Expressions of Interest to lease Visitor Information Centre
Do you operate a tourism, recreation or food business? Have you been waiting for the chance to put your business idea into action? Are you passionate about our local area and willing to tell everyone how good it is? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
Kyogle Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from individuals, businesses or community groups to lease the Malcolm Wallis Visitor Information Centre. The Centre provides a new or established business or community enterprise with an opportunity to create a high-quality tourism, recreation and/or food experience to support our growing visitor economy.
Ideally, Council would like the centre to be leased by a business that operates a minimum of five days per week (including weekends) during daytime hours, providing tourism/visitor information and a café style food offering.
There is opportunity for the centre to become a base for Council’s nature-based outdoor recreation and adventure sport economy, hiring equipment such as mountain bikes and kayaks to visitors who wish to visit nearby attractions such as Toonumbar Dam and the Kyogle Mountain Bike Trails. However, Council is also open to considering alternative business offerings, depending on the type of business proposed and compatibility with the provision of visitor information services.
If successful, proponents will be required to enter into a formal lease agreement with Council, which will include terms and conditions regarding building maintenance and cleanliness, security, responsibilities of the tenants and Council amongst other matters.
To express your interest, please submit your business proposal to Council, in writing, by emailing council@kyogle.nsw.gov.au, or mail to PO Box 11, Kyogle, NSW, 2474. Your business proposal should be no longer than 10 pages in length and must include the following information:
- A detailed description of your proposed business operations including business name, business owners, ABN, type of business or services to be provided, proposed business hours/days.
- A detailed description of how your business will contribute to the economic growth of Kyogle.
- If you are an existing business, evidence of operating a successful and compliant business.
- References from existing and/or past lessors.
Expressions of interest close 4pm, Friday, 8 August 2025.
For more information, please read the Expression of Interest invitation. You may also contact Council’s Community Development Manager, via email council@kyogle.nsw.gov.au or phone 0266 321 611 with questions or to discuss your proposal further. Inspections of the centre are by appointment only.
