Works update – 1 June 2023

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Drainage crews are currently working on Toonumbar, Wender, Deep Creek, The Risk, Bennetts, and Kyogle roads.

Once these jobs are complete, the crews will move to Green Pigeon, Afterlee, Bottle Creek, and Woods roads.

Grading crews are undertaking unsealed road flood repairs on Stringy Bark, Murrays Scrub, Old Lawrence, Sargents, Homeleigh, Back Creek, Tunglebung Creek, and Smiths Creek roads.  The next roads on the list are Boundary Creek, Oxbow, Buchanans, and O’Neill roads.

The remediation of the Clarence Way between Urbenville and Woodenbong is expected to be finished tomorrow. Council’s other sealed road construction crews are currently extending the seal on Collins Creek Road and completing flood repairs on Kyogle streets.

Work on Kyogle Road also is nearing completion.

Council is patching potholes on Clarence Way and Homeleigh Road. Upcoming roads to be targeted include Gradys Creek and Kyogle roads.

On the bridge construction front, our crews are working on new bridges on Collins Valley Road,  Boomi Creek Road, MacQueens Road, Montgomerys Road, and Slaters Road. Montgomerys Road Bridge should be open to traffic within the next week.

Contractors are working on new bridges on Old Cob O Corn Road, Baileys Bridge Road, and Tims Lane.

The starting date for the repair of three major landslips on Lions Road has been pushed back to late July due to contractor availability.  Council is continuing to work on landslips on Atkins, Horseshoe Creek, Back Creek, and Kyogle roads.

Repairs to the landslip on Hayes Road were recently completed.

 

Service NSW rate relief for 2022 flood affected property owners

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Council has been fielding enquiries from concerned property owners, particularly rural landholders, who have been advised by Service NSW that they would receive rate relief only to find their rate notices have not changed.
Landholders are advised that Service NSW is responsible for the administration, and payment of, rate relief for eligible property owners impacted by last year’s floods.
Not only does Service NSW determine who receives the rate relief, but when it is paid.
The rate relief is being paid to Council in batches and Council is not being advised prior who is receiving the rate relief or when the batches are coming in. The payment of the rate relief, unfortunately is not aligned with when Council issues its rates notices. The most recent rate relief payment was received by Council on 24 May, 2023, and rates notices were issued in mid-April, with a due date of May 31, 2023.
Council understands how frustrating this process is for our community.
However, if you are eligible for rate relief and Service NSW pays your rates after the rates notice has been sent out, the rate relief payment will be credited to your rates account, and adjusted on your next notice. It should also be noted that payment is made only for the ordinary rate component of the rates levied and not charges such as water, waste and sewer.
To be eligible for rate relief, your residential, commercial or farmland property must be located in one of the seven highly impacted Northern Rivers local government areas, which includes the Kyogle Council area.
Your property must also have been:
  • assessed by the State Emergency Service and deemed damaged or destroyed by the February and March 2022 floods, or
  • approved for one of the following grants or support programs for the February and March 2022 storms and floods:

Back Home grant

Flood property assessment program

Rental support payment, as an owner

February and March 2022 storm and flood disaster small business grant

Northern Rivers medium size business grant

Rural Landholders Grant

Special Disaster Grant for Primary Producers.

You do not need to apply for this council rates relief. For further information please call Service NSW on 13 77 88.
Girder installation Mulcahy Bridge Boomi Creek Road

Works update – 19 May 2023

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Landslip repair is underway at sites on Horseshoe Creek Road, Hayes Road, Back Creek Road, and Kyogle Road and will be shortly be commencing at the three major landslips on Lions Road.

Bridge construction continues on Boomi Creek Road, Montgomery Road, Macqueens Road, Duck Creek Road, Collins Valley Road, Baileys Bridge Road, Tims Lane, and Old Cob O Corn Road.

Heavy patching will be carried out next week on various Kyogle urban streets and Bingeebeebra Road and pothole patching will be focussed on Afterlee Road, Clarence Way, Homeleigh Road, and Gradys Creek Road. The construction crew working on the rehabilitation of Clarence Way between Urbenville and Woodenbong is nearing the final stretch of that project, which is expected to be complete in early June.

