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 03 December 2025
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.
27 November testing results – Namoi Reservoir
PFHxS
Not detected
PFOS
2 ng/L (below guideline of 8 ng/L)
PFOA & PFBS
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). The Killarney bore remains switched off after testing in early July showed Namoi Reservoir levels slightly above current guidelines.
The latest testing results can be found on Council’s website: www.narrabri.nsw.gov.au/pfas
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.