Toowoomba Regional Council’s essential services will continue to operate across the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Council operations will officially be closed between Friday, December 24, 2021 and Tuesday, January 4, 2022, however Toowoomba Region Acting Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said emergency requests would be answered. “I want to assure the public that if anyone is in need of an essential service provided by Council during the Christmas-New Year break there will be someone to answer your query or attend to an emergency,” Cr McDonald said. “To let our staff celebrate the season and spend time with family and friends, our Christmas and New Year closedown starts from Friday, December 24. Staff will return on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. “Christmas is a time for being with family and I encourage Council staff to enjoy their break.”