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1.4 Consultation
Consultation with the Shire community and external organisations has played a major part in the
preparation of the DMP, with input provided by:
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Councillors and Council staff
Tourism and business operators and service providers
Brewarrina Aboriginal Corporation – operators of the Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum
Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council
Brewarrina Working Party
Event organisers
Shire residents
Tourism Managers from the surrounding LGAs
Destination NSW
Destination Network Country and Outback
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service / Office of Environment and Heritage
Kamilaroi Highway Marketing Group
Darling River Run Marketing Group
The main themes from the consultation were:
 Presentation – to continue to improve the presentation of the towns and villages to encourage
travelers to stop, explore and spend. Suggestions for improving presentation included:
o Landscaping the Brewarrina town centre, entry corridors and main routes through the town
o Improving the presentation and interpretation of the Fish Traps and adjoining reserve – to a
standard that reflects its international significance
o Public art that has a ‘wow’ factor and encourages travelers to stop and take photos and post them
on social media – with projects to include water tower and levee bank art.
o Providing new public toilets in the Brewarrina town centre
o Restoring the historic hotels and other heritage buildings
o Continuing to improve the presentation of the buildings in the Brewarrina town centre, including
removing the mesh from the windows
o Improving signage – providing good directional and facility signs, updating / revamping the
advertising signs on the approaches to Brewarrina and providing new information directories at
strategic locations including a new information board outside the VIC.
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BREWARRINA SHIRE DESTINATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 - 2022