern Valley Way in Belconnen, Southern Cross Drive in Holt and Ellenborough Street in Kaleen
Swimming areas: Water quality testing is on hold until the week beginning Monday 6 January 2025. As of 19 December 2024, the swimming areas at Diddams Close West and MacDermott Place boat ramp on Lake Ginninderra are closed due to a bacteria alert.
Trees: Application forms are now open for those interested in hosting an event during Canberra Tree Week.
Weeds: Crews will be spraying weeds until Tuesday 24 December on:
arterial and collector roads in Giralang and Kaleen
parks and urban open space in Holt and Scullin
shops in Giralang and Kaleen.
Infrastructure
There are a number of infrastructure projects currently underway in the Belconnen region. Please note that construction activities will pause in late December 2024 and construction will recommence at different times during early January 2025.
Kippax Group Centre upgrades: Upgrades to the Kippax Group Centre are complete. Some minor works to finish the new streetlighting will be completed in early 2025. This work will have no impact to traffic arrangements along Hardwick Crescent and the previous road closure has been lifted.
Gundaroo Drive duplication: Four lanes between Ginninderra Drive and the Barton Highway are now open. Some minor finishing works will continue in early 2025 including landscaping, construction of the southbound left turn lane at Baldwin Drive, and the off-road shared path. These finishing works will require temporary single lane closures. The speed limit will remain at 60 km/h between Chuculba Crescent and Baldwin Drive to ensure the contractor's teams remain safe while they complete these finishing touches. Once these works are complete, all changes to traffic arrangements will be lifted including returning the speed limit to 80 km/h.
Libraries: All library branches including return chutes will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December to Sunday 5 January 2025. Summer operating hours apply from Monday 6 January 2025 until Sunday 9 February 2025. During this time:
Civic library will be open from 10 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday
Dickson library will be open:
10 am to 5:30 Monday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday
Kingston library will be open:
10 am to 5:30 pm Tuesday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday
ACT Heritage library will be open:
9:30 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday.
Litter picking: Crews will be litter picking until Tuesday 24 December 2024 along Adelaide Avenue, Cotter Road and Parkes Way. Litter picking will resume Monday 6 January 2025.
Mowing: The seasonal mowing program will recommence on Monday 6 January 2025.
Resource management centres: The Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December 2024.
Road closures for special events:
Sections of the following roads will be closed on 31 December 2024: Parkes Way, Commonwealth Avenue, Northbourne Avenue, Barrine Drive, Mall Road West, Wendouree Drive and Queen Elizabeth Terrace. For more information see New Year's Eve road closures.
Sections of Federal Highway, Northbourne Avenue, Lonsdale Street and Flemington Road will be closed as part of Summernats which runs from Thursday 2 January to Sunday 5 January 2025. For more information including times and dates see Summernats road closures.
Road and path maintenance: Works recommence the week of 6 January 2025 with crews undertaking road resealing on Stockdale Street in Dickson, Murdoch Street in Lyneham, Pialligo Avenue in Pialligo and on Froggatt Street, Moore Street and Stawell Street in Turner.
Swimming areas: Water quality testing is on hold until the week beginning Monday6 January 2025.
Trees: Application forms are now open for those interested in hosting an event during Canberra Tree Week.
Yarralumla Nursery: Yarralumla Nursery is closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 until Wednesday 1 January 2025.
Weeds: Crews will be spraying weeds up until Tuesday 24 December on:
arterial and collector roads in Kingston and Watson
parks and urban open space in Griffith, Lyneham and O’Connor.
Infrastructure
There are a number of infrastructure projects currently underway in the Central Canberra region. Please note that construction activities will pause in late December 2024 and construction will recommence at different times during early January 2025.
Beltana Road upgrade, Pialligo: In recognition of the importance of the Christmas period to local traders, Beltana Road temporarily reopened to two-way traffic from Friday 20 December 2024 and will remain two-way until Sunday 5 January 2025. Beltana Road will then return to one-way traffic from 6 January to late February 2025 so the remaining works can be completed.
Work is continuing on Ipima Street at the intersection with Torrens Street with a single lane closure on the westbound lane from 6 January 2025 for approximately 3 weeks. This will enable kerb modifications and a pram ramp to be installed prior to the raised crossing installation.
New traffic lights have been installed at the Limestone Avenue/Ijong Street/Angas Street intersection. The previous road closures have been lifted and the intersection is open to traffic.
Construction continues along Angas Street between Majura Avenue and Limestone Avenue. A full closure of Wakefield Avenue at the intersection with Angas Street is planned from 28 January to 7 February 2025 to install a raised crossing.
