Gunnedah Shire Council is striving to blend effective technology and stategic planning in the saleyards' first-ever master plan.
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The council will put the master plan and long-term strategic plans on public display in coming weeks.
"We identified the need for us to start developing a longer term overarching master plan for the site, which would start to give us a relatively early strategy for maintenance and developmental growth," Chief financial officer Damien Connors said
"We thought it was really important for us to maintain that billing as the top four or five saleyards in the state and grow beyond that but take a slightly more strategic view.
"Having strong yards here and a strong history, we didn't just want to rest on those laurels."
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Mr Connors said the council had been working alongside consultant AEC to develop a long-term strategic plan and precinct master plan to prepare for the future of a "changing industry".
The council has been working with AEC on the plan to prepare for the future of a changing industry while working with a range of stakeholders.
Mr Connors said the council was "really keen to make sure we're singing from the same hymn sheet going forward".
"We're really encouraged by the nature in which everyone has chipped in ... and been really frank and honest. We've got some really strong balanced feedback to date so I think it all make for a really good master plan at the end of it," he said.
"Everyone is waiting with real interest to see what it comes back to."
Mr Connor said it was important for the community to know where the saleyards were headed into the future and how planned infrastructure and appropriate technology could be best employed.
"A really big piece [of the plan] is the facility itself. What are the infrastructure needs and amenity needs of business users of the future?
"We need to make sure the site is able to facilitate that."
Mr Connors said there had been a lot of feedback about utilising technology and the council was considering installing an advance WiFi framework to "potentially livestream sales".
He said technology was often cheaper than hard infrastructure and could make a real difference to running the facility. Elements being considered include solar panels and sensors in troughs.
There are also discussions about revamping and relocating the canteen and agents office and improving the appearance of "the gateway to town" with fencing and landscaping.
"There's an opportunity for it to be seen as a real rural statement piece," he said.
