Newrybar Streetscape Master Plan

In early 2024 Ballina Shire Council began the journey of developing a Streetscape Master Plan for the village of Newrybar. The master plan will be a blueprint that will thoughtfully guide future improvements through a unified, community driven vision which also seeks to maintain the village’s quiet rural atmosphere and historic old-world charm.

Various engagement methods were utilised to ensure stakeholders could conveniently and comprehensively contribute to the visioning and ideas generation phase of the project. Online engagement tools  were developed as the main avenue for collecting community feedback and sentiment. This was complemented through a range of face-to-face initiatives including a trader walk-around, twilight market pop-up, community workshops and sessions with students at the local school.

The collaborative community workshops were concentrated over an intensive three day period. Developing the design in this way allowed the community to quickly see their ideas come to life, closing the loop on the previous session and demonstrating that the team was honouring the input of locals. It also provided the team with the confidence that they are on the right track to progress to the concept plan.

The master plan will thoughtfully guide future improvements through a unified, community driven vision, distilled into five place values:

• Authentic Village Charm

• Memorable Artisanal Experience

• Home Grown Produce and Flavours

• Honouring the Big Scrub and Connection to Country

• Fostering a Connected Community

The team look forward to seeing these streetscape improvements come to life for the Newrybar community.