Bin collections: The following suburbs will have bins collected on Saturday 28 December 2024 instead of Wednesday 25 December 2024: Amaroo, Bonner, Casey, Crace, Hall, Jacka, Moncrieff, Ngunnawal, Nicholls, Palmerston and Taylor. Bins scheduled for collection on Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day will be collected as per normal.
Libraries: All library branches including return chutes will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December to Sunday 5 January 2025. Summer operating hours apply from Monday 6 January 2025 until Sunday 9 February 2025. During this time, Gungahlin library will be open:
10 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday.
Litter picking: Crews will be inspecting main arterial roads for bulky waste items until Tuesday 24 December 2024. Litter picking will resume Monday 6 January 2025.
Mowing: The seasonal mowing program for suburbs and areas of open space is underway until Tuesday 24 December 2024 with mowing along Wanganeen Avenue. Mowing will recommence on Monday 6 January 2025.
Playgrounds: Crews will be undertaking soft fall top ups at Sonder Close and Bimberi Crescent playgrounds in Palmerston until Tuesday 24 December 2024.
Resource management centres: The Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December 2024.
Roads and paths: From 6 January 2025, crews will be undertaking asphalt patching on Gungahlin Drive in Ngunnawal.
Swimming areas: Water quality testing is on hold until the week beginning Monday 6 January 2025.
Trees: Application forms are now open for those interested in hosting an event during Canberra Tree Week.
Weeds: Crews will be spraying weeds up until Tuesday 24 December 2024 on:
arterial and collector roads in Gungahlin and Taylor
playgrounds and shrub beds in Casey and Taylor
shops in Amaroo.
Infrastructure
There are a number of infrastructure projects currently underway in the Gungahlin region. Please note that construction activities will pause in late December 2024 and construction will recommence at different times during early January 2025.
Yerrabi Pond upgrades: Work will commence in mid-January 2025 to deliver the next stage of upgrades within the Yerrabi Pond District Park. This stage of works includes improvements to the parking around Phyllis Ashton Circuit/Strayleaf Crescent and Nellie Hamilton Avenue. Please see the project page for more details.
Franklin dog park: The dog park has remained closed to give the grass, shrubs and trees a chance to establish. The park is expected to open in early 2025, weather permitting.
Libraries: All library branches including return chutes will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December to Sunday 5 January 2025. Summer operating hours apply from Monday 6 January 2025 until Sunday 9 February 2025. During this time, Tuggeranong library will be open:
10 am to 5:30 pm Tuesday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday.
Litter picking: Crews will be inspecting main arterial roads for bulky waste items until Tuesday 24 December 2024. Litter picking will resume Monday 6 January 2025.
Mowing: The seasonal mowing program for suburbs and areas of open space is underway until Tuesday 24 December 2024 with mowing in Greenway and Fadden. Mowing will recommence on Monday 6 January 2025.
Playgrounds: Crews will be undertaking soft fall top ups at Chauncy Crescent and Clift Crescent playgrounds in Richardson until Tuesday 24 December 2024.
Resource management centres: The Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December 2024.
Swimming areas: Water quality testing is on hold until the week beginning Monday 6 January 2025. As of 19 December 2024, the swimming area at Nguru Beach on Lake Tuggeranong is closed due to a bacteria alert.
Trees: Application forms are now open for those interested in hosting an event during Canberra Tree Week.
Weeds: Crews will be spraying weeds until Tuesday 24 December 2024 at:
parks and urban open space in Bonython and Gilmore
shops in Greenway and Wanniassa.
Infrastructure
There are a number of infrastructure projects currently underway in the Tuggeranong region. Please note that construction activities will pause in late December 2024 and construction will recommence at different times during early January 2025.
Athllon Drive duplication:The path improvements on the northern side of Athllon Drive between Sulwood Drive and Atkins Street have reopened. Line marking and streetlight installation will occur along this section of path in 2025. Also in 2025, site investigations and geotechnical surveys will take place over approximately 2 weeks, between Friday 10 and Friday 24 January 2025, weather permitting. More information will be provided on the project page soon.
Sulwood Drive upgrade: Works on the path are due to resume in mid-January 2025. The full path works including all landscaping are planned to be completed in April 2025.
Lanyon Marketplace improvements: The main construction work will begin from Monday 6 January 2025 and is expected to take 4 months to finish, weather permitting. Works will be carried out between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday. The Balcombe Street and Sidney Nolan Street intersection will be closed to traffic during the construction period. Signage will be installed to safely detour the community around the works.
