Kyogle Council is partnering with The Green Guys Group to offer free audits for LED lighting and solar to businesses throughout the Kyogle local government area (LGA).

The LED lighting audit is open to all businesses, however the solar audit is only available to  businesses with a minimum daily energy consumption of 100kw/hr per day.

As part of the audit, the Green Guys Group, one of Australia’s largest renewable energy companies, will provide participating businesses with a tailored business case which provides a full analysis of site energy usage, current cost of energy, savings which could be generated by a renewable upgrade, rebates payable to the site owner, a payment plan (if required) and other details.

Businesses wanting to register an interest in a LED lighting audit and/or a solar audit are asked to email Kyogle Council at judy.faulks@kyogle.nsw.gov.au by 29 July 2022 providing their business name, street address, contact name and contact phone number.

They will then be contacted by The Green Guys Group to organise a site visit.  In advance of a site visit and to enable The Green Guys Group assessors to create accurate proposals, businesses seeking a LED lighting audit will need to provide the following information to them via email: business name and ABN; a full (all pages) copy of a recent electricity bill (pre-COVID); street address; and building floor plan (if available).

Businesses wanting a solar audit will need to provide all of the above plus a Google Maps image of the roof to be used for solar and roof type (material). A completed Interval Data Request form will also be required later.

For further information, contact:  Judy Faulks at Kyogle Council on 02 6632 1611 or email judy.faulks@kyogle.nsw.gov.au; or Geoff Anson, at The Green Guys Group, on 0414 611 177 or email geoff@greenguyssolar.com.au

Council’s new (previously unrequired) ‘soft spot’ crew is working on Roseberry Creek Road. Two soft spots have appeared on the road and causing some issues for motorists. The repairs are expected to be completed by tomorrow.

Another road crew is still working on repairs to the gravel section of Boorabee Creek Road. The work has included drain repairs. The crew is expected to remain on Boorabee Creek Road into next week.

Council is currently grading Station Road and work on drainage at the damaged sealed section of Peacock Creek Road will start tomorrow.

Council’s pothole patching crews are working on Clarence Way near Tabulam Road and the Bruxner Highway.

Work is continuing on the landslip on Forest Road, with the road closed to all traffic, while repairs to the hill section of Theresa Creek Road beyond Dugans Road have started and are expected to take a couple of weeks to complete.

The availability of traffic controls has delayed the completion of repairs to large potholes on Lynches Creek Road under the railway viaduct. Drainage works have been completed, and the work crew will return to fix the potholes early next week.

In the meantime, the work crew has moved to the Wiangaree Back Road to remediate a number of soft spots on the road.

Council’s pothole patching crews are working on Clarence Way between Urbenville and Old Bonalbo and on the gravel section of Collins Creek Road.

Work is continuing on the landslip on Forest Road, with the road closed to all traffic. Access is being maintained via Simes Road and Gradys Creek Road.

Drainage repairs are continuing on Boorabee Creek Road and Theresa Creek Road, with repairs to Theresa Creek Road expected to start on Tuesday. A road crew is also undertaking a pavement rehabilitation project on Sextonville Road at Doubtful Creek.

Council has been able to locate the optic fibre cable at the Lynches Creek Road viaduct, which will allow our work crews to make more effective repairs to the very large potholes under the viaduct. The work is expected to be completed tomorrow.

Work crews will head to Connells Road and Ellems Road on Thursday and Friday to repair  a number of “boggy” spots, which are making access difficult for all but four-wheel drive vehicles. Council expects the work to be completed in the two days.

Council’s pothole patching crews are working on Clarence Way, Afterlee Road and Ettrick Road this week.

Work is continuing on the landslip on Forest Road. It is likely to take a number of weeks to complete. Until then, Forest Road remains closed to all traffic. Access is being maintained via Simes Road and Gradys Creek Road.

Drainage repairs are continuing on Boorabee Creek Road and Theresa Creek Road. Theresa Creek Road past Dugans Road turnoff will be closed from 8am to 4pm while the works to complete the repairs, which includes flood damage works on the hill. Council is happy to work with residents to minimise any disruptions.

