Rockhampton Regional Council will restrict public access to council offices, facilities, libraries and depots from next week to protect the community from coronavirus.
From March 23 the public will be denied access to the Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton Art Gallery, Heritage Village, Schotia Place and offices at depots in Rockhampton, Gracemere and Mount Morgan, Council's chief executive officer Evan Pardon said.
"On March 26 that restriction will then apply to our customer service centres and libraries in Rockhampton, Mount Morgan and Gracemere," Mr Pardon said.
"In line with Federal Government advice, the City Child Care Centre will continue to operate for the moment with increased cleaning and hygiene requirements."
Mayor Margaret Strelow said the decision was not taken lightly.
"We appreciate these arrangements will have an impact on how people interact with council which is why we are taking steps to make this process as smooth as possible for people," Cr Strelow said.
"We know a lot of people come into council buildings to do their business with the organisation so council is expanding its Customer Service Call Centre to cater for more people phoning in.
"As well, we'll also be offering appointments for people who maybe can't quite complete their query over the phone or through our online services to they can come in for a face-to-face by appointment."
Additionally, the library will expand its home delivery service to complement increased loan times and borrow limits.
Mr Pardon said the council would enact its Business Continuity Plans to maintain delivery of essential services such as water, waste and roads.