Infrastructure update - 12 October 2026

Published on 12 October 2026

Roads

Violet Street Bridge

Earthworks for the road approach to the new bridge from Tibbereena Street are continuing, including the installation of new stormwater pipe and pits, as well as the new water main.

Concrete placement for the Span 4 deck has been completed, with steel fixing for Span 2 and Span 1 continuing.

More information about the Violet Street Bridge replacement, including FAQs, can be found on the project’s website.

Turrawan Road rehab

Works on Turrawan Road are currently underway.

Works will include the rehabilitation as well as heavy patching and resealing works from the Maules Creek Road intersection to just before the Old Narrabri Road intersection. The traffic island at the Maules Creek Road intersection will also be replaced.

As part of the works, the bridge on Turrawan Road will be closed on Wednesday, 14 October between 7.00am and 4.00pm to allow safe completion of compaction works along the bridge abutments.

We apologise for any inconvenience while these necessary works take place.

Rangari Road upgrade

Works will start from 12 October on the Bayley Park Creek Causeway as part of the 9.6km Rangari Road Upgrade, which includes the sealing of the road.

Works include the construction of a temporary single-lane side track, allowing traffic to continue using the road while causeway works are underway.

The side track will operate under temporary traffic signals, with a speed limit of 40km/h in place for the safety of workers and road users.

Motorists are reminded to follow all traffic control measures and take care when travelling through the works area.

The $9 million project has been made possible through the NSW Government’s Rural and Regional Roads Fund.

Roads Maintenance Schedule - week commencing 12 October 2026

Grading

• Melburra Road
• Cubbaroo Road
• Drildool Lane
• Turrawan Road
• Tharlane Road
• Murrumbilla Lane

Jet patching

• Millie Road
• Mt Kaputar Road 
• Nowley Road 
• Narrabri 
• Wee Waa 

Hand patching

• Spring Plains Road
• Kamilaroi Highway (West)
• Kamilaroi Highway (West)
• Boggabri 
• Wee Waa 
• Pilliga

• Harparary Road 
• Yarrie Lake Road 

Airport

• 9,200 litres Jet A-1 fuel
• Mowing of open areas.
• Link Air RPT operations now 1 hour later due to daylight saving time change.
• Fly Pelican offering another Sydney flight, departing Sydney arriving Narrabri on Monday afternoons.

Parks and Open Spaces

Boggabri

• Cleaning of amenities
• Emptying of truck stop and town rubbish bins.
• Mowing of Boggabri town streets.
• Mowed and watered Boggabri caravan park.
• Mowed Jubilee Oval complex.
• Mowed recreation parks and lawn cemetery.

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins
• Watering of Anzac Park.

Narrabri

• Laying and watering of turf, site work and rubbish removal at the new Tourism and Cultural Hub.
• Mowing and spraying at ovals 1, 2, and 3.
• Irrigation work ovals 1, 2 and 3.
• Removal of last goal posts at Cooma Oval.
• Marking out of six touch fields at Cooma Oval.
• Mowing/snipping at The Crossing Theatre.
• Mowing and snipping of lawn cemetery and old cemetery.
• Garden works along Tibbereena Street, at the Visitor Information Centre and The Crossing Theatre.
• Open space mowing.

Pilliga

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

Wee Waa

• Watering of sports fields.
• Cleaning  of public toilets.
• Mowing and spraying of cemetery.
• Funeral preparation.
• Mowing of Ludowici and Dangar parks.
• Slashing at the levee bank.

Water/Sewer

Level 3 Water Restrictions – watering times exemption reminder

A reminder that under current Level 3 Water Restrictions, Narrabri Township residents can still water their gardens from 4.00pm to 9.00am.

The watering times exemption recognises the needs of the community when it comes to outside watering.

We encourage our community to continue to use water wisely and follow these restrictions, particularly as we head into the warmer months.

Water restrictions should not impact the health and wellbeing of residents, including the use of measures needed to stay safe during warmer weather, such as evaporative cooling systems.

Full details regarding Level 3 Water Restrictions can be found on Council’s website Water Restrictions | NSC.

Other water projects

• Underground Experts will start maintenance and repairs to sewer mains between Namoi Creek and the Namoi River from Monday, 12 October.
• Routine treated water testing continues at Namoi Street reservoirs, showing the Narrabri drinking water supply continues to meet Australian Drinking Water Guidelines for PFAS.
• Daily monitoring of the reservoir levels shows that the supply is stable.
• Council will procure a water treatment plant to bring the Killarney Street Bore back online.
• Council is working with NSW Health to determine the suitability of bringing the Saleyards Bore online.
• Testing and analysis of the Logans Lane Bore continues to determine its suitability as an additional water production bore.
• Around 226m of water main in Violet Street, from the Tibbereena Street intersection will be upgraded as part of the Violet Street Bridge Replacement Project.
• Council has engaged NSW Public Works Advisory to provide an options study for the long-term reduction of PFAS in the Narrabri Water Supply.