Unsealed road repairs are underway at Old Lawrence Road, Eden Creek Road, Armstrongs Road, Williams Road, Old Tweed Road, and Lamberton Lane which will be folloed by Dunns Road, Smiths Creek Road, O’Neills Road, Lofts Pinnacle Road, Back Creek Road, Boundary Creek Road, Sargents Road, Homeleigh Road, Oxbow Road, Bottle Creek Road, Appletree Flat Road, Murray Scrub Road, and Stringybark.

New 3-bin information stall at Kyogle Farmers Market

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Have questions about the new 3-bin system?

This Saturday 20 May Council will be at the Kyogle Farmers Market from 8am – 12pm, Stratheden Street Kyogle. Drop by for a chat at our information stall and the chance to win some sustainable prizes!

For more information, follow this link to the Waste and Recycling page on the website our website  or contact Council on 02 6632 1611.

Works update – 27 April 2023

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Grading crews completing flood damage repairs have been working on Eden Creek, Roseberry Creek, Williams, Yongurra, and Pines roads. Once work on these roads has been completed, the crews will move to O’Donnel Creek, Old Lawrence, Koala Grove, Lynches Creek, Barnes, Lilli Pilli, Runnymede, Back Creek, Boundary Creek, Gooleys, and Lamberton roads.
Drainage repair crews are currently working on Afterlea, Lillian Rock,  Paddys Flat, Culmaran, Coxs, Imesons, Masons, Kyogle and Boundary Creek roads as well as Clarence Way.  They will then move on to Tunglebung Creek and Riches roads.
Once crews have finished clearing drains, they will then start work repairing flood-damaged culverts.
Contractors are currently working to repair landslips on Clarence Way, Lillian Rock Road, and Kyogle Road. Work should start in May to repair three of the landslips on Lions Road, while final designs have been completed for the remediation of the Geneva Bridge landslip. Council is currently waiting on final approval for the designs from Transport for NSW.
Work is in progress on new bridges on Duck Creek Road, Tims Lane, Baileys Bridge Road and MacQueens Road Bridge. Work also is continuing on Mulcahys Bridge on Boomi Creek Road, and the new bridges on Collins Valley Road and Montgomerys Road.
Pothole patching crews are working on Omagh and Afterlee roads and Clarence Way.
Remediation of Clarence Way between Urbenville and Woodenbong is continuing and is expected to be completed in May. Other constructions crews are undertaking sealed road flood damage repairs on Findon Creek, Bingeebeebra and Kyogle roads.

Traffic delays Kyogle Road

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Motorists traveling Kyogle Road between Quarry Road intersection and Cawongla village can expect long delays over the coming four weeks as flood damage repair work is undertaken.
Delays will occur week days (Monday to Friday) between the hours of 6am and 6pm from (Monday, 17 April through until mid-May.
The pavement stabilisation works will be carried out under traffic control, with traffic controllers on site.
Electronic message boards advising of works will be installed along Kyogle Road to keep motorists informed.

Works update – 13 April 2023

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Work has been temporarily scaled back this week as a number of Council crews have taken well-earned breaks over Easter.
Two sealed road flood restoration crews continue to work on Peacock Creek and Kyogle roads. Another sealed roads crew is undertaking the rehabilitation of Chauvel, Stratheden and Earl streets in Kyogle under the State-funded Pothole Repair Program.
Crews currently on leave will return to work on Monday and resume work on Findon Creek Road and the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville.
Drainage crews are currently working in the Afterlee, Tunglebung, Duck Creek, Cawongla and Sextonville catchments.
Council is currently grading Wyndham, Roseberry Creek, Creegans, Sextonville, and Pines roads. When these roads are completed, the grading crews will move to the Boorabee catchment and Apple Gum, Eden Creek, Koala Grove, Plantation, Leadbetters, Williams, Barnes, Lilli Pilli and Gooleys roads.
Pothole patching crews will focus on the Clarence Way and Omagh and Afterlee roads over the next two weeks.
Work on the new bridges on Tims Lane and Baileys Bridge Road is continuing, meanwhile the new Gears Bridge on Duck Creek Road has opened to traffic. The crew will tidy up that site when they return from their Easter break and then move on to Allen Bridge on Duck Creek Road.
The new bridge on Old Lawrence Road has opened to traffic and the crew has moved to MacQueens Road Bridge. Work is continuing on Mulcahys Bridge on Boomi Creek Road and the new bridges on Collins Valley Road and Montgomerys Road.

