Infrastructure update - week ending 17 May 2026

Published on 18 May 2026

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Roads
  • The annual road resealing program is now finished. Almost 34km of road sections in Boggabri, Narrabri and Wee Waa were resealed under this year's program.
  • Council's gravel resheeting program is underway, with works continuing on Byalla Lane. Works on Westport Road are expected to start from the week commencing 18 May.
  • Rehabilitation works have been completed on Culgoora Road (with linemarking to follow), while works are nearing completion on Yarrie Lake Road.
  • Works are nearing completion on the Harparary Road upgrade between Browns Lane and Harparary Bridge, with sealing works taking place late last week. Signage works and site tidy up are to follow, completing the upgrade.

Violet Street replacement project

Piling works are continuing for the new bridge foundations, with driving for Pier 1 piles in progress. Abutment B and Pier 3 piles are in place.

Once piling has been completed, demolition of the old bridge piers will be undertaken.

A detour remains in place along Selina Street, Newell Highway and Tibbereena Street for the duration of works.

For more information about the Violet Street Bridge replacement, including indicative timelines, FAQs and more, please visit the project’s website. 

Roads maintenance schedule for week commencing 18 May 2026

Grading works

  • Harparary Road
  • Black Mountain Creek Road
  • Forest Way
  • Cains Crossing
  • West Port Road
  • Appletree Lane
  • Byalla Lane
  • Teatree Gully

Jet patching

  • Berrigal Creek Road
  • Spring Plains Road
  • Wave Hill Road

Hand patching

  • Doreen Lane
  • Narrabri
  • Wee Waa

Airport

  • 10,500 litres of Jet A-1 sold.
  • PAPI light maintenance and realignment.
  • Mowing is slowing down due to cooler weather conditions.

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

  • Mowing and snipping of open space areas.
  • Lawn cemetery maintenance. 

Town team

  • Mowing and snipping works. 
  • Garden works along Tibbereena Street.
  • Banners change over in main street.
  • Gardening along Maitland Street. 
  • Spraying of vegetation at lake beaches.
  • Mowing/snipping at Dangar Park.
  • Repair work on Collins Park pump.
  • Manual watering of Dangar Park practice field and at Pirate Park.
  • Snipping of trees along Mooloobar Street.
  • Removal of excess seating from Dangar Park.

Wee Waa

  • Weeding and spraying at ovals.
  • Cemetery works, including cleaning around graves. 
  • Trimming of street trees.
  • Cleaning of CBD and repairing of pavers.
  • Mowing at pool yard.
  • Slashing of drains around levee bank. 
  • Cleaning of toilets.
  • Emptying of bins.

Pilliga

  • Cleaning of bore pool.
  • Cleaning of toilets.
  • Emptying of bins.

Gwabegar

  • Emptying of bins.
  • Watering at Anzac Park.

Boggabri

  • Mowing of open spaces.
  • Mowing of recreational areas. 

Water/Sewer

Balonne Street water main renewal works

Works on the installation of a new water main along Balonne Street (from Doyle Street to Bowen Street) are continuing, with works on the new main between Dewhurst to Bowen streets in progress.

The new main installation had been completed and changeover of water services are being finalised along with final restoration works.

Narrabri North sewer main works

Interflow Pty Ltd is carrying out essential maintenance to sewer mains in Narrabri North from 18 May until 9 July. Works will include CCTV inspections and high-pressure water jetting.

Residents directly affected by the works will have received a letter from Council.

Council is aiming to keep disruptions to a minimum, however while works are underway, residents may notice:

  • An increase in noise
  • More vehicle movements
  • A few odours

We thank residents for your patience while these important works take place.

Narrabri bore investigation project

A license application for conversion of the bore to a water supply production bore is under assessment with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

The new bore will provide Narrabri with an additional 63 litres per second of water.

PFAS treatment plant 

Tender documents for the PFAS treatment plant for pre-selected tenderers has been completed and are expected to be issued shortly.

The portable treatment plant will allow Council to bring the Tibbereena Street and Killarney Street bores back online, ensuring that water from these sources can be safely treated before entering the network.

Other

  • Tenders for the relining of sewer main in Narrabri have been assessed and a report for Council for consideration to award the tender is being prepared.
  • A Request for Quotation to design and install overhead high voltage electricity to the Saleyards Lane bore site has been prepared.
  • Daily monitoring of bore operations and reservoir levels is continuing to ensure the water supply is sustainable and secure.
  • Routine treated water testing at the Namoi Street reservoirs continues to be undertaken, with all results indicating the Narrabri drinking water supply meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
  • There is also daily monitoring of the reservoir levels, which show that water supply is stable.
  • The water meter renewal program is continuing in Narrabri and Wee Waa.
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