Narrabri township is on Level 3 water restrictions with exemptions made on Friday,1 May 2026
The Violet Street Bridge will be closed from Monday, 19 January to the end of September 2026 for bridge replacement works. A detour will be in place along Selina Street, Newell Highway and Tibbereena Street.
Published on 24 March 2026
Narrabri Shire Council continues to conduct PFAS testing on the Narrabri Town Water Supply.
The latest testing results of the Namoi Reservoir have shown PFAS levels as below current guidelines. This means that the Narrabri Town Water Supply continues to be safe for consumption.
20 March testing results – Namoi Reservoir
PFHxS
PFOS
3 ng/L (below guideline of 8 ng/L)
PFOA & PFBS
Not detected
The Tibbereena Street bore continues to supplement water supplied from the Elizabeth Street bore. The latest testing of the Elizabeth Street bore showed no detection of PFAS, while the Tibbereena Street bore was at 7ng/L for PFHxS and 1ng/L for PFOS as well as PFBS (PFOA was not detected).
The Killarney bore remains switched off with testing continuing to show the bore above current guidelines. Results from 20 March 2026 saw the bore at 29ng/L for PFHxS; PFOS at 25ng/L; PFBS was 6ng/L and PFOA – 2ng/L.
The latest testing results can be found on Council’s website.
NSW Health continues to recommend private bore owners consider testing their groundwater.
Information regarding groundwater and testing can be found at the NSW Health website.