Two new outdoor concert venues including a 5000-seat amphitheatre, new parking and a multipurpose function centre are all to be part of the new-look Glen Innes Standing Stones imagined in a new masterplan for the site.
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But don't expect the home of the Australian Celtic Festival to change overnight.
Glen Innes Severn Council Director of Development, Regulatory and Sustainability Services Graham Price said the masterplan is a "high level conceptual plan" to guide future development.
"I think it's a good result, we've done a fair bit of community consultation," he said.
"There's certainly components the community are uncomfortable about, so we've tried to tweak the design to meet those concerns.
"I think it's a good overlay of where we might head into the future.
"The facilities there are pretty average, it's in dire need of some upgraded toilet facilities."
But the masterplan will also expand the use of the Centennial Parklands area outside of the Celtic Festival.
The council hopes to use a new multipurpose function centre to attract business conferences, weddings and other events to the region. The 250-seat centre would directly overlook the Australian Standing Stones.
Mr Price said the council is considering applying for funding to conduct a business case to assess the viability of the new feature.
"We've identified that as a need in town. We can attract businesses from out of town to come and conduct conferences here.
"It's a pretty unique sight the Standing Stones and something looking over that site would be pretty imposing."
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The plan also includes additional parking, new paths and a new hilltop park feature with a focus on indigenous cultural elements.
The entire masterplan will go before Glen Innes Severn councillors at Thursday night's meeting.
If approved it will go on public display for 28 days and then go back before council for a second look, incorporating community submissions.
Councillors will also vote on a new management plan developed for the site, which is crown land.
Construction of the new elements depends on funding, but the plan would set an agenda for future grant applications. It could take a decade to finally fund and construct.
The council has already approved an allocation of $175,000 of bushfire funding for a business case for new toilets and an upgrade of the Stone Cottage.
Andrew Messenger
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
