Despite the end of the term being plagued by COVID-19 setbacks, over 30 kilometres of unsealed road rehabilitation works have been completed, worth $850,000.

Council are planning to maintain this roadwork momentum in the net financial year, applying to the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery program.

Other major projects completed include the Single Street Werris Creek Beautification Project, the bitumen sealing of 500 metres of Callaghans Lane in Quirindi, the project in Dewhurst Street Quirindi providing a new drainage kerb and seal widening, as well as gravel re-sheeting of 12 kilometres on Howes Hill Road.

Council has successfully applied for $984,000 through the State Government's Fixing Local Roads program that will allow completion of the bitumen sealing of Callaghan's Lane.

This will provide a fully sealed connection between the Kamilaroi Highway and Wallabadah Road.

Through this funding, a 3.4 kilometre connecting section of Blackville Road will also be sealed.

An $865,000 tender for Gleyalla Road's bridge replacement has also been approved, following a successful application for half of the funding to come from the Federal Government's Bridges Renewal Program.

The old bridge will be replaced with a new, single lane concrete structure built to current Australian standards and is expected to last for 100 years.

Two contracts have been let, one for the toilet block refurbishment at Willow Tree Recreation Ground amenities block, and for the tennis court resurfacing at the Warrah Community Centre.

A spokesperson for the Liverpool Plains Shire Council said that weather permitting, these projects will be rolled out in the first half of the financial year.

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In addition, following the Shire wide flood damage occurring earlier this year has been identified, and have been fixed where possible.

Larger and higher cost flood damaged sites have been assessed and submitted to the State Government for approval for work to be undertaken.