Works update – 30 March 2023

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The new Horseshoe Creek Bridge on Horseshoe Creek Road will open to traffic this afternoon, while the new bridge on Old Lawrence Bridge will open to traffic tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Piling continues on the new bridge on Collins Valley Road, while one of Council’s bridge crews is pouring abutments on Gears Bridge on Duck Creek Road. Scour protection works are in progress on Mulcahys Bridge on Boomi Creek Road and contractors are working on new bridges on Old Cob O Corn Road, Tims Lane and Baileys Bridge Road.

Sealed roads flood restoration crews are working on Peacock Creek, Kyogle, Findon Creek, and Sextonville roads. The remaining road construction crew is working on the remediation of Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville. The project is on schedule to be completed by the end of April.

Grading crews are currently doing flood repairs on Edenville, Babyl Creek, Creegans, Roseberry Creek, and Wyndham Roads. The crews will be moving to Applegum, Eden Creek, Koala Grove, Plantation, Leadbeatters Williams, Barnes, Lilli Pilli, MacQueens, Carruthers and Pines roads in the near future.

Drainage repair crews are working on Kyogle, Tabulam, Applegum, Roseberry Creek, Wiangaree Back, Knights, Cedargetters, and MacQueens roads.

Landslip rehabilitation works are underway on Lillian Rock Road, Clarence Way, and Kyogle Road.

Works update – 10 March 2023

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Council’s grading crews are currently completing flood damage repairs to Gordons, McClellands, Babyl Creek, Haystack, Hootons and Wiangaree Back road as well as Mahoneys Lane.
Once these roads are finished the grading crews will move on to Lynches Creek, Gorge Creek, Roseberry Creek, Creegans, Williams and Edenville roads. Work on Edenville Road will include an urgent rip and return to gravel on part of the sealed section of the road.
Council is currently undertaking sealed road repairs on Kyogle, Findon Creek, Peacock Creek and Sextonville roads. The road construction crew continues to work on the remediation of the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville.
Flood damage drainage repairs are being undertaken on Kyogle, Peacock Creek, Wyndham, Roseberry Creek, Dunns, Joyces, Babyl Creek, and Wiangaree Back roads. Crews are also patching potholes on Kyogle streets and Clarence Way.
All of the identified landslips on Tabulam Road have now been repaired, with work progressing on landslips on Clarence Way and Kyogle, Peacock Creek, and Creegans roads.
Council is currently waiting for funding approval for the remediation of the three landslips on Lions Road, with work on all three expected to start in April. Council has consultants working on designs for the repair of the 15 highest priority landslips.
The new Chestnut Road, Larsson Road, and Deep Creek Road bridges opened to traffic this week. Work on Levers Road Bridge has also been completed and will be open to traffic once the concrete deck has cured.
Work is continuing on the new Gears Bridge on Duck Creek Road, with work to start soon on new bridges on Collins Valley, Roseberry Creek, Old Lawrence, and Horseshoe Creek roads.
Contractors have started work on new bridges on Old Cob o Corn and Bailey Bridge roads.

