Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project

General Update: July 2025

Council is pleased to announce the completion of the Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project, which finished on 30 June 2025.

Funded by $872,429 from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI), this project has transformed the heart of Glen Innes, creating a more vibrant, welcoming, and functional town centre for the community and visitors.

The project delivered all the planned improvements, including upgrades to garden beds, greenery, street furniture, bollards and a refreshed town square. 

On top of these works, Council was able to achieve even more than originally planned, with additional upgrades including:

• Refurbishing the roundabout streetlights
• Painting the raised garden beds outside the Bourke and Meade Street blocks
• Installing permanent irrigation to all garden beds

Council extends a special thanks to the teams:

• Parks and Gardens Team – who led the project from start to finish, introduced innovative irrigation drippers, and kept works on track through the busy season with limited staff
• Water Team – for installing permanent irrigation to the garden beds and roundabouts
• Infrastructure Maintenance Team and Workshop – for assembling and installing all the new street furniture
• Bridge Crew – for their key role in refurbishing the roundabout streetlights

General Update: February 2025

The Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project, supported by the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI), is well underway, with the project already bringing new life to the Glen Innes town centre.

The Parks and Gardens Team has been busy enhancing the greenery at the roundabouts, adding vibrant plants and flowers that are bringing a fresh burst of colour to the area. Work on the existing garden beds is ongoing, creating a more inviting and beautiful space for everyone to enjoy. 

Council is also upgrading street furniture throughout the town centre, including the installation of new bins, seating, planter boxes and bollards. The bollards were successfully installed in the town square over the weekend. We’d like to reassure the community that the 3.75-metre spacing between the spheres well exceeds Australian Standard requirements and has been positioned to ensure traffic in this area remains at the signposted 10km/h speed limit. This is the same alignment and trafficable width provided by the previous bollard arrangement.

To complement these upgrades, the town square has been given a fresh look with new restamping, enhancing its appearance and durability.

We are excited to see the transformation taking shape and look forward to bringing more improvements as the project progresses. We will continue to manage traffic flow throughout the project and will keep the community informed of any upcoming road closures or traffic changes. 

Welcome to the Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project Page!

We're excited to announce that Council has secured $872,429 of funding from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI) to bring the Glen Innes Town Centre Beautification Project to life in 2024/25. This exciting initiative aims to elevate the charm and vibrancy of our Town Centre, creating a more inviting and attractive space for residents and visitors to enjoy. 

THE PLANNED UPGRADES INCLUDE:

• Adding more greenery and flowers to garden beds and roundabouts
• Installing new modern street furniture which includes seating, bins, planter boxes and bollards
• Restamping the town square

WORKS SCHEDULE AND DISRUPTIONS

Start Date: Saturday, 24 August

Duration: Sporadically over the next 12 months

Schedule: Where possible, disruptive works will be scheduled on weekends and outside of peak trading hours on weekdays and Saturdays

WHAT WE ARE DOING

• Enhancing Greenery: Adding more plants and flowers to existing garden beds and roundabouts
• Upgrading Street Furniture: Installing new bins, seating, planter boxes and bollards throughout the town centre
• Restamping the Town Square: Refreshing the town square with new restamping to improve its appearance and durability
• Managing Traffic Flow: Implementing temporary road closures as necessary to facilitate the work. Council will minimise disruptions by scheduling these closures during weekends and off-peak hours

WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING

• Kerb and Gutter Work: We are not pulling up or replacing any kerb and guttering
• Road and Footpath Work: We are not altering any roads or footpaths
• Hard Infrastructure Changes: We are not undertaking any hard infrastructure works or major structural changes
• Extended Construction Hours: Where possible, disruptive works will not be scheduled during peak trading hours on weekdays or weekends
• Permanent Road Closures: There will be no permanent road closures; any temporary closures will be managed to minimise impact

Council appreciates your cooperation and understanding as we work to make Glen Innes Town Centre a more vibrant and attractive place for everyone. For any questions or concerns during this project period, please feel free to contact Council’s Place and Growth Team at: (02) 6730 2300 or council@gisc.nsw.gov.au. 

For real-time updates on road closures, please continue to check the Temporary Road Closures page, or visit Council's Facebook page. 

This project received grant funding from the Australian Government and is supported by Glen Innes Severn Council.