Tharwa Drive improvements: Landscape works and defect rectification will continue around the Tharwa Drive and Norman Lindsay Street intersection in January 2025. Signage will be in place to safely direct the community while the contractor completes these works.
ACT parks and reserves: Temporary closures remain in place for trails to the east of Murrays Corner and Bullen Range Road in the Bullen Range Nature Reserve and in sections of Cotter Pines Mountain Bike Trails. Access to Namarag Reserve is via Thancoupie Crescent during the Molonglo River Bridge construction works.
Insect control: Scarab treatment will be carried out on irrigated ovals in Chapman and Rivett. The spring European wasp trapping program is now complete. A total of 2,224 European wasp queens were captured this year which has prevented an estimated 8.89 million wasps from flying around our parks and open spaces.
Litter picking: Litter picking will be underway until Tuesday 24 December 2024 along Hindmarsh Drive and Yamba Drive.
Libraries: All library branches including return chutes will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December to Sunday 5 January 2025. Summer operating hours apply from Monday 6 January 2025 until Sunday 9 February 2025. During this time, Woden library will be open:
10 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday
10 am to 4 pm Saturday.
Mowing: The seasonal mowing program for suburbs and areas of open space is underway until Tuesday 24 December 2024 with mowing in Torrens and Waramanga. Mowing will recommence on Monday 6 January 2025.
Resource management centres: The Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres will be closed on Wednesday 25 December 2024.
street sweeping in Mawson before Christmas and in Farrer from Friday 2 January 2025
Darwina Terrace in Rivett is closed between Rafferty Street and Angophora Street.
Swimming areas: Water quality testing is on hold until the week beginning Monday 6 January 2025.
Trees: Application forms are now open for those interested in hosting an event during Canberra Tree Week.
Weeds: Crews will be spraying weeds until Tuesday 24 December 2024 on:
arterial and collector roads in Mawson
parks and urban open space in Mawson and Weston
shops in Chapman and Hughes.
Infrastructure
There are a number of infrastructure projects currently underway in the Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo region. Please note that construction activities will pause in late December 2024 and construction will recommence at different times during early January 2025.
Streeton Drive intersection improvements: Path works between Heysen Street and Unwin Street will commence in early January 2025. Temporary traffic management arrangements will be in place to safely detour the community around the works.
Mawson shops toilet upgrade: Demolition of the old toilets is expected to commence in mid-January 2025 and take approximately 6 weeks, weather permitting. To facilitate demolition works, 1-2 car parking spaces will be temporarily closed to make room for a skip bin. Path detours will be in place and signage installed to safely detour the community around the works.
Ruth Park, Coombs new toilets: Construction is scheduled to commence in January 2025 with works expected to be complete by mid-2025 (weather permitting). Works will include the relocation and connection of underground utilities which are not expected to cause impacts to nearby residents. There will also be some ground works to lay the foundation on which the toilet facilities will be installed. Please see the project page for more details.
See last week's update for information on recently completed maintenance and infrastructure work.
General maintenance
Arterial roads are litter picked approximately every 4 weeks. Main roads are also regularly inspected within this period to identify and program the removal of larger litter items.
Barbecues are cleaned twice a week between September and April and once a week for the rest of the year. We manage 125 barbecues across Canberra.
Graffiti is removed within 5 business days of being reported and within one business day if offensive. To report graffiti please go to Fix My Street.
Lakes and waterways adjacent to town and district parks are checked for litter each week. Urban lakes and ponds are litter picked a minimum of 5-6 times a year. There are over 160 urban lakes and ponds around Canberra. Reports of excess litter or illegal dumping are prioritised for removal as soon as possible.
Playgrounds are routinely inspected. We manage over 500 playgrounds across Canberra.
district playgrounds (e.g. Lake Ginninderra) are inspected twice per week
central community playgrounds (e.g. Crace) are inspected every week
local neighbourhood playgrounds (e.g. Duffy) are inspected every fortnight
Public land around shopping centres is routinely cleaned. We manage 90 shopping centres across Canberra and clean them as follows.
town centres (e.g. Woden) and group centres (e.g. Dickson) are cleaned daily
local shops (e.g. Fisher) vary in cleaning from daily to 3 times a week.
Public toilets are cleaned at least once daily. Additionally, reactive cleaning and maintenance is undertaken as required. We manage 73 toilets across Canberra.
Storm clean-up will continue focusing on clearing fallen material along main arterial roads.
Trees under 3 years of age in non‑irrigated areas are generally watered monthly from November to April.
