NBN officials told The Courier in July that the defect claims were expected to be financially accounted for by August, however, the matter is still ongoing.

Council confirmed on Tuesday that a total of $99,600 had been received for inspection and repair of shoddy workmanship undertaken by NBN contractors across the city.

City of Ballarat acting general manager of city infrastructure Terry Demeo described the matter as “ongoing”.

“The cost recovery is ongoing and will continue until the NBN rollout within the Ballarat municipality is finalised,” Mr Demeo said.

NBN spokesman Michael Moore said that a “second batch” of compensation, worth $53,000, is expected to be handed to the council within the next two weeks.

Mr Moore said the additional $53,000 would cover much of the remaining expense, but stopped short of confirming the matter had been finalised.

Notable instances of major damage include the unauthorised removal of a fully grown tree in Barkly Street, multiple instances of damage to the surface of Ripon Street and serious damage to at least one water main.

September marks the two-year anniversary of NBN’s presence in Ballarat and despite the obvious construction issues, the city remains at the forefront of the rollout compared to Victoria’s other major regional centres.

Importantly, the NBN’s 18-month plan remains on track, with construction in Wendouree, Alfredton, Sebastopol and Delacombe expected to be underway by July, 2016.

Meanwhile, more than 29,000 homes and business are currently able to make the switch.

The Australia-wide rollout is set to increase pace over the coming years, with one of the countries largest workforce training schemes recently initiated to double staff numbers from 4500 to about 9000.

The rollout is on track to reach every home and business in Australia by 2020.