Parks
- Lighting install in Boggabri, Wee Waa and Narrabri has been completed.
- New splash pads at Boggabri, Narrabri and Wee Waa have been completed. An official opening of the splash pads was held before Christmas.
Tender - Selina Street Reservoir Stair Access
The tender for Contract 2024-25-12 - Construction and installation of Selina Street Reservoir Stair Access is currently out.
Roads
Culgoora Road floodway repairs
Culgoora Road will be closed from Monday, 13 January for approximately eight weeks to allow for the replacement of the floodway at Nuable Creek.
Road users are recommended to use Yarrie Lake Road or Kamilaroi Highway to travel between Narrabri and Wee Waa during this time.
Residents should have received a letter outlining further details regarding access to and from your properties during this time.
Updates will be provided via Live Traffic, and on Council's website.
A letter drop has been provided to local residents affected by the closure and VMS boards have been put up at both ends of the road.
Other works
- SR31 Lake Circuit Upgrade - stage one is nearing completion.
- Kerb and Gutter Replacement Program will recommence early February.
- MR133 Killarney Gap Road, Fordhams Gully: Concrete has been poured and sufficient strength has now been met. The site is in the process of being handed back to Council to complete the approaches.
- Pilliga Road Floodway: The site is in the process of being handed back to Council to complete the approaches.
- SR61 Turrawan Road Floodway: Concrete was poured the week before Christmas, with the site awaiting 28-day compressive strength tests before handover back to Council, to complete approaches.
Please note that during the construction process, there is a 28-day limit for the strengthening of concrete. During this time, Council or the contractor will not engage in surrounding works, such as approaches, prior to this final handover.
Water
Bulk water filling stations - Wee Waa and Boggabri
Community feedback regarding the proposed locations of the Boggabri and Wee Waa Bulk Filling Stations will close on Friday, 31 January 2025.
The bulk water dispensing units will have 24-hour access and are designed to cater to the diverse needs of bulk water stakeholders in Boggabri and Wee Waa. Each unit will feature an 80mm cam lock outlet, controlled by a butterfly valve with a gear head to ensure a gradual closure and prevent water hammer, as well as a 25mm tap outlet.
Water dispensing will be enabled via credit card, and the units will be powered by solar energy with battery backup.
The proposed locations are Walton Street, Boggabri and Rose Street, Wee Waa.
Narrabri sewer mains inspections and water jetting
High-pressure water jetting has resumed across sewer mains between Namoi Creek and Namoi River, with works to take place until 25 January.
Maintenance repair works, Wee Waa levee bank
Maintenance repair works on a damaged stormwater pipe and surrounding bank at the Wee Waa levee are expected to resume this week.
Access on the lagoon side of the levee (behind the Wee Waa Aquatic Centre), remains closed (including to pedestrians), while works are completed.
Water main renewal, Wee Waa Street, Boggabri
Work continues on the renewal of the water main on Wee Waa Street, Boggabri.
The project will see the main duplicated on both sides of the Kamilaroi Highway, enabling all water supply road crossings to be removed, and all galvanised iron water services be replaced.
The work is expected to be completed in early February.
Council staff continues to conduct inspections of the site daily to ensure any impacts are kept to a minimum and restoration of the site is undertaken to an acceptable standard.
Any disruptions to water supply will be notified in advance. The contractor is continuing to under-bore concrete driveways where possible.