Works update – 1 March 2023

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Council has now completed 53 of the 93 bridges we received funding to replace under the Fixing Country Bridges, Bridge Renewal and Page Bridge Package programs.
The latest bridges opened to traffic were Capeen Creek No.2 and Iron Pot Creek Bridge. Both were finished last week.
Bridge crews are currently working on new bridges on Chestnut, Larsson, Deep Creek, Levers and Duck Creek roads.  Work will start within the next few weeks on bridge replacements on Baileys Bridge Road, Old Cob O Corn Road and Tims Lane.
Baileys Bridge Road will remain closed while the work is undertaken and Tims Lane will be closed when work starts. Old Cob O Corn Road will also be closed at the bridge, however Council is working with locals to minimise disruptions.
Flood damage drainage repairs are currently being undertaken on Kyogle, Peacock Creek, Eden Creek, Roseberry Creek, Ettrick, Imesons, Joyces and Babyl Creek roads.
Grading crews are doing flood damage repairs on Old Lawrence, Coxs, Doohans, Beech, and Pines roads. Once these roads are finished, the graders will move to Turpentine, Warrazambil Creek, Apple Tree, Taylors, Dingo Gully, McClelland, Williams, Provians, Babyl Creek, Gooleys and Edenville roads.
Sealed road flood damage repairs are in progress on Peacock Creek, Kyogle, Findon Creek, and McDonalds Bridge roads. Remediation works on Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville are continuing.
Work to repair landslips on Tabulam, Kyogle and Creegans roads is progressing. Work will start on landslips on Peacock Creek, Horseshoe Creek and Hayes roads within the next week.
Council has so far completed repairs on 19 of the 95 identified landslips on its road network. A further 15 are programmed to be repaired soon, while repairs to another 13 are currently in design.

Planned works at Kyogle landfill postponed

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Work to upgrade the general waste drop off area at the Kyogle landfill have been postponed until further notice.
Unforeseen circumstances have forced Council to delay the work which was due occur in February/March.
Council will provide further information once the work has been rescheduled.

Works update – 2 February 2023

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Flood damage grading crews are working on Sextonville, Strains, Rices, Richmond Range, Tunglebung Creek and Knights roads.

Sealed road flood damage remediation works are happening on Theresa Creek and Collins Creek roads. Crews will start on McDonalds Bridge/Sextonville Road mid-February.

Drainage works are being undertaken on Sextonville, Strains, Tunglebung, Mahoneys, Kyogle, Eden Creek, Boorabee, Theresa Creek, and Richmond Range roads, with work to start on Roseberry Creek Road next week.

Road construction crews are working on projects on Dyraaba Road, with the initial seal scheduled to take place next week (as always weather permitting) and remediation works on the Urbenville to Woodenbong section of Clarence Way. Another section of Clarence Way is to be sealed next week.

Work crews are cleaning out culverts on Clarence Way between Bonalbo and Urbenville as part of Council’s investigations prior to the $20 million upgrade of that stretch of the road. There will also be pavement testing conducted over the next couple of weeks.

Pothole patching is happening on Clarence Way, streets in the West of the Range villages and Ettrick and Lynches Creek roads.

Works are continuing on new bridges on Deep Creek, Capeen Creek, Tunglebung, Levers, and Old Lawrence roads. The concrete deck poured on the new bridge on Iron Pot Creek Road is curing and the bridge will open to traffic next week.

The landslip on Lofts Pinnacle Road has been repaired, and work on landslips on Kyogle Road at Cawongla, Lions Road at Cougal and Old Cob O Corn Road is due to be finished later this week. Work is continuing on landslips on Kyogle Road (near Williams Road) and Tabulam Road.

Works update – 25 January 2023

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Council has completed repairs on landslips on Wender Road and Kyogle Road, near Bolziccos Road. However, the Kyogle Road repair work is waiting on a final seal.

Work to remediate slips on Kyogle Road, near Williams Road, Lofts Pinnacle Road, and Lions Road is expected to be completed next week.

Flood damage drainage works are currently being undertaken on Bonners Lane and Kyogle, Collins Creek, Tunglebung Creek, Theresa Creek, Eden Creek, Sextonville, Strains, Lions, and Edenville roads.

Flood damage grading crews are working on Brindle Creek, Tunglebung Creek, Collins Valley, Sextonville and Theresa Creek roads. Council also is patching sections of Collins Creek and Theresa Creek roads.

One of Council’s bridge crews is currently carrying out abutment works on Capeen Creek Bridge No 2, with installation of girders and decks expected to occur in the next month. Meanwhile, the deck on the new bridge on Iron Pot Creek Road was poured this week and abutment works started on the new Levers Road Bridge.

Work is continuing on new bridges on Tunglebung Creek, Old Lawrence, and Deep Creek roads.

Pothole patching is occurring in Bonalbo today, with that crew then to move to Clarence Way. Other pothole patching crews are working on Wiangaree Back Road and Ettrick Road.

