Glen Innes Highlands Precincts Activation Framework & Strategy

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About the Framework

Glen Innes Severn Council is currently seeking community feedback on the draft Glen Innes Highlands Precincts Activation Framework & Strategy.

The documents on public exhibition include:

This Framework sets out a region-wide approach to how places across the Glen Innes Highlands are identified, planned and activated over time. It introduces a defined precincts structure for the Local Government Area (LGA) and recognises that different places across the region have different roles, character and opportunities, including town centres, civic spaces, villages, landscapes and key destinations.

Rather than looking at individual projects in isolation, the Framework provides an overall structure for how precincts across the LGA can grow, evolve and work together. It is intended to give Council and the community a clearer basis for future precinct planning and decision-making.


What the Framework does

The Framework is intended to:

  • identify and define precincts across the Glen Innes Severn LGA, including centres, public places, villages, landscapes and destination areas
  • recognise the different role and character of each precinct across the region
  • provide a shared structure for future precinct masterplanning and activation
  • help Council take a more staged and coordinated approach to future place-based projects
  • support future investment decisions and improve readiness for funding and grant opportunities
  • help ensure future precinct work aligns with Council’s broader strategic planning directions


Why it matters

This is an important piece of long-term planning for the Glen Innes Highlands region.

The Framework is intended to help shape how our towns, villages and public places support community life, attract visitors, strengthen local business and build pride in place. It also gives Council a clearer basis for future planning, partnerships and investment across the LGA.

It is the first coordinated, evidence-based approach to precinct planning and activation across the whole LGA, giving Council and the community a shared direction for how places can be improved and activated over time.


Why we’re consulting now

At its Ordinary Meeting on 23 April 2026, Council resolved to place the draft Framework on public exhibition, following amendments resolved at the meeting.

This exhibition period is the community’s opportunity to review the draft and provide feedback before the final Framework is brought back to Council for consideration.


Have your say

Community feedback will help test, refine and strengthen the draft Framework before it is finalised. You can provide feedback in any of the following ways:

Online
Submit a public comment form via the Have Your Say portal.

Email
Send your written submission to: council@gisc.nsw.gov.au

In Person
Hard copies of the draft document and public comment forms are available at the following locations:

  • Council’s Town Hall Customer Service Office 265 Grey Street, Glen Innes
  • Glen Innes Severn Public & TAFE Library 71 Grey Street, Glen Innes
  • The village post offices at: Emmaville and Deepwater

Village Consultations

Great news, Deepwater Precinct Consultation kicks off late June 2026!

Following Council's resolution, precinct-scale community consultation for Deepwater is set to commence at the end of June, running concurrently with the public exhibition of the Glen Innes Highlands Place Activation Framework and Strategy.

The consultation will be delivered in accordance with the engagement methods, principles and questions set out in the Framework — providing the Deepwater community with an early, hands-on opportunity to help shape the precinct's activation directions while the broader Framework and Strategy remain on exhibition for feedback.

Stay tuned for further details including dates and how to get involved!

Public feedback on the draft Framework is open until Wednesday, 19 July 2026.

Council will consider community feedback before adopting the final Framework.

About the Framework

Glen Innes Severn Council is currently seeking community feedback on the draft Glen Innes Highlands Precincts Activation Framework & Strategy.

The documents on public exhibition include:

This Framework sets out a region-wide approach to how places across the Glen Innes Highlands are identified, planned and activated over time. It introduces a defined precincts structure for the Local Government Area (LGA) and recognises that different places across the region have different roles, character and opportunities, including town centres, civic spaces, villages, landscapes and key destinations.

Rather than looking at individual projects in isolation, the Framework provides an overall structure for how precincts across the LGA can grow, evolve and work together. It is intended to give Council and the community a clearer basis for future precinct planning and decision-making.


What the Framework does

The Framework is intended to:

  • identify and define precincts across the Glen Innes Severn LGA, including centres, public places, villages, landscapes and destination areas
  • recognise the different role and character of each precinct across the region
  • provide a shared structure for future precinct masterplanning and activation
  • help Council take a more staged and coordinated approach to future place-based projects
  • support future investment decisions and improve readiness for funding and grant opportunities
  • help ensure future precinct work aligns with Council’s broader strategic planning directions


Why it matters

This is an important piece of long-term planning for the Glen Innes Highlands region.

The Framework is intended to help shape how our towns, villages and public places support community life, attract visitors, strengthen local business and build pride in place. It also gives Council a clearer basis for future planning, partnerships and investment across the LGA.

It is the first coordinated, evidence-based approach to precinct planning and activation across the whole LGA, giving Council and the community a shared direction for how places can be improved and activated over time.


Why we’re consulting now

At its Ordinary Meeting on 23 April 2026, Council resolved to place the draft Framework on public exhibition, following amendments resolved at the meeting.

This exhibition period is the community’s opportunity to review the draft and provide feedback before the final Framework is brought back to Council for consideration.


Have your say

Community feedback will help test, refine and strengthen the draft Framework before it is finalised. You can provide feedback in any of the following ways:

Online
Submit a public comment form via the Have Your Say portal.

Email
Send your written submission to: council@gisc.nsw.gov.au

In Person
Hard copies of the draft document and public comment forms are available at the following locations:

  • Council’s Town Hall Customer Service Office 265 Grey Street, Glen Innes
  • Glen Innes Severn Public & TAFE Library 71 Grey Street, Glen Innes
  • The village post offices at: Emmaville and Deepwater

Village Consultations

Great news, Deepwater Precinct Consultation kicks off late June 2026!

Following Council's resolution, precinct-scale community consultation for Deepwater is set to commence at the end of June, running concurrently with the public exhibition of the Glen Innes Highlands Place Activation Framework and Strategy.

The consultation will be delivered in accordance with the engagement methods, principles and questions set out in the Framework — providing the Deepwater community with an early, hands-on opportunity to help shape the precinct's activation directions while the broader Framework and Strategy remain on exhibition for feedback.

Stay tuned for further details including dates and how to get involved!

Public feedback on the draft Framework is open until Wednesday, 19 July 2026.

Council will consider community feedback before adopting the final Framework.

  • Glen Innes Highlands Precincts Activation Framework & Strategy - Comment Form

    • Have we identified the right places and priorities?
    • Are there opportunities we may have overlooked?
    • What improvements should be considered in the short, medium and long term?
    • Does the proposed approach provide the right framework for future planning?
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