Emergency services — Fault centre: 132 004 (24hrs).

Customer service centre 1300 132 003 – Christmas Eve: 8am-6pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Retail stores, Cameron Street Launceston — Christmas Eve: 8.30am-5.30pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 8.30am-5.30pm.

Retail stores, Wellington Street Launceston — Christmas Eve: 7.15am-7.15pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 7.15am-7.15pm.

ANZ — Christmas Eve: 9.30am-4pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 9.30am-4pm.

Commonwealth — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Heritage Isle — Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 9am-5pm.

MyState — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees –  Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Westpac — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Bakers Delight Kings Meadows — Christmas Eve: 8am-6.30pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8am-6.30pm. Thursday: am-6.30pm.

Bakers Delight Mowbray — Christmas Eve: 6am-8pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 7am-7pm. Thursday: 7am-7pm.

Banjo’s, Launceston — Christmas Eve: 6am-6pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 6am-6pm. Thursday: 6am-6pm.

Cripps — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: No deliveries. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

Free Tiger Bus — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

Metro Bus Timetable — Christmas Eve: Weekday vacation Services. Christmas Day: Sunday/Public Holiday Services. Boxing Day: Sunday/Public holiday services plus additional services to Mowbray and Rocherlea. Thursday: Weekday vacation services. Metro Depot and Hotline closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Redline — Christmas Eve: 8am-6pm. Christmas Day — Transit Centre open — 10.15am-11.15am, 5.15pm- 6.15pm. Boxing Day: 8am-6pm. Thursday: 8am-6pm.

Coles — Christmas Eve: Normal (all stores). Christmas Day: Closed (all stores). Boxing Day: 8am-10pm (Mowbray), 8am-10pm (Wellington Street), 7am-10pm (Newstead, Racecourse), 7am-10pm (Meadow Mews), 8am-9pm (Charles Street). Thursday: Normal.

Harvey Norman –  Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8am-6pm. Thursday: 9am-5.30pm.

IGA – Christmas Eve: Normal (all stores). Christmas Day: 8am-7pm (Brougham Street), 8am-1pm (Norwood), 6.30am-8pm (Youngtown), 6am-8pm (Newnham), 8am-8pm (Prospect Supa IGA), Closed (Ravenswood). Boxing Day: 8am-8pm (Brougham Street), 7.30am-9pm (Norwood), 6.30am-8pm (Youngtown), 6am-8pm (Newnham), 7am-10pm (Prospect Supa IGA), 9am-6pm (Ravenswood). Thursday: Normal (all stores).

Kmart — Christmas Eve: Closing at 10pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Open 8am-24 hours. Thursday: Normal 24 hours.

Myer — Christmas Eve: 9am-6pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 9am- 5.30pm. Thursday: 9am- 5.30pm.

Target Launceston — Christmas Eve: 8am-6pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8am-8pm. Thursday: 8am-9pm.

Target Mowbray – Christmas Eve: 8am-6pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8am- 6pm. Thursday: 8am- 7pm.

Woolworths — Christmas Eve: 6am-10pm (Kings Meadows, Launceston, Riverside), 7am-10pm (Prospect, Mowbray, Legana). Christmas Day: Closed (all stores). Boxing Day: 8am-10pm (Kings Meadows, Prospect, Riverside, Launceston), 7am-9pm (Mowbray), 8am-9pm (Legana). Thursday: Normal.

Village, Launceston — Christmas Eve: Closing at 7pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

Star Theatre, Invermay – Christmas Eve: Closed. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: First screening 11am, last screening 8.30pm.

Administration –  No burials or cremations will take place on public holidays. Christmas Eve: 8am-4.30pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 8am-4.30pm.

Main gate (Nunamina Avenue) — Christmas Eve: 7.30am-7pm. Christmas Day: 7.30am-7pm. Boxing Day: 7.30am- 7pm. Thursday: 7.30am-7pm.

Crematorium gate (Quarantine Road) — Christmas Eve: 8am-4pm. Christmas Day: 8am-4pm. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 8am-4pm.

Emergencies — To report a council related emergency call 6323 3333.

Town Hall — Christmas Eve: 8.30am-3pm. Christmas Day: Closed and will reopen Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Immunisation Clinics –  Clinics scheduled for December 26 and January 2 at the Town Hall will not be held due to the Christmas and New Year public holidays. Enquiries to be directed to Council’s Environmental Health Services Department on 6323 3208.

Kerbside collection — Collections will continue as normal during the Christmas period. Please ensure that wheelie bins are ready for collection by 6am on collection day.

Visitor Information Centre — Christmas Eve: 9am-5pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 9am-3pm. Thursday: 9am-5pm.

Launceston Waste Centre — Christmas Day: Closed and will resume normal operating hours on Wednesday, December 26 at 8am.

Lilydale and Nunamara Transfer Stations — Normal operating hours apply.

Parking – City of Launceston owned car parks — Paterson Street East - Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8.45am-5.30pm. Thursday: Normal.

Paterson Street West – Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8.45am-5.30pm. Thursday: Normal.

Elizabeth Street – Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Parking – City of Launceston On-Street parking — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Free parking. Boxing Day: Free parking. Thursday: Normal.

Betta Milk — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

Pura Milk — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

QVMAG, Inveresk — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

QV Art Gallery, Royal Park — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Normal. Thursday: Normal.

Centrelink — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Closed.

Medicare — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Closed.

Service Tasmania, Launceston — Christmas Eve: 8.30am-4pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Blood Donor Centre, Launceston – Christmas Eve: 7.30am-3pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 7.30am-3pm. Thursday: 9.30am-6pm.

Roadside service – 13 11 11 (24hrs).

AutoServe Launceston — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Branch Office – Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Launceston — Christmas Eve: 9.30am-5pm. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: 9.30am-5pm.

Launceston Aquatic Centre — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: 8am-6pm. Thursday: Normal.

Riverside Swimming Pool — Christmas Eve: Normal. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Splash Devonport –  Christmas Eve: 6am-6pm (pools close 30 minutes prior). Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal.

Launceston General Hospital  Volunteers Office –  Christmas Eve: Closed. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Closed

Launceston office — Close at 5pm on Friday, December 21. Launceston office will reopen at 9am on Thursday, December 27.

Classifieds –  phones 1300 306 222, email classifieds@examiner.com.au — Christmas Eve: Closed. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day: Closed. Thursday: Normal. New Year’s Eve: Closed. New Year’s Day: Closed. Wednesday, January 2: Normal.

Editorial inquiries 6336 7355 — 9am-5.30pm.

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