The following services and centres will have changes to their operating hours over the 2022/23 Christmas and New Year period:
Centres
New Farm Neighbourhood Centre/Community Coffee
The New Farm Neighbourhood Centre and Community Coffee service will be closed from Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Monday 9th January 2023.
North West Brisbane Community Hub/The Pantry
North West Brisbane Community Hub will be closed from 5pm Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Monday 2nd January with staff working remotely from 2nd to 6th January. Services will resume normal operating hours on Monday 9th January.
The Exchange will be closed from Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Monday 9th January.
belong (Acacia Ridge & Districts Community Centre)
The belong Community Centre at Acacia Ridge will close at 1pm, Thursday 22nd December and will reopen at 9am, 4th January 2023. The Food Co-op will close on Thursday 15 December 2022 and will not reopen until Tuesday 10 January 2023, except for Christmas Hamper Day on Tuesday 20th December 2022 – prior registration required. Emergency Relief will not be available between 22 December 2022 until 4 January 2023, when limited appointments will be available.
The Paddington Centre will be closed from Friday 23rd December 2022 and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
Our childcare service will be closed from 5:30pm, Friday 16th December 2022 and will reopen on Monday 16th January 2023.
Services
IFS will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, the Christmas Day Public Holiday (December 27th) and the New Years public holiday (January 2nd). A reduced number of staff will be available at the premises of our partner organisation, Act For Kids at 100 Sixth Avenue, Kedron from 9am-5pm Wednesday 28th December to Friday 30th December. The service will resume normal operating hours from 3rd January 2023.
Recovery and Discovery Centre will remain open for individual supports over the Christmas and New Year period, excluding the public holidays when the service will be closed. The service will resume normal operating hours from 3rd January 2023.
HART4000 will be operating with a reduced number of staff over the Christmas/New Year period, excluding the public holidays when the service will be closed. The service will resume normal operating hours from 3rd January 2023.
Nurses will be available from Wednesday 28th December to Friday 30th December for regular services. No new intakes will be processed during the Christmas/New Year period.
Transport services will close on December 23rd and recommence on 3rd January 2023.
Sustaining Tenancies will be operating with a reduced number of staff over the Christmas/New Year period, excluding the public holidays when the service will be closed. The service will resume normal operating hours from 3rd January 2023.
The Way Back will be operating with a reduced number of staff over the Christmas/New Year period, excluding the public holidays when the service will be closed. Any new referrals received during this period will be processed. The service will resume normal operating hours from 3rd January 2023.
Safe Space will maintain normal operating hours during the Christmas/New Year period, including operating on public holidays.
The Food Co-op at belong (Acacia Ridge & Districts Community Centre) will close on Thursday 15 December 2022 and will not reopen until Tuesday 10 January 2023, except for Christmas Hamper Day on Tuesday 20th December 2022, for which prior registration is required.
The office at 180 Jubilee Terrace Bardon will close from 5pm, Friday 23rd December and reopen 9am, 3rd January 2023. Any new bookings which occur across this period will need to be made on our booking site by Friday December 16th. You will be able to collect/update your card at the office up until 12 noon Friday 23rd December.