Infrastructure update - week ending 14 September 2025

Published on 17 September 2025

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Mowing of all sporting fields.
• Spraying of Dangar Park with liquid fertiliser.
• Mowing of oval surrounds.
• Mowing of Cameron Park.
• Slashing at Selina Street.
• Prep work for the Santos Festival of Rugby (Dangar Park).
• Irrigation inspections.

West team area

• Mowing and snipping at lawn cemetery
• Slashing of open space areas, town approaches, Old Gunnedah Road, Moree Road and Wee Waa Road.
• Mowing of west areas and open space areas.

Town team areas

• Cleaning up of Bellata cemetery.
• Gardening along Maitland Street.
• Mowing of open space areas.
• Mowing and snipping at the old cemetery.

Wee Waa

• Daily cleaning of the Wee Waa CBD.
• Daily cleaning of toilets.
• Mowing of sporting fields
• Weeding of gardens at Dangar Park.
• Repaired the tennis net at the multi courts complex.
• Whipper snipping at Cook Oval.
• Mowing along the levee bank.
• Preparation of athletic field.
• Open space mowing.

Pilliga

• Cleaning of bore baths.
• Emptying of bins.
• Cleaning of toilets.
• Cleaning of barbecue.

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins.
• Checking of Anzac Park and cemetery.

Boggabri

• Cleaning of toilets daily.
• Town bin run twice a week.
• Truck stops rubbish collection twice a week
• Mowing of Derby, Oakham, Walton and Chelmsford streets as well as Boggabri compound.
• A new fence has been installed at the Boggabri Cemetery.

Narrabri Airport

• Capital works project for Emergency Access Gate is complete.
• Completion of line marking of runways 18/36. The project has received great reviews from pilots.
• Airside mowing with the tractor is continuing.
• 5,950 litres of Jet A-1 sold since beginning of the month.
• Tar patching has been completed on Airport Entry Road.
• RAAF E-7A ‘Wedgetail’ did a circuit and low ‘flyover’.
• Fleet helicopters with NPWS conducted planned back burning over the weekend at Mount Kaputar.

Waste

Fire breaks have been slashed at Narrabri Landfill. We will continue to move on to all transfer stations and address these fire breaks over the next few weeks.

Boggabri Transfer Station

Council thanks the community for their ongoing patience while we continue to address the illegal dumping of asbestos-contaminated waste at the Boggabri Transfer Station. We continue to pursue those responsible for the illegal dumping.

Council is also taking the following actions to reopen the site to the public:

• A contractor will commence clean-up of the transfer station tomorrow (Wednesday, 17 September).
• Council is aiming to re-open the Boggabri Transfer Station on Monday, 22 September - pending successful completion of clean-up works.

We will provide updates if there are any changes to this schedule.

We understand the frustrations of the Boggabri community due to this ongoing closure, however the safety of our staff and community is paramount.

A list of transfer stations in the Shire and what can and can’t be disposed of at these transfer stations is available from Council’s website.

Roads

• SR11 Harparary Road upgrade is continuing.
• Numerous road inspections and cleanups are ongoing.
• Grading on a number of roads including Harparary Road, Cains Crossing Road, Cotton Lane and Maules Creek Road.
• Heavy patching on Newell Highway.
• Hand patching on Kamilaroi Highway (Wee Waa to Burren Junction), Middle Route Road, Doreen Lane, Forest Way and at Wee Waa.
• Please see the full roads maintenance schedule for this week.

Water/Sewer

• Mitchell Street, Wee Waa water main renewal
• Bore investigation project - Logans Lane and Saleyards test bores.
• Bulk Water Filling Station installation in Wee Waa
• Pump replacement and augmentation of wiring infrastructure at Namoi Reservoir.
• Sewer main access cover replacement along Narrabri Creek Narrabri.