Naming proposals

Naming Proposals

The Registrar of Geographic Names receives naming proposals from naming authorities to name or rename a feature or road, name a locality or amend a locality boundary.

To understand the process to submit a proposal, refer to the Naming rules for places in Victoria, Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities –2016.

You can check the Registrar’s consideration of the proposal, the date it is gazetted in the Victoria Government Gazette and when it is registered:

Geographic features
Roads
Locality boundaries

The status of proposals received from naming authorities to name geographic features are detailed below. Information about how to name a geographic feature is detailed in section 4 of the Naming rules for places in Victoria, Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities – 2016.

Feature name (and maps)	Naming authority	Registrar's consideration	Gazette notice	Background information
Argyle Way Children and Family Centre	Knox City Council	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Named after the road where the feature is located.
Denison Recreation Reserve	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	24/05/2018	Named after the locality in which the feature is located
Doctors Bridge	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	11/01/2018	Honours Dr George Hedley (1817-1879).
Edith Macpherson Park	Greater Dandenong City Council	Endorsed	15/03/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Essendon Fields Airport	Essendon Airport Pty Ltd	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Faith Leech Aquatic Centre	Greater Bendigo City Council	Endorsed	29/03/2018	Commemorates Faith Leech, Olympic Gold medallist, originally from Bendigo.
Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre	Greater Bendigo City Council	Endorsed	29/03/2018	Aboriginal word for kangaroo waterhole.
Ian Tatterson Pavilion	Greater Dandeong City Council	Endorsed	19/04/2018	Commemorates Ian Tatterson, former CEO of City of Springvale.
Jan Juc Village	Surf Coast Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Named after the locality.
Keilor Community Hub	Brimbank City Council	Endorsed	11/01/2018	Named after the locality.
Littlejohn Bridge	VicRoads	Endorsed	12/04/2018	Commemorates William Alfred Littlejohn of a pioneering family in the Dromana region.
Maffra Recreation Reserve	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Named after the locality in which the feature is located.
Mernda Rail Station, Hawkstowe Rail Station, Middle Gorge Rail Station	Level Crossing Removel Authority	Endorsed	12/04/2017	Contact the naming authority.
Munro Recreation Reserve	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	24/05/2018	Named after the locality in which the feature is located.
Navigators Bridge, Gascards Lane Bridge, Fred Lewin Bridge, Paces Bridge, McCormacks Bridge	VicTrack	Endorsed	24/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Phyllis Street Children and Family Centre	Knox City Council	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Named after the street in which the feature is located.
Staceys Bridge	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	11/01/2018	Named after the locality.
Sunvale Community Park	Brimbank City Council	Endorsed	1/02/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Taylor Bridge	Golden Plains Shire Council	Endorsed	11/01/2018	Honours Edwin Taylor, who owned land in the area around 1880.
Whitham Park	Warrnambool City Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Recognises contribution to the Warrnambool community of Betty Witham, Stansfield Witham and Benjamin Hargreaves .

The status of proposals received to name or rename roads are detailed below. Information about how to name or rename a road is detailed in section 3 of the Naming rules for places in Victoria, Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities –2016

When road names are approved by the Registrar of Geographic Names the details are sent to Land Information Spatial Services at DELWP. VICNAMES and Vicmap (the state's authoritative dataset) is then updated. This process can take up to 10 working days.

