Infrastructure Updates

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Removing of goal posts at Cooma Oval, Collins Park and Hogan Oval.
• Mowing of ovals.
• Marking out of soccer fields for grand finals.
• Delivered bins for rugby street party.
• Mowing of oval surrounds (Collins Park, Hogan Oval and Leitch Oval).
• Mowed along path area behind ovals, Information Centre and Crossing Theatre.

West teams area

• Mowing and snipping of lawn cemetery.
• Slashing and mowing of open space areas.
• Mowing of parks and open space areas.
• Topping and levelling out of grave areas.

Town team areas

• Gardening and fertilising of plants along Main Street.
• Mowing and snipping of Eulah Creek Cemetery.
• Garden works along Tibbereena Street.
• Mowing, snipping and spraying of Bellata Township.
• Mowing of old cemetery.

Wee Waa

• Cleaning of toilets and CBD daily.
• Emptying of town and parks bins once a week.
• Mowing of levee bank.
• Mowing of all parks.
• Mowing and snipping of Wee Waa Pool yard.
• Mowing treatment works.
• Watering and weeding of gardens.
• Mowing of open spaces and hazard reduction slashing.
• Spraying of sporting fields
• Mowing and spraying of cemetery.

Pilliga

• Cleaning of bore baths, as well as bore toilets.
• Mowing of bore yard.
• Emptying of bins.
• Cleaning of town toilets.
• Emptying of town bins. 

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins.
• Mowing and snipping of Anzac Park
• Mowing around water tower.
• Mowing of cemetery as well as open spaces, streets.

Boggabri

• Toilets cleaned daily.
• Town bins emptied twice weekly as well as truck stop bins collected twice weekly.
• Mowed and snipped Jubilee Oval complex.
• Watering of parks, ovals and cemetery.
• General mowing of parks, cemetery, caravan park, open spaces and other town assets.
• General maintenance of recreational parks.

Narrabri Airport

• 4,600 litres of Jet A-1 fuel sales for the week.
• Fokker 70 arrived with rugby players for Santos Festival of Rugby on Friday and Saturday. It departed with players during Sunday on four occasions. Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher flew in Friday, departed Saturday morning.
• Vegetation control is continuing at Airport and Saleyards.
• Fly Pelican had one passenger from Sydney, then five passengers to Sydney on Tuesday.

Waste

Bellata Transfer Station and Wee Waa Transfer Station both saw contamination in their stockpiles.

At Bellata, the steel stockpile was full of general waste that had to be separated out with two truckloads brought back to Narrabri Landfill.

Wee Waa Transfer Station experienced the same issue, particularly with commercial businesses using the timber stockpiles. Seven truckloads of timber was transported from Wee Waa Transfer Station to Narrabri Landfill.

Roads

• SR11 Harparary Road upgrade is continuing.
• Grading is taking place on a number of roads including Harparary Road, Gwabegar Road, Old Narrabri Road, Middle Route Road and Wave Hill Road.
• Hand patching in Narrabri, Boggabri, Therribri Road and Kaputar Road.
• Please see the full roads maintenance schedule for this week.
• Tenders have been advertised for the Violet Street Bridge Replacement project. Find out more.

Water/Sewer

• Mitchell Street, Wee Waa water main renewal is continuing.
• Bore investigation project - Logans Lane and Saleyards test bores.
• Bulk Water Filling Station installation in Wee Waa.
• Pump replacement and augmentation of wiring infrastructure Namoi Reservoir.
• Sewer main access cover replacement along Narrabri Creek Narrabri.
• Narrabri Sewer Pump station infiltration study implementation

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Mowing of all sporting fields.
• Spraying of Dangar Park with liquid fertiliser.
• Mowing of oval surrounds.
• Mowing of Cameron Park.
• Slashing at Selina Street.
• Prep work for the Santos Festival of Rugby (Dangar Park).
• Irrigation inspections.

West team area

• Mowing and snipping at lawn cemetery
• Slashing of open space areas, town approaches, Old Gunnedah Road, Moree Road and Wee Waa Road.
• Mowing of west areas and open space areas.

