What’s open and closed over Christmas and New Year

Council will be taking a break over the festive season period from 4.30pm Tues 24 Dec 2024 until 8am on Thurs 2 Jan 2025. Woollahra Libraries will also operate under special hours. For urgent help during this time, please call 9391 7000. For all other service requests contact us via our online form or App.

Opening hours during the festive season

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old south head road

Obelisk at Watsons Bay — The stone obelisk at Watsons Bay

Obelisk inscription — Inscription on the stone obelisk marking the completion of the road to South Head

Old South Head Road 1920s — Old South Head Road from recreation land near the Macquarie Lighthouse, 1920s

Oxford Mall, Bondi Junction — A section of Oxford Street was closed to create the Oxford Mall at Bondi Junction in 1979

Oxford St, Paddington 1910 — Oxford Street looking east from William Street, Paddington, 1910

South Head c1894 — Old South Head Road approaching Watsons Bay, passing the Signal Station (right) and the Congregational Church and South Head Family Hotel (left), c1894

Tram at Lighthouse — Tram on the Old South Head Road approaching the Macquarie Lighthouse, early 20th century

Watsons Bay c1905 — View of Watsons Bay, the stone obelisk sited at the fence line in front of Dunbar House, c1905

Watsons Bay map 1860 — Map of Vaucluse and Watsons Bay showing the route of the South Head Road from the flagstaff down to Watsons Bay and the stone obelisk, c1860

Watsons Bay postcard — Postcard of Watsons Bay, the Old South Head Road reaching its end at the Bay, early 20th century

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