Roads
- Council's gravel resheeting program is continuing, with works on Millie Road.
- 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
The replacement of Narrabri’s Violet Street Bridge has achieved a major milestone with completion of foundation piling works.
The final pile was driven on 24 June for the bridge’s abutment on the Selina Street end of the bridge, marking the completion of these works. The first concrete pour for the abutment at the Tibbereena Street end of the bridge has also been completed.
- Pier piles are being cut down to the design level, with steelwork for pile caps underway.
- The old bridge piers, which were used to support the temporary pile guide frames, will be demolished in mid-July.
- The bridge’s next milestone will include the construction of the pile caps, blade piers and the abutment at the Selina Street end of the bridge. This is expected to take around six weeks.
- Construction of the headstocks and placement of the girders will then take place.
More information about the Violet Street Bridge replacement can be found on the project’s website.
Waste
- Waste and recycling cleared at transfer stations as well as Narrabri Waste Management Facility.
- drumMUSTER pick up at Narrabri Waste Management Facility.
- E-waste and cardboard removal.
- Works continue to progress on the construction of new cells 2 and 3 at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility, including polyliner installation.
- 2026/2027 fees for the disposal of waste at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility came into effect on 1 July 2026 (as per the adopted 2026/2027 Operational Plan at the June Ordinary Council Meeting). To view the 2026/2027 waste fees, please visit the Landfill and Transfer Stations Information page on Council’s website.
Transfer stations reminder
Council is seeing increased rates of contamination at our transfer stations, including a recent illegal dumping of concrete timber, steel and bulky waste.
A reminder that transfer stations are for household quantities of waste only.
Concrete and other building/commercial waste is not accepted.
ALL commercial and business waste must be taken to the Narrabri Waste Management Facility (which is licenced to receive all solid waste) or by arrangement with local waste disposal companies.
Batteries disposal
A reminder that lithium-ion batteries are not accepted at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility or the Community Recycling Centre. This includes laptops, tablets, mobile phones, chargers and accessories.
Community Recycling Stations are located at Council’s Administration Building and The Crossing Theatre. These stations provide free disposal of domestic quantities of the following:
- e-waste - such as laptops and tablets
- household batteries
- smoke detectors
- fluorescent bulbs
- mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories (via the Mobile Muster bin)
Put it in the right bin!
We’re seeing increased instances of contamination in kerbside recycling bins and food and garden organics (FOGO) bins – including hazardous items such as needles and even dead animals. This puts our staff and contractors at serious risk.
- Do not dispose of food waste, dirty nappies or dead animals in the recycling bin.
- FOGO bin is only for: Fruit and vegetable scraps; meat, bones, and seafood; garden organics, leaves, weeds, branches and twigs; ground coffee and loose-leaf tea; newspaper, paper towel and paper bags.
- Sharps should be disposed of in a yellow sharps disposal container. See the list of local sharps disposal locations.
- Nothing hazardous that can damage machines such as netting, hoses, wires, building materials, broken glass, chemicals or other hazardous materials.
Read more about recycling right.
See EPA NSW’s FOGO frequently asked questions.
Don’t forget to put your bins out the night before
A reminder to residents with a bin collection service, to please put your bins out the night before collection. Our contractor collects bins early in the morning - so putting bins out the night before ensures your bin is not missed.
To find out more, including the waste collection calendar, please head to our website.
Airport
- 2,500 litres of Jet A-1 sold.
- National Parks and Wildlife Service training in RFS shed, aerial training with helicopter.
- Completion of Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate for four Aeronautical Radio Operators.
- Continued mowing duties.
- Weather Station is now fully operational with relevant data for pilots, following repairs to data board.
- Completion of Aero Refuellers annual and six-monthly inspections on Jet A-1 truck and Avgas bowser.
Parks and Open Spaces
Narrabri
- Town street mowing.
- Highway mowing.
- Highway roundabout works .
- Sports field mowing.
- Spraying at the cemetery.
- Tourist precinct - form work for shelter slabs has been installed, in preparation for concrete pour (weather permitting).
Wee Waa
- Cleaning of CBD.
- Pruning of CBD rosemary gardens.
- Funeral preparations.
- Cleaning of public toilets.
- Emptying of bins.
- Mowing of parks.
- Preparation for two running carnivals.
- Mowing and spraying of the Wee Waa Pool yard.
- Spraying of CBD pavers for weeds.
Pilliga
- Cleaning of bore baths.
- Cleaning of toilets.
- Emptying of bins.
- Spraying at cemetery.
- Mowing around bore baths.
- Funeral preparation.
Gwabegar
- Emptying of bins.
- Spraying at cemetery.
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.