Road name	Suburb	Local Government Authority	Status	Gazette notice	Background
Bartlett Road	Munro	Wellington Shire Council	Endorsed	29/03/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Basin Rise	Highton	Greater Geelong City Council	Endorsed	15/02/2018	Name links to the historic water reservoirs in the area.
Californian Lane	East Geelong	Greater Geelong City Council	Endorsed	15/02/2018	Name links to the Californian bungalows and Edwardian dwellings in the area.
Camel Lily Pond Walk	Lorne	Surf Coast Shire Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Caruso Road	Marybrough	Central Goldfields Shire Council	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Centro Circuit	Essendon Fields	Moonee Valley City Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Named after the AutoCentro complex within the area.
Community Lane	Tyers	Latrobe City Council	Endorsed	15/02/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Hendras Lane	Foster	South Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Honours the Hendras family, landowners since the early 1900s.
Hewitt Street	Meeniyan	South Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Honours the Hewett family, past land owners of the area.
Gates Lane	Devenish	Benalla Rural City Council	Endorsed	29/03/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Goodall Lane	Geelong	Greater Geelong City Council	Endorsed	29/03/2018	Honours William Goodall, who once owned property in the area.
Graves Lane	Malvern	Stonnington City Council	Endorsed	3/05/2018	Honours Lesley Jackson Graves, Anzac veteran.
Grevillea Way	Inverloch	Bass Coast Shire Council	Endorsed	22/02/2018	Recognises the native flora/fauna.
Jack Hore Way	Wodonga	Wodonga City Council	Endorsed	24/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Kemps Lane	Berringama	Towong Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Kookaburra Lane	Mangalore and Seymour	Bass Coast Shire Council	Endorsed	22/02/2018	Recognises the local fauna.
Kurmala Street	North Bendiso	Greater Bendigo City Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Named after the Kurmala building at the former Bendigo Psychiatric Hospital.
Lear Lane	Woodside	Welliington Shire Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Honours Eric Nightingale Lear, Anzac veteran.
Livestock Track, Show Place, Milnes Circuit, Morgans Way, O'Hagans Way, Vicnash Way, Attenborough Street, Follett Drive.	Dandenong	Greater Dandenong City Council	Endorsed	22/02/2018	Contact the naming authority – internal roads within the Greaves Reserve.
Livingstone Lane	Meeniyan	South Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Honours the Livingston family, past land owners in the area.
McColl Street	Cheltenham	Kingston City Council	Endorsed	1/02/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Nillalook Lane	Barjarg	Mansfield Shire Council	Endorsed	15/03/2018	Name of farm in the 1800s.
Outlaws Court	Beechworth	Indigo Shire Council	Endorsed	3/05/2018	Reference to the Kelly gang, who served time at the Old Beechworth Gaol.
Prendergast Drive	Bairnsdale	East Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Honours Anzac veteran James L. Prendergast for his contribution to the community and as a veteran..
Sadies Way	Leongatha	South Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	15/03/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Stables Lane	Wedderburn	Loddon Shire Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Identifies the history of the area.
Stapleton Road	Foster	South Gippsland Shire Council	Endorsed	4/01/2018	Honours Private Stapleton, Anzac solidier.
St Johns Lane	Essendon Fields	Moonee Valley City Council	Endorsed	3/05/2018	Original airport site was farmland known as St Johns.
Susono Way	Frankston	Frankston City Council	Endorsed	3/05/2018	Contact the naming authority.
Towle Lane	Geelong	Greater Geelong City Council	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Honours Dr Frederick Towle, who originally owned and occupied an adjoining property.

The status of proposals received from councils to amend localities' boundaries are detailed below. Information about amending a locality's boundaries is detailed in section 5 of the Naming rules for places in Victoria, Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities – 2016