Remediation of the Clarence Way between Urbenville and Woodenbong is ongoing, while the initial seal on the new section of Dyraaba Road is set be completed by the end of February.

Ettrick Community-led Resilience Team meeting

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CHANGE OF DATE – NOW TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 10am, ETTRICK HALL

(Previously set down for Monday 30 January)

Red Cross Emergency Services is inviting residents of Ettrick and surrounds to join them for a community conversation about creating a Community-led Resilience Team (CRT) to help connect and support before, during and after emergencies.

The meeting will include a presentation by the Red Cross outlining what a CRT is followed by a connecting with neighbours.

If you would like to get information about emergencies in real time, come along and sign up to your local CRT, please RSVP via the QR Code below or call 0417 590 611.

All community members are invited to come along.

 

 

Works update – 18 January 2023

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The new Capeen Creek Bridge Number 1 was opened to traffic today. Council started building the bridge last year and it is the second of three new bridges on Capeen Creek Road that have so far been completed. Work on the third bridge is in progress.
The new bridge on Pines Road (pcutured) has also been opened to traffic.
Work on new bridges on Tunglebung, Iron Pot and Levers roads is continuing, while work began this week on new bridges on Old Lawrence and Deep Creek roads.
Pothole patching crews are currently working on Horseshoe Creek and Green Pigeon roads and Clarence Way. They will be moving to the Ettrick area next.
Roadworks have recommenced on Dyraaba Road and Clarence Way between Urbenville and Woodenbong. Council also is carrying out interim repairs on Ettrick Road (Kyogle end), with the work expected to be completed by the end of the week.
Flood damage grading crews are working on Trentys Lane and Pitches, Yabbra, Killaloe and Sextonville roads. Sealed road flood rehabilitation works are being carried out on Bingeebeebra, Theresa Creek and Collins Creek roads.
Landslips are being repaired on Lost Pinnacle Road, Kyogle Road near Williams Road and Kyogle Road near Bolziccos Road. Work to repair a landslip on Old Cobb O Corn Road is expected to start by the end of the week. Council also is undertaking landslip repair investigations on Boundary and Ettrick roads.

Works update – 4 January 2023

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Council crews were kept busy last night (3 January) and today clearing trees and debris from roads in the Woodenbong area after a violent storm swept through on Tuesday evening.
While a fair mess remains, Boomi Creek Road is the only road left closed. It is expected to be re-opened sometime tomorrow.
Council’s work crews will progressively return to work over the coming weeks, however work has started on new bridges on Levers Road and Horseshoe Creek Road and a grading crew is working on Trentys Lane.
All the road construction crews remain on leave.
A pothole patching crew is working on Kyogle Road this week (when it’s not clearing trees downed in the storm). Another pothole patching team will return to work next week and the two crews will then be targeting Clarence Way, Bentley Road, and Cawongla Road.
Work on the landslips and gravel road flood damage repairs will recommence from 9 January.

Works update – 21 December 2022

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It’s been a big week for our work crews, with interim works to repair a landslip under the Geneva Bridge completed — this included the installation of 119 cubic metres of shotcrete — and the new Olesons Bridge on Collins Creek Road now open to traffic.
Landslips repairs on Oxbow Road and the first one of four on Tabulam Road have also been completed.
The construction project on the Clarence Way at Sandilands was finished yesterday, when the final of two seals was laid. The first section of the remediation works on the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville was sealed today.
Temporary seals at Salty Creek and Sandy Creek on the Clarence Way were also completed this week, while pothole crews have been busily working on Kyogle Road and Clarence Way.
Council’s work crews will finish up this afternoon for a well-earned Christmas break after a challenging and often difficult year. They will progressively return from 3 January 2023 to resume work on their ongoing projects.
For emergencies during the shutdown (22 December – 2 January), please call Council’s after-hours number 6626 6800.

Christmas-New Year closures and opening hours

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Council’s administration centre will close for the Christmas-New Year period at midday on Thursday 22 December, 2022 and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday, 3 January, 2023.

During that time, a skeleton staff will be working, carrying out regular facilities cleaning and maintenance and water and sewer operations. For emergencies during this time, please call Council’s after-hours number 6626 6800.