Town team areas

• Cleaning up of Bellata cemetery.
• Gardening along Maitland Street.
• Mowing of open space areas.
• Mowing and snipping at the old cemetery.

Wee Waa

• Daily cleaning of the Wee Waa CBD.
• Daily cleaning of toilets.
• Mowing of sporting fields
• Weeding of gardens at Dangar Park.
• Repaired the tennis net at the multi courts complex.
• Whipper snipping at Cook Oval.
• Mowing along the levee bank.
• Preparation of athletic field.
• Open space mowing.

Pilliga

• Cleaning of bore baths.
• Emptying of bins.
• Cleaning of toilets.
• Cleaning of barbecue.

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins.
• Checking of Anzac Park and cemetery.

Boggabri

• Cleaning of toilets daily.
• Town bin run twice a week.
• Truck stops rubbish collection twice a week
• Mowing of Derby, Oakham, Walton and Chelmsford streets as well as Boggabri compound.
• A new fence has been installed at the Boggabri Cemetery.

Narrabri Airport

• Capital works project for Emergency Access Gate is complete.
• Completion of line marking of runways 18/36. The project has received great reviews from pilots.
• Airside mowing with the tractor is continuing.
• 5,950 litres of Jet A-1 sold since beginning of the month.
• Tar patching has been completed on Airport Entry Road.
• RAAF E-7A ‘Wedgetail’ did a circuit and low ‘flyover’.
• Fleet helicopters with NPWS conducted planned back burning over the weekend at Mount Kaputar.

Waste

Fire breaks have been slashed at Narrabri Landfill. We will continue to move on to all transfer stations and address these fire breaks over the next few weeks.

Boggabri Transfer Station

Council thanks the community for their ongoing patience while we continue to address the illegal dumping of asbestos-contaminated waste at the Boggabri Transfer Station. We continue to pursue those responsible for the illegal dumping.

Council is also taking the following actions to reopen the site to the public:

• A contractor will commence clean-up of the transfer station tomorrow (Wednesday, 17 September).
• Council is aiming to re-open the Boggabri Transfer Station on Monday, 22 September - pending successful completion of clean-up works.

We will provide updates if there are any changes to this schedule.

We understand the frustrations of the Boggabri community due to this ongoing closure, however the safety of our staff and community is paramount.

A list of transfer stations in the Shire and what can and can’t be disposed of at these transfer stations is available from Council’s website.

Roads

• SR11 Harparary Road upgrade is continuing.
• Numerous road inspections and cleanups are ongoing.
• Grading on a number of roads including Harparary Road, Cains Crossing Road, Cotton Lane and Maules Creek Road.
• Heavy patching on Newell Highway.
• Hand patching on Kamilaroi Highway (Wee Waa to Burren Junction), Middle Route Road, Doreen Lane, Forest Way and at Wee Waa.
• Please see the full roads maintenance schedule for this week.

Water/Sewer

• Mitchell Street Wee Waa Water Main renewal
• Bore investigation project - Logans Lane and Saleyards test bores.
• Bulk Water Filling Station installation in Wee Waa
• Pump replacement and augmentation of wiring infrastructure Namoi Reservoir.
• Sewer main access cover replacement along Narrabri Creek Narrabri.

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Mowing of all sporting fields.
• Mowing/snipping of area for Nosh Narrabri as well as assisting the Nosh Narrabri Committee.
• Mowing/snipping eastern side of the lake.
• Mowing of Dangar Park with reel mower, as well as cutting and laying of turf.
• Mowing/snipping at Cameron Park.
• Mowing, snipping at the cemetery, including around plinths and plaques, we well as funeral lawn cemetery.
• Slashing of open space areas.
• Mowing and snipping along the highway, Cooma Road to Gately Field.
• Mowing of open space areas as well as treatment plant.
• Weeding of Maitland Street gardens around trees.
• Mowing, snipping, spraying, slashing at old cemetery as well as mowing and snipping at Eulah Creek Cemetery.