Affected localities	Naming authority	Council map	Registrar's consideration	Gazette Date	DELWP map
Drummond North and Lauriston	Macedon Ranges Shire Council		Endorsed
Aberfeldie and Moonee Ponds	Moonee Valley City Council	Contact the naming authority	Endorsed	24/05/2018	Moonee Valley City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 390.3 KB)
Montrose and Mooroolbark	Yarra Ranges Shire Council	Contact the naming authority	Endorsed	17/05/2018	Yarra Ranges Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Taylors Lakes and Keilor	Brimbank City Council	Contact the naming authority	Endorsed	10/05/2018	Brimbank City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Capel Sound and Rosebud	Mornington Peninsula Shire Council	Capel Sound and Rosebud	Endorsed	21/12/2017	Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Blackburn South and Burwood East	Whitehorse City Council	Blackburn South and Burwood East	Endorsed	21/12/2017	Whitehorse City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 730.2 KB)
Colignan and Hattah	Mildura Rural City Council	Colignan and Hattah	Endorsed	21/12/2017	Mildura Rural City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 2.9 MB) and enlarged map (PDF, 810.5 KB).
Armadale and Malvern	Stonnington City Council	Armadale and Malvern	Endorsed	7/09/2017	Stonnington City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 438.8 KB)
Sandringham and Hampton	Bayside City Council	Sandringham and Hampton	Endorsed	11/05/2017
Glen Alvie and Ryanston	Bass Coast Shire Council	Glen Alvie and Ryanston	Endorsed	20/04/2017	Bass Coast Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Nintingbool and Smythes Creek	Golden Plains Shire Council	Nintingbool and Symthes Creek	Endosed	2/03/2017	Golden Plains Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Cheltenham and Beaumaris	Bayside City Council	Cheltenham and Beaumaris	Endorsed	9/02/2017	Bayside City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 342.2 KB)
Hampton and Sandringham	Bayside City Council	Hampton and Sandringham	Endorsed	9/02/2017	Bayside City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 342.2 KB)
Harkness, Weir Views, Cobblebank, Strathtulloh, Thornhill Park, Grangefields, Bonnie Brook, Aintree, Fieldstone, Fraser Rise, Deanside (new localities)	Melton City Council	Melton City Council new localities and amendments	Endorsed	9/02/2017	Melton City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Rosebud West renamed to Capel Sound	Mornington Peninsula Shire Council	Capel Sound	Endorsed	15/09/2016	Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Manor Lakes (new locality)	Wyndham City Council	Manor Lakes	Endorsed	17/03/2016	Wyndham City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Winter Valley (new locality)	Ballarat City Council	Winter Valley	Endorsed	11/02/2016	Ballarat City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1001.9 KB)
Robinvale	Swan Hill Rural City Council	Robinvale	Endorsed	3/12/2015	Swan Hill Rural City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Rochford, Romsey and Hesket	Macedon Ranges Shire Council	Rochford, Romsey and Hesket	Endorsed	3/12/2015	Macedon Ranges Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Jeparit and Rainbow	Hindmarsh Shire Council	Jeparit and Rainbow	Endorsed	1/10/2015	Hindmarsh Shire Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 911.2 KB)
Wodonga and Leneva	Wodonga City Council	Wodonga and Leneva	Endorsed	1/10/2015	Wodonga City Council Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 764.7 KB)
Castella and Toolangi	Murrindindi Shire Council	Castella and Toolangi	Endorsed	25/06/2015	Murrundindi Shire Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Creek View (new locality)	Campaspe Shire Council	Creek View	Endorsed	5/03/2015	Campspe Shire Council Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Drysdale and Clifton Springs	Greater Geelong City Council	Drysdale and Clifton Springs	Endorsed	5/03/2015	Greater Geelong City Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Woodleigh and The Gurdies	Bass Coast Shire Council	Woodleigh and The Gurdies	Endorsed	23/10/2014
Epsom and Ascot	Greater Bendigo City Council	Epsom and Ascot	Endorsed	24/07/2014	Greater Bendigo City Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Allambee Reserve and Childers	Baw Baw Shire Council	Allambee Reserve and Childers	Endorsed	12/06/2014	Baw Baw Shire Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg, Bellfield and Ivanhoe	Banyule City Council	Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg, Bellfield and Ivanhoe	Endorsed	12/06/2014	Banyule City Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 686.1 KB)
Lardner and Warragul South	Baw Baw Shire Council	Lardner and Warragul South	Endorsed	12/06/2014	Baw Baw Shire Council Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Eaglemont	Banyule City Council	Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Eaglemont	Endorsed	8/05/2014	Banyule City Council Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 686.1 KB)
Anakie and Steiglitz	Golden Plains Shire Council	Anakie and Steiglitz	Endorsed	23/01/2014	Golden Plains Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Bete Bolong and Newmerella	East Gippsland Shire Council	Bete Bolong and Newmerella	Endorsed	23/01/2014	East Gippsland Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 3.8 MB) or East Gippsland Enlargement Map (PDF, 656.3 KB)
Yapeen and Guildford	Mount Alexander Shire Council	Yapeen and Guildford	Endorsed	19/12/2013	Mount Alexander Locality Names and Boundary Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Flowerdale and Hazeldene	Murrindindi Shire Council	Flowerdale and Hazeldene	Endorsed	24/10/2013	Murrindindi Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Narre Warren North	Casey City Council	Narre Warren North	Endorsed	17/10/2013	Casey Locality Names and Boundaries Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)

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