{"id":258420,"date":"2020-05-22T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=258420"},"modified":"2020-07-10T15:45:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:45:25","slug":"council-centres-to-reopen-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/05\/22\/council-centres-to-reopen-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Centres To Reopen Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_161118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161118\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-161118\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021library1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021library1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021library1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021library1-285x177.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett Regional Council libraries and Customer Service Centres will reopen in a limited format on Monday, May 25 as part of Stage 1 of the Queensland Government\u2019s roadmap to easing restrictions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 22, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council libraries and Customer Service Centres will reopen on Monday, May 25 &#8230; with some changes.<\/p>\n<p>Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a maximum of 10 patrons will be permitted within the Service Centres or libraries at any time (and only eight patrons at the Kingaroy Customer Service Centre).<\/p>\n<p>The Council has also installed perspex screens and sanitisation stations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ask patrons to use the hand sanitisation station when entering facilities and ensure the 1.5m social distancing recommendation is adhered to,&#8221; Mayor Brett Otto said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For library users:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Returned items will remain in a dedicated quarantine area in each library for at least 24 hours before they are handled by staff and put back into circulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bookings for public access computers will be available but each session will be limited to 15-30 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Extended loan limits will remain in place, with 20 items per membership card allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The return date for all items currently on loan has been extended until July 31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Library programming and reservations will remain suspended until further notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Library members are also being encouraged to access free online resources &#8211; which include free movie streaming, free eBooks and eAudiobooks and many high quality resources for children &#8211; through Council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/facilities-recreation\/libraries\/elibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Elibrary website<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For general Council business, residents are reminded that general business or payments can still be made with Council via phone or email. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Council\u2019s Customer Service team is available via phone on 1300-789-279 or (07) 4189-9100, <a href=\"mailto:info@southburnett.qld.gov.au\"><b>by email<\/b><\/a> or via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Council&#8217;s website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Face-to-face meetings will be conducted by appointment only.<\/p>\n<p>Other Council facilities are expected to reopen in line with Stage 2 easing of restrictions planned for June, subject to the continued successful suppression of COVID-19 under Stage 1 relaxations.<\/p>\n<p>The date for further easing of restrictions will be provided when confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the health and safety of our community remaining paramount, Council is taking a cautious approach to reopening facilities and asks for understanding and patience by community members during this time,&#8221; Mayor Otto said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Council has increased cleaning and sanitation measures throughout public facilities but the community is still required to abide by social distancing measures, including staying at home if they are unwell.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett Regional Council libraries and Customer Service Centres will reopen on Monday, May 25 &#8211; with some changes <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":161118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,1455,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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