Wee Waa

• Mowing of sporting ovals
• Spraying CBD pavers
• Installation of shade sail poles in Ludowici Park
• Spraying Wee Waa cemetery
• Spraying Treatment works
• Whipper snipping at Wee Waa Pool and spraying fence lines
• Cleaning of toilets
• Emptying bins

Pilliga Bore

• Cleaning of bore baths
• Emptying bins
• Cleaning of toilets

Pilliga

• Cleaning of toilets
• Emptying bins
• Mowing of park
• Mowing of cemetery

Gwabegar

• Emptying of bins
• Mowing and snipping at Anzac Park.
• Mowing and snipping at water tower
• Mowing of cemetery

Boggabri

• Cleaning of toilets daily.
• Town bin run twice a week.
• Truck stops rubbish collection twice a week.
• Poles have been installed for the shade sail over the splash pad at Vickery Park.
• Mowing of town streets, truck stops, around town sign, lawn cemetery, etc.
• Sprayed Baan Baa Park for broad leaf weeds.

Waste

• Waste attendants have been busy spraying due the increase of weeds due to recent rain.
• Two cages of mattresses have been loaded and ready for pickup.

• Tyres have been stacked as per EPL requirements to reduce vermin and any other hidden hazards.

• The team has been busy with roadworks, maintenance on and around the asbestos pit and the old cell.

Roads

• SR11 Harparary Road upgrade is continuing.
• Gravel resheeting continuing on SR47 Middle Route Road, SR111 Appletrees Lane, SR9 Bald Hill Road and SR199 Rossmore Lane.
• Numerous road inspections and cleanups are ongoing. 
• Grading on SR22 Braymont Road, SR127 Kamilaroi Highway, SR228 Gratti Valley Road.
• Other gravel patching works on SR31Lake Circuit, SR60 Westport Road, SR52 Spring Creek Road.
• Heavy patching on Newell Highway
• Hand patching on SR61 Turrawan Road, SR22 Braymount Road, Narrabri, MR72 Kamilaroi Highway (Narrabri to Boggabri), SR19 Maules Creek Road, MR343 Kamilaroi Highway (Wee Waa to Burren Junction), SR29 Yarrie Lake Road, SR30 Culgoora Road, MR127 (Pilliga Road) and SR46 Doreen Lane.
• Please also see the latest roads maintenance schedule.

Water/Sewer

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

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.

Parks and Open Spaces

Narrabri

• Mowing of Cooma, Hogan and Leitch ovals, Dangar Park and Collins Park.
• Mowing of eastern side of Narrabri Lake.
• Together with Council's Building and Maintenance team, assisted in the re-building of the fence at the Narrabri Caravan Park, which was damaged in the recent flood.
• Mowing and snipping oval surrounds.
• Mowing of area for Nosh on the Namoi.
• Marking of out fields for the junior rugby carnival.

West team areas

• Mowing of areas in the west.
• Funeral preparations at lawn cemetery.
• Cleaning up of old cemetery, as well as mowing and tree works.
• Mowing of town areas, open space.
• Cleaning up of Bellata town area.

Wee Waa

• Floods clean up.
• Preparing playing fields for Junior League and Senior Soccer.
• Mowing of the cemetery.
• Mowing of streets surrounds.
• Cleaning of toilets and emptying bins.

Pilliga and Gwabegar

• Cleaning of Pilliga Bore and mowing bore grounds.
• Mowing of park and streets surrounds.
• Emptying of bins.
• Checking of Anzac Park.

Boggabri

• Main street footpath sprayed for weeds.
• Maintenance of lawn cemetery graves and general cemetery works, including spraying of weeds.
• Mowed and whipper snipped Baan Baa Park.
• Mowing of Jubilee Oval training field.
• Toilets cleaned daily.
• Bin collection twice a week, along with truck stops rubbish collection twice a week.

Waste

• Sediment Dam number 1 was emptied via sprinkler and evaporation due to forecasted rainfall.
• BMR Quarries are back onsite and are progressing through the concrete stockpile, including crushing and screening to produce road base. All these stockpiles are separated and will be tested on completion for any contamination. 
• Landfill staff have been busy cleaning Transfer Stations at Boggabri, Baan Baa and Edgeroi. Wee Waa and Pilliga Transfer Stations will also be cleaned (weather permitting).