Roads
Gravel Resheeting Program
- Works are currently being completed on Millie Road.
- Gravel resheeting works have been completed on Waiwera Lane, Sunnyside Road and Spring Plains Road.
Rangari Road
Tree clearing has been completed and tender awarded for the project's concrete floodway.
Violet Street Bridge
Piers 2 and 3 have been completed, while demolition of the last existing pier is being finalised, for the last headstock to be completed. Beams will start to be lifted in the coming week for the bridge's first two spans.
Roads Maintenance Schedule - week commencing 7 September 2026
Grading
- Millie Road
- Melburra Road
- Lynford Lane
- Cliffdale Lane
- Thornfield Crossing Road
- Oakey Valley Road
- Courtney’s Road
- Sandy Hook Lane
- Werah Creek Road
Jet patching
- Nowley Road
- Turrawan Road
- Rangari Road
Hand patching
- Old Gunnedah Road
- Yarrie Lake Road
- Nuable Road
- Nowley Road
- Pilliga Road
- Greylands Road
- Kamilaroi Highway (West)
Slashing
Pilliga Road
Airport
- 4,460 litres of Jet A-1 sold.
- National Parks and Wildlife Service baiting program - Mount Kaputar and Warrumbungles.
- Two NSW Air Ambulance runs in the last fortnight after hours.
- Mowing of airside.
- Mulching of trees from the Terminal to RFS Shed.
Parks and Open Spaces
Boggabri
- Cleaning of amenities
- Emptying of CBD rubbish bins.
- Emptying of truck stop rubbish bins.
- CBD preparation for street sweeper.
- Cleaning of CBD bin holders.
- Mowing of grassed water drains.
- Watering of Jubilee Oval complex.
Gwabegar
Narrabri
- Mowing/snipping/spraying of lawn cemetery.
- Mowing and snipping of old cemetery and open space west areas.
- Garden works in west areas.
- Spraying of open space areas
- Garden works along the main street.
- Mowing and spraying of Kaputar rest area.
- Open space mowing in town and village.
- Field line marking at Cooma Oval.
- Field maintenance and preparation for rugby carnival.
- Maintenance on Hogan Oval lights.
- Mowing of rugby fields at Dangar Park.
- Daily litter collection.
Pilliga
- Cleaning of bore baths.
- Emptying of bins
- Cleaning of toilets.
Wee Waa
- Mowing and spraying of cemetery.
- Cleaning of CBD and public toilets
- Mowing of all parks.
- Mowing and snipping of Wee Waa Pool yard.
- Mowing of sporting fields.
- Funeral preparation.
- Mowing treatment works.
Water/Sewer
Sewer main relining – Narrabri
Underground Experts will be undertaking maintenance and repairs to the sewer mains between the Namoi Creek and the River from Monday, 12 October 2026. Residents affected will receive a letter prior to the start of works.
The works will include:
- Cleaning and CCTV inspection of sewer mains.
- Sewer main relining.
- Reinstatement of the work sites.
Standard work hours will be Monday to Friday from 7.00 am to 6.00pm and Saturday from 8.00 am to 5.00pm.
While works are in progress there may be an increase in the number of trucks along nearby streets. There may also be restricted access to footpaths, roads and parking. If any pedestrian footpath or road closures are required, we will put in place the necessary traffic management to support this.
Latest PFAS testing results
The latest testing results for August of the Namoi Reservoir have shown PFAS levels as below current guidelines:
- PFHxS: 1 ng/L (below guideline of 30 ng/L)
- PFOS: 3 ng/L (below guideline of 8 ng/L)
- PFOA & PFBS: Not detected
This means that the Narrabri Town Water Supply continues to be safe for consumption.
The latest testing of the Elizabeth Street bore showed no detection of PFxS, PFOA or PFBS, with PFOS at 1ng/L.
The Tibbereena Street bore was at 11ng/L for PFOS, PFHxS at 8ng/L and PFBS at 2ng/L. PFOA was not detected. The Tibbereena Street bore continues to safely supplement water supplied from the Elizabeth Street bore.
The Killarney bore remains switched off with testing continuing to show the bore above current guidelines.
Results from 12 August 2026 saw the bore at 27ng/L for PFHxS; 28ng/L for PFOS; PFBS at 5ng/L and PFOA at 2ng/L.
Read the full testing results for August.
PFAS portable water treatment plant
A pre-tender estimate by Public Works Advisory (PWA) for the temporary PFAS water treatment plant next to the Namoi reservoirs determined the construction costs to be significantly more than the $4 million provided by the NSW Government as part of its PFAS Emergency Funding.
Additionally, an estimate from PWA for re-scoping the project to treat the PFAS-affected Killarney Street bore only exceeded the $4 million provided by the NSW Government as part of its PFAS Emergency Funding.
A revised medium-term strategy for the project is being developed, which will likely involve Council approaching the NSW Water Minister to seek additional capital funds to support its implementation.
Saleyards Lane Bore
A licence application to modify Narrabri’s Town Water Access Licence to include the Saleyards bore is currently still under assessment by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Initial investigations indicate the bore water may require additional treatment before it can be added to the water supply. Council is currently working with NSW Health to further assess this issue.
Council is investigating the feasibility of the Logans Lane test bore as another alternate water production bore for the Narrabri Water Supply.
Council has commissioned a registered survey to determine whether the bore along the Logans Lane is within the road reserve or the Travelling Stock Reserve owned by Local Land Services.
Once ownership of the land on which the bore is located is determined, Council will proceed to confirm this bores suitability as an additional/alternate water production bore.
Other
- 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.