Infrastructure update - week ending 19 April 2026

Published on 20 April 2026

• Council's annual road resealing program is almost complete, with only two streets to be completed in Narrabri. Almost 34km of road sections have been resealed in Boggabri, Narrabri and Wee Waa. This annual program helps protect road surfaces from wear and weather - maintaining and extending the life of our sealed road network. See the full list of roads.
• Council's gravel resheeting program is continuing, with latest works taking place on Pikes Lane.
• Rehabilitation works are underway on Culgoora Road, with Yarrie Lake Road to follow.
• The last stage of the Harparary Road upgrade is underway, with works taking place from Browns Lane to Harparary Bridge.

Roads maintenance schedule for week commencing 20 April 2026

Grading works:

• Millie Road
• Spring Plains Road
• Harparary Road
• Culgoora Road
• Pikes Lane
• Gardens Road
• Werah Creek Road
• Kamilaroi Highway (Wee Waa to Burren Junction)
• Boggabri

Jet patching:

• Kaputar Road
• The Island Road
• Bellata.

Hand patching:

• Yarrie Lake Road
• Newell Highway
• Kamilaroi Highway (Wee Waa to Burren Junction)
• Narrabri
• Boggabri

Violet Street replacement project

Piling works are underway for new bridge foundations. These works include the installation of temporary supports on the existing bridge piers to assist with these piling works.

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.

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

We thank the community for your patience and understanding while this important upgrade takes place.

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

Waste

The week in waste has been a busy and productive one with numerous works ongoing and completed.

• The focus has been on cleaning up transfer stations, which has been impacted due to plant breakdowns and resource shortages. Council is beginning to catch up on this cleaning, with Edgeroi, Baan Baa, Maules Creek and Boggabri completed with Bellata in progress. After which, teams will head west to complete other transfer station cleanups.
• Works are progressing with the construction of new cells 2 and 3 at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility. The contractor is working on the batters to join the active cell, with excavation going well.
• Sims Metals have started on clean up of metal stockpiles at transfer stations, with completion at Boggabri, with Baan Baa and Maules Creek in progress.
• There has been a collection of the mattress cage and tyre cage at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility.
• Mowing, edging, spraying, stockpile push up and de-contaminating has also been taking place at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility.

Many thanks to our Waste staff for their efforts during this busy time.

Waste services during ANZAC Day long weekend

The Narrabri Waste Facility and Shire Transfer Stations will be CLOSED on Saturday, 25 April (ANZAC Day).

JR Richards kerbside collection will take place as normal on Monday, 27 April.

Please put your bins out the night prior to collection.

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 in progress. The new main between Doyle and Dewhurst streets has been installed, with water service changeovers pending.

Works on the new main between Dewhurst to Bowen streets commenced on Monday, 19 April.  

Narrabri bore investigation project

The Saleyards bore final report has shown viability as a production bore. This follows an investigation by a hydrologist, as well as pump and flow testing along with water quality sampling completed in February 2026.

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

During this application process, the design for new bore infrastructure and electrical substation installation will get also underway.

If production bore approval is granted, and upon completion of the design, Council will seek approval from DCCEEW to go to tender for the bore's construction.

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

PFAS treatment plant 

Tender preparation is continuing for the portable water treatment plant, with Council shortlisting pre-selected tenders for the project. 

An internal Tender Committee meeting has been scheduled to endorse the project to go out to tender.

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.

Latest PFAS testing results

PFHxS: 2 ng/L (below guideline of 30 ng/L)

PFOS: 4 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.