Council’s newly engaged pothole patching crew is working its way towards Bonalbo from Sandilands along the Clarence Way. Another crew is working its way along the Bruxner Highway. The other two pothole repair crews are working on the Summerland Way and Anzac Drive. They will then move to Wiangaree Back Road (gravel section while we wait for the next delivery of coldmix), Ettrick Road, Afterlee Road, Fawcetts Plain Road and Kyogle Road. We have had to return to Fawcetts Plain Road and Kyogle Road to repair newly formed potholes that have appeared since our last visit.

Council intends to start work next week to repair the badly scoured hill section of Theresa Creek Road near Dugans Road turnoff. Work to repair post flood drainage issues on Hillyards Road should be completed next week. The crew will then move to Boorabee Creek Road to clear landslips and address drainage issues.

Repairs to the Forest Road landslip will start on Tuesday next week. The job is expected to take a couple of weeks to complete. The road will remain closed during the remediation work.

The Lions Road is expected to open to LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY the middle of next week. There has been a significant amount of damage to the road due to landslips and it will open to just one lane of traffic in multiple locations. There will also be a two-tonne limit for vehicles using Lions Road beyond the Simes Road intersection. Council strongly urges motorist to continue using the Summerland Way route when travelling to and from Queensland.

Council is working towards re-opening Forest Road in some form in June. We’re investigating a temporary solution to the landslip which forced the road’s closure, while we work on a permanent fix.

Work continued on the Lions Road landslip this week. We are still progressing towards opening the road by the end of the month despite the ongoing rain.

The causeway on Horseshoe Creek Road was fixed this week along with the spring on Imesons Road. Work to repair post flood drainage issues on Station Road and Hillyards Road will continue next week. The track around the landslip on Wender Road has been completed.

Ongoing issues with the ‘sink hole’ on Simpkins Creek Road have forced Council to impose a 10-tonne load limit on the road. Council is working with residents to ensure the load limit does not cause too many adverse impacts on the community.

Council continues to patch potholes on Clarence Way having almost made it to Old Bonalbo from Woodenbong. The crew will move to Bonalbo to repair some dangerous potholes in the town before moving south from Old Bonalbo.  We are completing the last couple of sections on Kyogle Road, and we have finished work on Fawcetts Plain Road, Collins Creek Road, Wiangaree Back Road, Mt Lindesay Highway, and streets in Woodenbong. Unfortunately, the ongoing rain and the saturated subsoil means that as soon as we finish repairing one section of road, more potholes appear. Next week you will see pothole repair crews on Clarence Way, Findon Creek Road, Omagh Road, Lynches Creek Road, Summerland Way and the Bruxner Highway.

Council was forced to close Forest Road on Friday due to a landslip. Council is assessing the landslip, in the meantime Forest Road will join Lions Road, Geneva Street and Baileys Bridge Road on the closure list.

The Lions Road landslip deteriorated further at the weekend, however Council still working towards re-opening the road by the end of the month.

Council is currently working on a causeway and some drainage issues on Horseshoe Creek Road. Council also is fixing a spring on Imesons Road, and repairing post flood drainage issues on Station Road today.

Council intends to cut a track around the landslip on Wender Road this week to ensure residents have reliable access.

Emergency repairs on the ‘sink hole’ on Simpkins Creek Road were completed at the weekend. This is an ongoing concern to Council and Council will continue to monitor the site.

Council is patching potholes today on Clarence Way, Kyogle Road, Fawcetts Plain Road and Cawongla Road.  Pothole patching will continue on Clarence Way throughout the week.  Other roads to be targeted this week will include Wiangaree Back Road, Findon Creek Road, and Omagh Road.

Council attempted to restart the Sandilands repair project on Clarence Way, however saturated ground conditions have forced work crews to relocate to Hootons Road. Council work crews will return to the Clarence Way project once the Hootons Road project is complete. Fingers crossed that ground conditions will have improved by then.