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Supermarkets, council facilities, attractions and accommodation providers have extended trading hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
Here is a list of what is open and when over the next couple of weeks:
POST OFFICE
Australia Post
Visit the Australia Post website to find trading hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
SUPERMARKETS
Woolworths Mittagong
- Open from 6am to 10pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Open from 7am to 10pm from Thursday, December 26 to Sunday, December 29
- Open from 7am to 10pm on December 30
- Open from 7am to 9pm on New Year's Eve
- Open from 8am to 9pm on New Year's Day
Woolworths Bowral
Visit the Woolworths website for more information about Bowral store trading hours.
Coles Moss Vale
- Open from 6am to 9pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Open from 8am to 7pm on Boxing Day
- Open from 6am to 9pm on New Year's Eve
- Open from 8am to 7pm on New Year's Day
Coles Bowral
- Open from 6am to 11pm on Tuesday, December 19
- Open from 6am to 10pm on Sunday, December 22
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Open from 7am to 6pm on Boxing Day
- Open from 7am to 8pm on New Year's Day
ALDI
- Open from 8.30am to 8pm on Monday, December 16 until Sunday, December 22
- Open from 8.30am to 9pm on Monday, December 23
- Open from 8.30am to 7pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
Harris Farm
- Open from 7am to 8pm on Sunday, December 22
- Open from 6am to 9pm on Monday, December 23
- Open from 6am to 7pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Open from 7am to 6pm on Boxing Day
- Visit the Harris Farm website for New Year's Eve and Day trading hours
IGA
Visit the IGA website for more information about store trading hours.
COUNCIL FACILITIES
Civic Centre
- Open normal hours on December 23 and 24
- Closed from Christmas Day to New Year's Day
- Re-opens with normal hours on January 2
Libraries
- The Moss Vale Branch Library is temporarily closed for the Civic Centre repair and refurbishment project for about 12 months from midday on Saturday, December 21
- Bowral and Mittagong libraries will be open normal hours on December 23
- Bowral and Mittagong libraries will be open until 4.30pm on December 24
- Closed from Christmas Day to New Year's Day
- Re-opens with normal hours on January 2
Welcome Centre
- Open from 9am to 5pm on Monday, December 23
- Open from 9am to 4pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Open from 9am to 5pm on December 27
- Open from 9am to 4pm on December 28 and 29
- Open from 9am to 5pm on December 30
- Open from 9am to 5pm on New Year's Eve
- Open from 10am to 3pm on New Year's Day
- Normal hours resume on January 2
Resource Recovery Centre
- Open normal hours on December 23 and 24
- Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Normal hours from December 27 to 31
- Closed on New Year's Day
- Re-opens with normal hours on January 2
Animal Shelter
- Open from 10am to 4pm on Monday, December 23
- Open from 7.30am to 4pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Open from 10am to 4pm on December 27
- Open from 10am to midday on December 28 and 29
- Open from 10am to 4pm on December 30 and 31
- Closed on January 1
- Re-opens with normal hours on January 2
Swimming Pools
- Bowral, Bundanoon and Mittagong swimming pools will be open from 6am to 6pm on December 23
- Bowral and Mittagong swimming pools will be open from 6am to 6pm on December 24
- Bundanoon swimming pool will be open from 10am to 6pm on December 24
- All council pools will be closed on Christmas Day
- Bundanoon and Bowral swimming pools will be closed on Boxing Day
- Mittagong swimming pool will be open from 10am to 5pm on Boxing Day
- Bowral and Mittagong swimming pools will be open from 6am to 6pm on New Year's Eve
- Bundanoon swimming pool will be open from 10am to 6pm
- All council pools will be open from 10am to 5pm on New Year's Day
- Visit the Wingecarribee Shire Council website for full school holiday swimming pool opening hours
ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
Bowral District Art Society
- Closed from Tuesday, December 24 to Wednesday, January 1
Berrima Courthouse
- Open every day except Christmas Day
Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame
- Open every day except Christmas Day
Illawarra Fly
- Open on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day
- Open from Boxing Day to New Year's Day
Sturt Gallery
- Open on Christmas Eve
- Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
- Open from 10am to 5pm from Friday, December 27 until New Year's Eve
- Closed on New Year's Day
Milk Factory Gallery
- Open from 10am to 4pm on Christmas Eve
- Closed from Christmas Day to New Year's Day
Southern Highlands Artisans Collective (The SHAC)
- Closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
Police and Community Youth Club
- Closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
ACCOMMODATION:
Quest for Life
- Closed from Tuesday, December 24 to Wednesday, January 1
Berrima Bakehouse Motel
- Open from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
Grand Country Lodge Motel
- Open from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
Mittagong Motel
- Open from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
Mittagong RSL Motel
- Open from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day
- Reception is open on Christmas Day from 6.30am to 9am and 5pm to 9pm
A special thanks to Destination Southern Highlands for its assistance with compiling this list.
