Council services during the Easter long weekend

Cairns Regional Council advises of the following changes to services due to the Easter, four-day long weekend (Friday 18 April to Monday 21 April).

Council’scustomer service centre at Spence St will be closed from4.30pm on Thursday 17 April and will re-open on Tuesday 22 April.

An after-hours emergency call centre will operate 24 hours a day via the normal customer service number 1300 69 22 47.

Non-urgent matters can be logged at any time via Council’s website or through the free My Cairns app, which can be downloaded to mobile devices from Google Play and the App Store.

Waste transfer stations are open every day.

There will be no interruptions to kerbside waste and recycling collections. Residential collections will be as per normal schedule on all days, including Good Friday and Easter Monday.

The Buy Back Shop at the Portsmith Transfer Station will be closed from Friday 18 April and will reopen on Wednesday 23 April.

All Cairns Libraries branches will be closed Friday 18 April and reopen on Tuesday 22 April.

Visit the libraries website for school holiday activities.

The Animal Care and Education Centre at 55-57 Links Drive, Woree, will be closed on Friday.

Impounded pets and lost pets can be collected on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from midday to 12.30pm.

Public pool operating hours may be affected over the Easter long weekend. Please check directly with venues for up-to-date trading hours.