Operating times for Council’s waste facilities over the Christmas-New Year period are as follows:

Kyogle Waste Facility:

  • Open 7:30am – 12pm: Thursday, 22 December; Friday 23, December; Wednesday, 28 December; Thursday, 29 December; Friday, 30 December.
  • Open 9am – 4pm: Saturday, 24 December; Saturday, 31 December.
  • Closed: Sunday, 25 December; Monday, 26 December; Tuesday, 27 December; Sunday, 1 January, 2023; Monday, 2 January 2023.

Woodenbong Transfer Station:

  • Open 9am – 4pm: Saturday, 31 December; Tuesday, 3 January, 2023.
  • Closed: Tuesday, 27 December.

Bonalbo Transfer Station:

  • Open 9am – 4pm: Saturday, 24 December; Wednesday, 28 December; Saturday, 31 December; Wednesday, 4 January, 2023.

Mallanganee Transfer Station:

  • Open 9am – 4pm: Thursday, 22 December; Thursday, 29 December.
  • Closed: Sunday, 25 December; Sunday, 1 January 2023.

Please note that garbage collection services will run as normal if they fall on a public holiday.

As is always the case, all of Council’s swimming pools (Kyogle, Woodenbong and Bonalbo) will be closed on Christmas Day (Sunday, 25 December) and Boxing Day (Monday, 26 December).

Opening hours for the pools on other public holidays during this period (apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day) are: Kyogle 10am-6pm: Bonalbo and Woodenbong 2-6pm, noting that Bonalbo pool is closed on Tuesdays.

Works update – 16 December 2022

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The upgrade of the Bruxner Highway at Mallanganee Range has been completed. The construction crew will move to the western side of the range to start another major project on the Bruxner Highway in February.

The rehabilitation of the Clarence Way at Sandilands will be finished next week. The first section of the road was sealed this week, with bitumen to be laid on the second and final section mid next week. This crew will then move to work on the Clarence Way north of Bonalbo near the cemetery.

The upgrade of Dyraaba Road is on schedule to be completed in January.

Due to contractor availability, the crew working on Bingeebeebra Creek Road has had to pause that job and will be completing emergency patch ups on Theresa Creek and Edenville roads next week. Work on the Bingeebeebra Creek Road job will resume in the new year.

The first section of the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville to be remediated will be sealed next week. Some sections will be left unsealed over the break, but the crew will be back on the job early in the new year.

Landslip repairs have been completed on Dyraaba and Kyogle roads and are continuing on Oxbow, Wender, and Afterlee roads and four sites on Tabulam Road. Interim works at Geneva Bridge are on target to be completed before the Christmas break.

The new Olesons Bridge on Collins Creek Road will be open to traffic next week, while work continues on Capeen Creek Bridges numbers 1 and 2, and the new bridges on Levers Road, Tunglebung Creek, Pines and Iron Pot Creek roads.

Flood damage drainage repairs are continuing on Horseshoe Creek, Askews Dip, Tunglebung, Eden Creek, Ferndale, Pines, James, Gooley, Old Lawrence, and Hillyards roads. The crews will move to Yongurra, Bairds, Duck Creek, Capeen Creek, O’Donnell, Edenville, and Butlers roads.

Grading crews are working to repair flood damage on Joes Box, Yabbra, Brindle Creek, Proctors, and Theresa Creek roads. The next roads to be targeted will be Tree Fern, Eggins, Slaughter Gully, and Davis roads.

Seale road flood damage repairs also have started on Collins Creek Road.

Potholes are being patched on Clarence Way with an extra crew starting next week focusing on Yabbra Scrub. The pothole crews have completed jobs on Bentley and Gradys Creek roads and are currently working on Kyogle Road.

 

Council delivers $536,126 in community grants

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Kyogle Council played Santa Claus on Monday night, handing out 57 grants totaling $536,126  to local community organisations and individuals.

Council approved 31 Community Resilience Grants worth $500,000 and 26 Community Assistance grants totaling $36,126 at its 12 December meeting.

The Community Resilience Grants were funded from the Local Government Recovery Grants and ranged from $696.84 for the Friends of Ettrick Hall Committee to buy a fire house connection to the hall through to a grant of $36,291 for the Cawongla Playhouse to undertake repairs and improvements.

