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Delays almost over for new Trangie petrol station, owner “RED tape” hold-ups to the new Trangie petrol station have almost all been overcome, following criticism of delays to the project. This follows closure of the previous facility in October 2022, with Narromine Shire Council’s mayor, Craig Davies, recently penning a letter blaming NSW Transport for the setbacks. Yet lease-owner, Inland Petrol, have confi rmed that a number of hurdles have now been cleared, a spokesperson for the company said. “The Trangie fuel faculty has been pushed well-past the timeframe that all involved expected,” said Harry Mooring, Inland Petroleum’s business development manager. “Since the last update, Inland Petroleum has progressed through the ‘red tape’ surrounding this project... we have moved forward and only have three out of 37 items (are) remaining to satisfy the landowner’s requirements,” he said. These requirements, they said, are gradually being addressed as quickly as possible. “One was a complete site survey with a traffic assess- PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. ment to ensure that the infra- more issue passed.” structure of the surrounding Inland Petrol, Mr Mooring town would not be negatively said, are well aware of the imaffected. pact the delays are having on “With the survey complet- the local community and the ed on Friday and the report fi- economy, and are seeking to nalised Tuesday, we have one overcome further setbacks to
ing and the opportunities this will offer Trangie locals.
“We would have been servicing your community from day one if we had been permitted to do so.
“Inland Petroleum is excited to be part of your community at the fi rst chance. The team will keep working hard to give you the facilities and employment opportunities you deserve,” he said.
Cr Davies said in his letter, that “a special type of incompetence” in the state bureaucracy, rather than at council, had been the cause of delays of getting the new facility up-and-running.
“Not only has the project faltered, it’s still in the hands of the NSW Department of Transport,” his letter said.
“I have contacted the secretary of the department who, like all other before, has given me an assurance that it will be resolved in three weeks.”
He added that, regaining a fully serviced petrol station for the community, was always council’s top-priority.
the site’s re-opening, they said. “The landowner has acknowledged the need for this site to be operational and has allocated extra internal resources to make this move quickly.
“We, Inland Petroleum, are sorry. None of our team has had to experience what you have had to endure over the last two and a half months.” The company, however, is looking forward to the reopen-
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“I can assure the residents of Trangie, I will pursue this until we get the result that should have happened months ago.
“I sincerely thank those very community-minded and kind people who have been ferrying fuel from Narromine to help locals,” Cr Davies concluded.