IT MAY be a way down the track, but Warwick's railway platform could become the home of a new cultural precinct, housing the visitor information centre and art gallery.

The hub is just one of many suggested locations for the tourism entities, which are quickly outgrowing their current home next to the council headquarters, just off Warwick's Albion St.

Discussion has been ongoing for a number of years, but was resurrected in this week's Southern Downs Regional Council's corporate services agenda in the form of a list of greenfields sites, which could be suitable locations.

The art gallery and visitor information centre have to decide whether to continue as neighbours or relocate to separate homes, but either way parking, access and size are the most important considerations.

While council officers listed green spaces such as the car park next to the Daily News office on Albion St or on land in Willie St, it was the Acacia Ave option, at the southern end of council's Grafton St car park behind the Condamine Sports Clubs, which proved most favourable as it is zoned to allow multi-storey development.

The sites were only given as potential suggestions and the two leading ladies of each entity, while remaining open minded, had a few ideas of their own.

For Warwick Art Gallery's director Karina Devine, an upcoming extension to the gallery will help by giving an area for community members to participate, but her exhibition space is still painfully tight, with the gallery booked out until the end of 2013.

"Even with a tight changeover there are a lot of people wanting to exhibit here and it's awful to say we have nothing until 2014," Ms Devine said.

Having just returned from a mentorship in the Mornington Peninsula she said the gallery there was in a beautiful location, surrounded by rose gardens but council then had to subsidise buses to transport people to the gallery.

"We need to be accessible," she said.

The railway precinct would be Ms Devine's ideal spot for both the gallery and visitor information centre.

Warwick Tourism and Events chief executive officer Tracy Vellacott has had little time thus far to think through her options but said there were a number of sites, each with its own merits.

"Several years ago, Federation Park was discussed," Mrs Vellacott said.

"They talked about something quite high visibility and there was also talk of being part of the Rodeo Heritage Centre. There is merit in both, but of course access via the highway is an issue."

She said in terms of a greenfield site, being somewhere central was of utmost important but the visitor information centre would hope to make the move alongside the gallery.

Other sites?

• Acacia Avenue
• Cnr Fitzroy and Albion St
• Cnr Glen Rd and Willi St
• Bell Place