The Community Assistance Grants were awarded to a broad cross section of community and sporting organisations as well as three individuals for projects ranging from the construction of a handball court at the Risk Hall to equipment for the Kyogle and District Historical Society to digitize their records.

Kyogle Council Mayor Cr Kylie Thomas said the uptake of the grants showcased the passion of local volunteers and organisations to improving their communities.

Council received 94 applications valued at $1.318 million across the two programs.

“We are pleased to be able to help our local groups with these grass roots projects that will make a real difference in the communities they serve,” Cr Thomas said.

“Unfortunately, we could not fund every application, but staff will work with the unsuccessful applicants to explore other options to fund their projects.”

To view the successful Community Resilience Grants, click here.

To view the successful Community Assistance Grants, click here.

 

$22M for flood affected primary industries supply chain

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Agricultural processing businesses that were impacted by the February and March 2022 floods are being assisted to re-establish operations through the Australian and NSW Government’s $22 million Supply Chain Support Program.
  • Eligible processors that experienced direct flood damage can apply for up to $2 million to support projects such as the replacement of damaged plant and machinery, business and product diversification or transporting product from outside the area.
  •  Processing businesses indirectly impacted by floods through major supply chain disruptions can apply for up to $250,000.
Eligible applicants must be located in one of the 62 local government areas (LGAs) impacted by AGRN 1012, as listed at nsw.gov.au/disaster-recovery/natural-disaster-declarations, or represent members that have been impacted.

Works update – 7 December

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The upgrade of the Bruxner Highway on the Mallanganee Range is all but complete.
Council’s construction crew sealed the road yesterday and all that remains is the cleanup. The crew will now move to the western side of the range where they will start a $4 million upgrade project on the highway. The work will involve widening a section of the highway, adding kerb and guttering, and improving the road surface.
Council will be sealing the first of two sections of Clarence Way at Sandilands on Friday, with the second section to be sealed before the Christmas break.
The upgrade of Dyraaba Road continues. Work has started on laying the base course of the new section of the road. Council had hoped to complete the project before the break, however it looks more likely that it will now be January before it is finished.
Council also has a construction crew undertaking flood damage rehabilitation on the sealed section of Bingeebeebra Creek Road.
Council has started remediating the troubled section of the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville (see picture). The crew is currently working between Urbenville and Becks Bridge, but they will also tidy up a number of the worst sections of the road before the break.
Flood damage grading is happening on Brindle Creek, Green Pigeon, Joes Box and Yabbra roads. Flood damage drainage crews are still on Wender, Tabulam, Bentley, Bean Creek, Cob O Corn, Lynches Creek , Pines, Old Lawrence, Bingeebeebra and Old Dyraaba roads. Once these jobs are completed, they will move to Tulks, Hillyards, Shorts, Brown Knob, Newtons, James, Gooley, and Saunders roads as well as the Roseberry and Boorabee catchments.
Interim repair works on the slip on the western abutment of Geneva Bridge are still on target to be completed before the break. Landslip repairs are also in progress on Kyogle Road, Dyraaba Road, and at four sites on Tabulam Road. Work to repair a landslip on Wender Road is expected to start next week.
Pothole patching has been completed on the Mt Lindesay Road into Woodenbong. This crew has now returned to Clarence Way and is expected to stay on the Clarence Way until the break.
The other pothole patching crew is finishing up on Gradys Creek Road and will then move to Bentley Road and Kyogle Road with aim of doing as much as possible before the break.
Work is progressing at Olesons Bridge on Collins Creek Road, and at Capeen Creek Bridges number 1 and 2. Work has started on a new bridge on Levers Road. Work on the new bridges on Tunglebung Creek, Pines and Iron Pot Creek roads continues.

Works update – 1 December 2022

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Flood damage drainage crews are currently working on Wender, Tabulam, Bentley, Bean Creek, Cob O Corn, Lynches Creek , Pines, Old Lawrence, Bingeebeebra and Old Dyraaba roads.

Once the crews are finished at these locations they will move to: Tulks, Hillyards, Shorts, Brown Knob, Newtons, James, Gooley, and Saunders roads as well as the Roseberry and Boorabee catchments.

