Possible micro installations were part of Maitland City Council’s Interpretation Master Plan, which seeks to create new attractions to re-ignite interest in central Maitland.

The installations could be small passages of text, images or clues to the location of another marker.

They could also engage people on a technical level using QR codes to link people to relevant websites or social media pages when scanned with a smart phone.

“Content linked to the markers can be easily changed and used as the basis for games and scavenger hunts,” the master plan noted.

Heritage officer Clare James said the use of modern technology, including social media, could help challenge perceptions about history and heritage and engage more people.

She said some micro installations could be permanent fixtures, while others could be temporary.

“The aim of the micro installations is to achieve an element of surprise and discovery,” Ms James said.

“The scavenger hunt concept could use any nature of materials or technology such as small sculptural animals and pieces of a historic jigsaw 

puzzle, so that children can fit the pieces of Maitland’s history together.

“The concepts used in the installations would reflect the key themes of Maitland’s history identified by the master plan including architecture, the river speaks, poverty and prosperity and heroes and villains. 

“They could be located anywhere throughout central Maitland, including residential precincts and would not necessarily be positioned along the designated heritage walk routes.”

Council invites you to visit www.maitlandyoursay.com.au to tell them what you think about the master plan, which is on public exhibition.

See tomorrow’s Mercury for the next instalment of our in-depth look into council’s plan.