Infrastructure update

Published on 04 September 2025

For week ending Sunday, 31 August 2025

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Preparation work for the Santos Festival of Rugby
• Flood preparation, including removing of park furniture.
• Clearing of area for testing of Logan Lane bore.
• Mowing/snipping of oval surrounds and sporting fields.
• Sowing of rye grass on Dangar Park.
• Mow and garden work at Pirate Park.

West team areas

• Maintenance and repair of parks' assets.
• Spray and snipping at old cemetery
• Mow areas in town
• Snipping at lawn cemetery
• Spraying of all bridge approaches
• Assisting in moving of seats from flood water
• Mowing of Bellata town area and spray drains and fences
• Mowing of areas in west and village

Wee Waa

• Cleaning of public toilets
• Mowing of Ludowici and Dangar parks
• Mowing of Wee Waa Pool yard
• Mowing treatment works
• Daily cleaning of the main street
• Emptying bins
• Whipper snipping of all parks

Pilliga

• Cleaning of toilets at the Pilliga Bore and in town.
• Emptying of bins at Pilliga Bore and in town.

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins at the park and around town.
• Cleaning of Anzac Park.

Boggabri

• Public toilets cleaning
• Bin collection
• Truck stop rubbish collection
• Spraying of parks, ovals and lawn cemetery for board leaf weeds
• New flushing system fitted to Anzac Park toilets
• Playground inspections at Boggabri and Baan Baa parks
• General maintenance

Waste

• The crushing of concrete stockpiles at the Narrabri Landfill has been completed, with stockpiles awaiting testing for possible contamination.
• Following wet weather, staff have been busy with roadworks as well as mowing of Narrabri Landfill.
• Wee Waa and Pilliga transfer stations have been tidied.

Roads

• Roads crews continued to address the current flood situation.
• Numerous road inspections, closures and cleanup are continuing.
• Completion of 24-hour traffic control works, in conjunction with Transport for NSW on the Kamilaroi Hwy at Glencoe Channel due to flooding.
• SR47 Middle Route gravel resheeting (4km)
• SR111 Appletrees Lane gravel resheeting commenced (2km)
• Grading works along SR60 Westport Road, SR232 Cotton Lane and SR131 Haystack Road.
• Flood response and cleanup is underway.
• Please see the roads maintenance schedule for this week.

Water/Sewer

• Mitchell Street, Wee Waa water main renewal is continuing.
• Bore investigation project at Logans Lane and Saleyards test bores.
• Installation of Bulk Water Filling Station at Wee Waa.
• Rewiring and pump repair at Namoi Reservoir.
• Sewer main access cover replacement along Narrabri Creek, Narrabri.