Northern Territory Government Christmas closures

Some Northern Territory Government offices will close over the coming Christmas and New Year period.

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Offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

For contact details go to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website.

All offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Applications received during this time will be processed after reopening.

Bus services will be closed on:

  • Wednesday 25 December 2024
  • Thursday 26 December 2024
  • Wednesday 1 January 2025.

Check public bus timetables for Darwin and Palmerston or Alice Springs.

The office will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Monday 6 January 2025.

Bushfires NT will maintain an operational capacity to respond to bushfires over the Christmas period.

Report all bushfires to 000.

Read more about Bushfires NT.

The Territory Business Centre will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

For more information, go to the Territory Business Centre website.

The Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

For urgent regional enquiries call:

For all other enquiries, call 08 8999 5511.

The Department of Children and Families and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development will have a partial closedown from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

Essential and on-call services will continue to operate as usual throughout the Christmas and New Year period.

Child Protection and Housing will continue to operate Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, closing on public holidays.

The child protection reporting line will continue to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you have an urgent maintenance request during this period, call 1800 104 076.

The Department of Education and Training will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025 inclusive.

For urgent matters relating to your child’s school, contact school operations in your region:

For urgent matters relating to emergency management, call 08 8999 5601.

SecureNT provides information on preparing for and managing emergencies in the Northern Territory.

Warnings and alerts will be posted during the closedown period.

For details, visit the SecureNT website and follow its Facebook page.

SAFE NT's front counter at 71 Smith Street, Darwin will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen Monday 6 January 2025.

The following online services are available through their online applications site:

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
  • Working with children clearance (Ochre card)
  • National police check.

The call centre will be open during normal office hours except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

For assistance, call 1800 723 368.

The Department of Lands, Planning and Environment and NT Environment Protection Authority will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

The Fines Recovery Unit will be closed for public holidays.

For contact information, go to the Fines Recovery Unit.

Alice Springs Hospital Outpatient Department

The Hospital Outpatient Department will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and News Year's Day.

Reduced services will also be in place from:

  • Monday 23 December to Tuesday 31 December 2024
  • Thursday 2 January to Friday 3 January 2025.

The paediatric clinic will be closed for booked appointments from Tuesday 24 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025.

The eye clinic will have reduced services from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025, with emergency appointments only.

The ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic will be closed from Tuesday 17 December 2024 to Friday 2 January 2025.

Big Rivers Region Primary Health Care

The clinics in Numbulwar, Pine Creek, Robinson River and Borroloola will be open for emergencies only on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day.

Katherine Community Health will be closed from Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

In case of an emergency, go to the Katherine Hospital or call 000.

Tennant Creek General Practice

The practice will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Monday 6 January 2025.

In case of an emergency, go to the Tennant Creek Hospital Emergency Department or call 08 8962 4399.

The Aboriginal Interpreter Service will be closed from Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

For urgent interpreter services during this period, call the after-hours booking officer on 1800 334 944.

The Land Titles offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

The front counter at Energy House will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

The following services will not be available during this period:

  • building advisory services
  • shooting on crown land permits
  • planning advice.

Check opening hours below:

Frances Bay Marine facilities

Scheduling for the use of Frances Bay Marine facilities will be available Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 3:30pm.

The main office will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

The Mooring Basin (Duck Pond) will remain open 7 days a week and will take bookings 24 hours a day.

Marine Safety Unit

This office will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

Regional Harbourmaster

Limited essential services will be available on a need's basis.

All offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

The following MVR offices will close from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025:

  • Alice Springs
  • Darwin
  • Katherine
  • Nhulunbuy
  • Palmerston
  • Tennant Creek.

Jabiru MVR will close from Friday 6 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 6 February 2025.

Yulara MVR will close from Monday 16 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

Check opening hours below:

The Parks and Wildlife offices will be close from 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024, and includes:

  • park permits
  • online booking system customer service team.

All services will resume on Thursday 2 January 2025.

You can book camping, walking and park passes online anytime through the NT parks booking system.

Emails sent to parks.onlinebooking@nt.gov.au will be monitored and responded to.

Find out about parks and wildlife contact and call-out information.

Alice Springs Desert Park

For information about closures, go to the Alice Springs Desert Park website.

Territory Wildlife Park

For more information about closures, go to the Territory Wildlife Park website.

The Department of People, Sport and Culture will have a partial closedown from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

The RTM Darwin office will close from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

The RTM Alice Springs office will close Monday 23 December, and operate as a fully online service commencing Thursday 2 January 2025.

For queries, email RTMDarwin@nt.gov.au.

For urgent assistance during the closedown, call 08 8999 1606.

Leanyer Recreation Park and Palmerston Water Park will close on Christmas Day.

Check the opening hours for:

Road reporting and road operations will continue during the Christmas and New Year period.

Check road conditions via the Road Report NT website or call 1800 246 199.

For urgent road faults call 1800 246 199.

You can submit a report online for all other road faults.

All offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

For contact details, go to the Department of Tourism and Hospitality website.

All offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025.

For contact details and emergency numbers, go to the Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations website.

The Department of Treasury and Finance will close from Wednesday 25 December 2024 and will reopen Thursday 2 January 2025. This includes:

  • Territory Revenue Office
  • Treasury Corporation
  • Utilities Commission
  • Superannuation Office.

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