Port Macquarie's Creative Heart

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Consultation has concluded

We want you to us help shape what a future ‘creative heart’ looks like in Port Macquarie Town Centre. 

So what is a creative heart? We think that a future creative heart in Port Macquarie could be a communal place to tell local stories and histories of our area, and celebrate the Town Centre’s cultural assets (such as performance and exhibition venues, creative retail shops, streets, public art and history and heritage) that connect our communities, showcase and support the work of our local creative people and businesses.

We want to hear from you about what type of creative heart you want to see in Port Macquarie. Your input will help guide the development of a Cultural Precinct Plan, which will help Council, creative practitioners, and the community work together towards more cultural and creative uses of the precinct in the future.

Some examples of the types of opportunities that a Cultural Precinct Plan could identify include:

  • Creating more opportunities to showcase the work of creative practitioners and businesses
  • Enhancing or creating public spaces and landmarks
  • Increasing street level activity and experience – influencing the way our streets and building interfaces are designed
  • Lighting and digital artworks to create more things to do at night
  • Links and connections between the heart to together destinations in Port Macquarie
  • Plus, other opportunities and ideas that we hear from the community!

The map below shows the location of the cultural heart, within the Port Macquarie Town Centre.

How you can get involved

We are hosting a number of community engagement activities between Thursday 10 to Sunday 27 March 2022. There are plenty of ways you can get involved:

  • Online survey - complete the online survey below before Sunday 27 March 2022. Survey respondents will go into the draw to win 1 of 2 $150 local dining vouchers to the café/restaurant of their choice.
  • Community workshop - register for the community workshop on Saturday 12 March, 10.00 - 11.30am at The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
  • Pop-ups- Come down to one of the Pop Ups on:
    • Thursday 10 March 5.30 - 7.00pm at The Glasshouse Forecourt, Hay St, Port Macquarie
    • Friday 11 March 8:00 to 9:30am at Breakwall HQ (near the skatepark)
    • Friday 11 March 12 noon - 2:00pm near Little Shack at Town Green West
    • Saturday 12 March 8:00 to 9:30am at Salty Crew, Town Beach
  • Youth pop-up - If you are 12 -25 years, come along for a chat and some free pizza on Friday 11 March 4 - 5.30pm at PMQ Indoor Stadium (1A Hibbard Drive)

We want you to us help shape what a future ‘creative heart’ looks like in Port Macquarie Town Centre. 

So what is a creative heart? We think that a future creative heart in Port Macquarie could be a communal place to tell local stories and histories of our area, and celebrate the Town Centre’s cultural assets (such as performance and exhibition venues, creative retail shops, streets, public art and history and heritage) that connect our communities, showcase and support the work of our local creative people and businesses.

We want to hear from you about what type of creative heart you want to see in Port Macquarie. Your input will help guide the development of a Cultural Precinct Plan, which will help Council, creative practitioners, and the community work together towards more cultural and creative uses of the precinct in the future.

Some examples of the types of opportunities that a Cultural Precinct Plan could identify include:

  • Creating more opportunities to showcase the work of creative practitioners and businesses
  • Enhancing or creating public spaces and landmarks
  • Increasing street level activity and experience – influencing the way our streets and building interfaces are designed
  • Lighting and digital artworks to create more things to do at night
  • Links and connections between the heart to together destinations in Port Macquarie
  • Plus, other opportunities and ideas that we hear from the community!

The map below shows the location of the cultural heart, within the Port Macquarie Town Centre.

How you can get involved

We are hosting a number of community engagement activities between Thursday 10 to Sunday 27 March 2022. There are plenty of ways you can get involved:

  • Online survey - complete the online survey below before Sunday 27 March 2022. Survey respondents will go into the draw to win 1 of 2 $150 local dining vouchers to the café/restaurant of their choice.
  • Community workshop - register for the community workshop on Saturday 12 March, 10.00 - 11.30am at The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
  • Pop-ups- Come down to one of the Pop Ups on:
    • Thursday 10 March 5.30 - 7.00pm at The Glasshouse Forecourt, Hay St, Port Macquarie
    • Friday 11 March 8:00 to 9:30am at Breakwall HQ (near the skatepark)
    • Friday 11 March 12 noon - 2:00pm near Little Shack at Town Green West
    • Saturday 12 March 8:00 to 9:30am at Salty Crew, Town Beach
  • Youth pop-up - If you are 12 -25 years, come along for a chat and some free pizza on Friday 11 March 4 - 5.30pm at PMQ Indoor Stadium (1A Hibbard Drive)