Infrastructure update - week ending 21 June 2026

Published on 23 June 2026

• Council's gravel resheeting program is continuing, with works on Millie Road.
• The Harparary Road upgrade between Browns Lane and Harparary Bridge has been completed.
• The tender for tree removal as part of the Rangari Road upgrade closed 9 June 2026. The tender for the project's Bayley Park Creek Causeway construction and associated works is open until 11.00am Tuesday, 14 July 2026. Works are expected to get underway in August 2026.

Violet Street Bridge replacement project

Piling works are continuing on foundations for the new Violet Street Bridge, with Pier 1 completed. Abutment A is scheduled to be completed by late this week. This will complete all piling works associated with the new bridge.

Pier 2 and Pier 1 piles will then be cut down to the design level, while the concrete pour for Abutment B is scheduled for this week.

Steelwork for the pile caps for each pier is also currently in progress. The existing bridge piers that have been used to support the temporary pile guide frames are scheduled to be demolished in mid-July.

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

Roads Maintenance Schedule - week commencing 22 June 2026

Grading

• Millie Road
• Couradda Road
• Caloola Road
• Culgoora Road
• Nuable Road
• Westport Road
• Brumby Gully Track
• Glenwood Lane
• Glencoe Road
• Middle Creek Road 

Jet patching

• Millie Road
• Kaputar Road
• Harparary Road
• Pilliga Road
• Rangari Road

Hand patching

• Yarrie Lake Road
• Culgoora Road
• Bundock Creek Lane
• Pilliga Road
• Kamilaroi Highway
• Narrabri
• Boggabri
• Wee Waa

Waste

• General waste clean-up at Shire transfer stations, including Boggabri (see image below) and Wee Waa.
• Works continue to progress on the construction of new cells 2 and 3 at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility.
• Recycling pick up at transfer stations and Narrabri Waste Management Facility.
• Illegal dumping of tyres at Wee Waa and Pilliga waste facilities.

Airport

• 11,800 litres of Jet A-1 sold.
• Military Training in C-130 Super Hercules on 18 and 22 June. Both visits involved two touch-and-go each, with the use of night vision goggles (and all lights off).
• Police training in RFS shed Wednesday, 3 June.
• Baiting exercise for National Parks and Wildlife Service to Mt Kaputar and Warrumbungles using Fleet Helicopters on Wednesday, 3 June.  
• Mowing duties.
• Repair of weather station by Bureau of Meteorology scheduled for 23 June.
• Link Air operating now three days per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri parks

• Vegetation control along the highway.
• Spraying of open spaces areas.
• Spraying at old cemetery.
• Tourist precinct - playground equipment installation is continuing, as are concrete works for shelters and seating (image below).

Boggabri

• Vegetation control along main street.
• Repair works at Jubilee Oval.

Wee Waa

Pilliga

Gwabegar

Water/Sewer

• Interflow Pty Ltd is continuing to carry out essential maintenance to sewer mains in Narrabri North until 9 July. Works include CCTV inspections and high-pressure water jetting. 
• The 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). An assessment is anticipated in the next couple of weeks.
• Tender documents for the PFAS treatment plant are being reviewed, looking at the proposal to treat Killarny Bore.
• The tender for the relining of sewer main in Narrabri was awarded to Underground Experts Pty Ltd at the June Ordinary Council Meeting.
• Request for quotation to design and install overhead high voltage electricity to the Saleyards Lane bore site has closed and a contractor has been selected.
• Daily monitoring of bore operations and reservoir levels to ensure the water supply is sustainable and secure.
• Routine treated water testing at the Namoi Street reservoirs, with all results indicating the Narrabri drinking water supply meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
• Daily monitoring of the reservoir levels, which show that water supply is stable.
• Water meter replacements are continuing in Narrabri and Wee Waa.