Heavy patching/flood damage repairs on Tabulam Road have been completed and the crew has moved to Mallanganee. They will then move on to Bingeebeebra Road. The second sealed roads crew will start work on Collins Creek Road soon.

Flood damage grading crews are currently working on Haystack, Gambleys, and Green Pigeon roads and are expected to be back in action at Brindle Creek tomorrow. Upcoming roads to be graded include Eggins, Joes Box, Yabbra, and Killaloe.

Council has completed repairs to landslips on Davis, Wainwrights, and Blackhorse roads. Interim repair work on the slip on the western abutment of Geneva Bridge should be completed by the end of December.

Construction crews continue to work on Dyraaba Road, the Bruxner Highway at Mallanganee Range, and on Clarence Way at Sandilands, with works at all three sites scheduled to finish in December.

Work to remediate the Clarence Way between Woodenbong and Urbenville will start next week. Sealed road flood damage repair jobs at Findon Creek Road, Theresa Creek Road and Kyogle Road are expected to start in the new year.

Pothole patching continues on Clarence Way and Gradys Creek Road. Council crews will be focusing on the higher trafficked roads between now and Christmas.

Micro pilling is in progress at Olesons Bridge on Collins Creek Road, while work is powering on at Capeen Creek Bridges number 1 and 2.

Armstrongs Bridge on Tunglebung Creek Road has been completed and the crew has moved up the road to Trynneys Bridge. Work on the new bridges on Pines and Iron Pot Creek roads continues.

The culvert crew is finishing up the culvert replacement on Wiangaree Back Road and will then move to Nolans Road.

 

Draft Richmond River estuary Scoping Study on public exhibition

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Northern Rivers councils are taking a whole-catchment approach to develop a new long-term strategy to protect and improve the health of the Richmond River estuary. Once complete, the Coastal Management Program (CMP) will include actions to restore and maintain the ecological sustainability of the Richmond River estuary.
Hydrosphere Consulting has now prepared a draft Stage 1 Scoping Study and they are asking for the community’s feedback.
The Study identifies knowledge gaps and outlines how the new CMP will be developed and the community engagement process.
Submission close 5pm Friday 16 December 2022.

Works update – 16 November 2022

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Work has started on repairs to the slip on the western abutment of the Geneva Bridge.
Contractors will be installing “soil nails” over the next 10 days and will then shotcrete scour protection around the abutment.
These are interim works to protect the structure while Council awaits the final design and repairs. This is expected to be a major project and will take much of next year to complete.
Contractors are working to repair a landslip on Haystack Road and works also will start within the next month on eight landslips on Wainwrights, Tabulam, Davis, and Williams roads.
Flood damage drainage crews are this week working on Davis, Green Pigeon, Jasper Iverson, Old Cobb O Corn, Lynches Creek, Ghinni Ghi, Old Lawrence, Bingeebeebra, and Pitches roads. The drainage crews will move on to the following roads in upcoming weeks: Killaloe, Proctors, Elliotts, Slaughter Gully, Newtons, Brown Knob, Pines, Roseberry Creek and Eggins.
Council is currently grading and carrying out flood damage repairs at Gradys Creek, Bingeebeebra, Needhams, and Horseshoe Creek roads. Crews will then move to Brindle Creek, Eggins, Jasper Iverson and Green Pigeon roads.
Pothole patching is continuing on Clarence Way and Gradys Creek Road.
Construction crews continue to work on Dyraaba Road, the Bruxner Highway at Mallanganee Range, and on Clarence Way at Sandilands. A construction crew continues to carry out repairs to the most heavily potholed sections of Clarence Way around Medhurst.
One of bridge crews is now working on the replacement Olesens Bridge on Collins Creek Road, while the approaches to the new Curtis Dip bridge on Duck Creek Road are expected to be completed by December.
Works are in progress on Capeen Creek Bridge No 1 and 2, Armstrongs Bridge on Tunglebung Creek Road, and bridges on Pines Road and Iron Pot Creek Road.
Council has finished work on a new double culvert on Bolziccos Road and is now working on a new culvert on Wiangaree Back Road.
Construction of the viewing platform at Norman Johnston Park has been completed