Infrastructure update - week ending 11 January 2026

Published on 13 January 2026

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Parks and Open Spaces

  • Mowing and snipping of all cemeteries.
  • Mowing and snipping of oval and surrounds – town and west.
  • Main street gardening and removal of Christmas decorations.
  • Mowing and snipping of water services in town, village and west.
  • Treatment plant.
  • Slashing of open areas.   

Waste

Narrabri Waste Management Facility

December 2025 was extremely busy with 11,000 tonnes received onsite and 3,861 vehicles/trucks over the weighbridge.

This busy period was managed extremely well by Council's Waste Coordinator and the team, which included cross-team coverage to assist over the holiday period as well as coordinating contractor and internal machinery breakdowns.

Transfer stations

  • Due to truck breakdowns and contamination of recycling and placing rubbish on hardstand areas, transfer stations were overfull requiring their closures. Council's road's truck was utilised during holiday period to maintain these facilities.
  • Sims Metal is continuing scrap metal pickup.

Waste data for December 2025

  • Net weight: 10,731 tonnes
  • Transactions completed: 3,861

Some landfill facts from 2025!

From 1 January 2025 to 24 December 2025 the landfill had:

  • 36,736 total transactions (cars/trucks including transfer stations loads from Council and waste contractor).
  • 33,340 total transactions - excluding transfer stations (cars/trucks).
  • 27,285 total transactions from the general public.

Note: Transactions are vehicles over weighbridge (IN).

2026 Waste Calendar

The 2026 Waste Calendar is available from Council's website. Hard copies are also available for residents at Council's Administration Building.

Facilities and Logistics

  • Replacement of pool’s disabled room door.
  • Maintenance of Narrabri Depot yard.
  • One heavy plant service.
  • One light vehicle service.
  • Two truck services.
  • Four instances of reactive maintenance.

Roads

  • Recommenced SR11 Harparary Road upgrade.

Grading

  • SR204 Gardens Road
  • MR357 Rangari Road
  • SR216 Werah Creek Road
  • SR39 Gwabegar Road

Violet Street replacement project

Works to replace the Violet Street Bridge over Narrabri Creek are set to begin on Monday, 19 January, with the bridge to be closed from this date.

A detour will be in place along Selina Street, Newell Highway and Tibbereena Street for the duration of the works (please see below):

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Works are expected to be completed by the end of September (depending on weather and other factors).

For more information, please visit the Violet Street Bridge replacement project page. 

Water/Sewer

Latest PFAS test results

The latest testing results of the Namoi Reservoir have shown PFAS levels as below current guidelines

  • PFHxS: 2 ng/L (below guideline of 30 ng/L)
  • PFOS: 3 ng/L (below guideline of 8 ng/L)
  • PFOA & PFBS: Not detected

This means that the Narrabri town water supply continues to be safe for consumption.

The Tibbereena Street bore continues to supplement water supplied from the Elizabeth Street bore (the latest testing of the Elizabeth Street bore showed no detection of PFAS).

The Killarney bore remains switched off after testing in early July last year showed Namoi Reservoir levels slightly above current guidelines.

Read more about the latest testing results.

Portable water treatment plant

Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the portable treatment plant project are currently being advertised and will be received up until 2.00pm Monday, 19 January 2026.

The purpose of the EOI is to identify capable contractors who can deliver a compliant, efficient and cost-effective PFAS water treatment solution that meets current and future community needs.

Tenders will then be invited in March 2026 for the project to commence from June 2026.

Council will advise the community regarding a detailed timeline for the project upon successful selection of the tender.

EPA Bore Screening Program

As part of a statewide inquiry into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) conducted private groundwater bore testing in the Narrabri Shire, with Narrabri Shire Council acting as a facilitator for registrations of interest.

Groundwater samples were collected in May and November 2025 from private bores registered with interest for the program through the Narrabri Shire Council website.

Testing summary:

  • Samples were collected from 122 private bores across 119 properties.
  • PFAS were not detected above the Australian Drinking Water Guideline at any property.
  • PFAS were detected at levels below the Australian Drinking Water Guideline at 12 properties.

Further information and detailed results are available from the NSW EPA website.

Other

  • Laidlaw Street Boggabri Water Main renewal.
  • Bore investigation and water quality assessment of Logans Lane and Saleyards test bores.
  • Bore pump test and water quality assessment of Saleyards test bore.
  • Water reservoir cleaning operational project for Purcell Street.
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