Bathurst Regional Council would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Below you will find the closure dates and contact numbers for the Civic Centre and Administration, as well as information on Council waste collection services over the holiday period. For further information on Council’s holiday closures including Museums, BARC, Library and BVIC, please visit our website www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au.
Civic Centre, Administration
Closed: from 12 noon Friday 19 December 2025
Open: 8:30am - 4:45pm Monday 22 December until Wednesday 24 December 2025 Closed: from 4:45pm Wednesday 24 December 2025
Open: Monday 5 January 2026
• Water & Sewerage, contact 6334 2795
• Roads & Drainage (Urban & Rural), contact 0408 412 576
• Parks matters, contact 0407 856 469
• Cemetery matters, contact 0420 313 096
• Building maintenance issues, contact 6334 2795
Collection of Waste, Recycling and Food & Garden Waste Services
Christmas Day collection and all other days will be as normal.
• Waste matters, contact 6334 2795
• Waste collection matters, contact 0417 065 578
• Recycling, food & garden waste matters, contact 1300 725 415
Early bird tickets to the Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail are now on sale!
Stuck for the perfect Christmas gift? Give an experience they'll actually remember! Early bird tickets to the Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail are now on sale. It's the gift that keeps on giving - Watch blacksmiths forge iron, see saddlers at work, and discover trades that are disappearing from modern life. Plus, early bird prices mean more bang for your buck this Christmas!
Venue: Bathurst Showgrounds
Marang Connections River Dreaming Immersion
Council has received funding from the NSW Government Office for Youth to take a group of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people (14–19 years) to Forbes next year for a cultural experience day with Riverside Dreaming Aboriginal Corporation.
Participants will enjoy traditional activities, canoeing and cultural fishing, with each young person receiving their own fishing rod! This experience is a chance to strengthen cultural identity and connect to Country through land and water-based activities.
Time: Bus departing Bathurst at 7:00am
Note: A swim safety session and assessment is required before attending.
Places are limited – registrations essential!
To register, phone Council’s Community Development Team on 02 6333 6523.
Tickets for Round 2 of the 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership between the Penrith Panthers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are on sale now! Make sure you get in quick – Grandstand tickets have already sold out!
The game will take place Saturday 14 March next year, kicking off at Carrington Park at 7:30pm. For more details on the event week and to purchase tickets, head to: www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/Events/NRL
Animals for Adoption | BARC
Are you looking for a new furry friend to add to your family?
Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) cares for a range of loving pets that are looking for their forever homes, and there may be one waiting just for you! Have a look through the animals currently in Council's care via the link below and get in touch with the BARC team to organise a meet and greet with one or a few of their animals: https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/Services/Animals-for-Adoption
Temporary Road Closure: Bathurst Wallabies Christmas Teams Triathlon
Council advises that the 2025 Bathurst Wallabies Christmas Teams Triathlon will be held on Sunday 21 December 2025. The event will take place between 8am and 11:30am. In order to ensure the safety of participants and the general public, the following roads will be temporarily closed during the event:
Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes and follow all traffic management signage and instructions from event marshals on the day. Delays may occur in the vicinity of the event, and your cooperation is appreciated.
Survey work detailing existing infrastructure is currently underway in various locations across the CBD. Work has commenced to detect and map the exact location of underground utilities including stormwater, sewer, water, telecommunications, gas and electricity. As many of the utilities are located within parking and traffic lanes within the CBD, there will be traffic control in place to ensure the safety of workers. There will be some impact on parking as the works occur, usually for around two-hour periods, but impacted businesses will be advised.
The work is the first project funded through the $1.72 million grant from the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication, Sport and the Arts through the Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (RPPP), for our Connected Regional Neighbourhoods project.
Commenced on Monday 3 November, Council has begun reconstruction of approximately 1.4km of Freemantle Road from near the southern approach to the Freemantle Rural Fire Service shed to the Killongbutta Road intersection. Works include widening of the existing bitumen pavement, installation of new concrete piped drainage culverts, enhancement of existing table drainage, placement of additional road base material to raise the road profile in selected areas, stabilisation of the new pavement to improve long-term structural integrity, and application of a new bitumen spray seal surface upon completion of the reconstruction. The project is expected to take approximately 6 to 8 weeks, weather dependent. During this period, traffic control measures will be in place.