Singleton Vineyards and Rural Tourism Strategy

The Singleton Vineyards and Rural Tourism Strategy sets the roadmap for future planning framework for the vineyards and tourism industries across the Singleton Local Government Area (LGA).

This Strategy is the precursor for a Place Strategy, which is required to be prepared as identified in the Hunter Regional Plan 2041, this Strategy will inform future studies and planning work in encouraging sustainable and desirable growth across the LGA.

Singleton’s viticulture industry was established in the late 1820’s/early 1830’s and has since become driving industry in the LGA, benefitting from a growing population, expanding global gateways and connectivity to the Newcastle and Greater Sydney Regions. The tourism industry in the LGA is characterised by nature-based experiences as well as events, recreation and function spaces provided across a rural environment with high scenic value. Viticulture and tourism have long been marked as key industries for sustainable, collaborative growth.

This Strategy delivers on Action 4.3.1 of the Singleton Local Strategic Planning Statement to develop a vineyards and rural tourism strategy, which responds to the land use and infrastructure requirements of the viticulture and tourism industries, takes into account complementary land uses and minimises the potential for land use conflict.