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Yamba Community Improvement District Pilot Program

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The Yamba Community Improvement District Pilot Program is an initiative aimed at revitalising the Yamba CBD by enhancing public spaces, creating engaging activities, and hosting community events.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from artists for this project. This project is funded by the NSW Government and delivered by Clarence Valley Council, and we’re eager to gather feedback and ideas from businesses, community groups, and residents.

We believe that the best decisions come from collaboration. That’s why we’re inviting the Yamba community to be actively involved in the development of the town centre. Whether it’s upgrading the streetscape, improving

The Yamba Community Improvement District Pilot Program is an initiative aimed at revitalising the Yamba CBD by enhancing public spaces, creating engaging activities, and hosting community events.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from artists for this project. This project is funded by the NSW Government and delivered by Clarence Valley Council, and we’re eager to gather feedback and ideas from businesses, community groups, and residents.

We believe that the best decisions come from collaboration. That’s why we’re inviting the Yamba community to be actively involved in the development of the town centre. Whether it’s upgrading the streetscape, improving local amenities, or planning exciting events, your input is essential to ensuring that the Yamba CBD continues to thrive.

The key areas we are focusing on include Yamba Street, Coldstream Street, Wooli Street, and the surrounding business and community hubs. Our goal is to create an active, inclusive town centre that benefits everyone—residents, visitors, and local businesses alike.

Community Engagement:

This project relies on the insights and ideas from the people who know Yamba best—its residents and business owners. By participating, you’ll help us:

  • strengthen relationships between local businesses, community groups, and the Council
  • shape day and night-time activities through events, place activations, and marketing initiatives
  • contribute to the future design of public spaces and guide improvements to the streetscape.

We are committed to gathering diverse perspectives to ensure the Yamba CBD reflects the needs and aspirations of the entire community. Your feedback will directly inform decisions on how we improve and activate the town centre.

How to Get Involved:

We welcome all community members, business operators, and organisations to share their thoughts and ideas through our ongoing consultations, workshops, and online surveys. Your participation is crucial to making Yamba a vibrant, engaging, and sustainable community hub.

Together, we can shape the future of Yamba’s town centre and create a place where people connect, businesses flourish, and our community thrives.

Steering Committee Leadership

The Yamba CID Program is being led by a dedicated steering committee that includes representatives from various community organizations and stakeholders. This committee comprises:

  • Clarence Valley Council
  • Bike Shop Yamba
  • Yamba Chamber of Commerce
  • Yamba Cinema
  • Yamba Farmers and Producers Market
  • Yamba Rotary
  • Yamba River Markets
  • Yamba Museum

  • Coldstream Street Infrastructure Artwork designs

    Public Art tells the stories of our community and who we are. It is a way of sharing the stories of our region with visitors.  Artworks created in collaboration with community build civic pride and help to make a place liveable. The Yamba CID project celebrates our love for our natural environment, our unique bird life, our waterways.  The project will share our stories, heritage and culture.  Artworks will be reproduced on adhesive vinyl and used to enhance public infrastructure in the Yamba CBD such as an NBN transformer.

    We are seeking a number of artists to provide artworks for this project.

    ARTIST FEE:

    • $1,000 for the designs that are used for the final artwork, payable via invoice on receipt of final artwork design.

    ARTWORK THEME:

    The proposed artwork should relate to the theme Yamba Birdsong: A Celebration of Yamba's Natural beauty and be an artistic interpretation of the hero statement: 

    Hero Statement: Yamba Bird Song represents the natural environmental beauty of Yamba and invites this narrative into the Yamba CBD through a celebration of community, creativity, and connection, bringing together residents, local businesses, and visitors in a joyful atmosphere. The statement reflects the spirit of Yamba's Natural Beauty.


    CREATIVE BRIEF:

    • The artwork should relate to the theme as identified by community during extensive consultation around the Yamba CID project
    • The chosen designs will be reproduced on vinyl and adhered public infrastructure items in the Yamba CBD
    • Specifications will be provided to selected artists 
    • Collaborations between artists are welcome
    • Artwork design can be colour or black and white.
    • Final artwork design will need to be provided in digital form (JPEG) as a printable file or A3 hard copy that can be scanned.
    • Successful artists will need to provide an Artist Statement - including why the design is important to Yamba.
    • Artworks should be original designs.  Photographs will not be used for this part of the project


    WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

    • This expression of interest closes Sunday 30 March 2024
    • Artists will be selected by the project team, notified and supplied with the specifications in the first week of April.
    • Artwork design will need to be supplied according to specifications by the agreed deadline (Monday 28th April TBC)
    • Design will be digitized and reproduced on vinyl.
    • Design may need to be modified to surface area and details.


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