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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Garden | Benalla Rural City Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | Former name Indigenous Garden. |
| Ada Cambridge Forecourt | Hobsons Bay City Council | Endorsed | 23/08/2018 | Ada Cambridge, a prolific writer with inks to early Williamstown and the Holy Trinity Church Williamstown. |
| Argyle Way Children and Family Centre | Knox City Council | Endorsed | 17/05/2018 | Named after the road where the feature is located. |
| Baranduda Fields | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Bidgood Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority |
| Brian Callanan Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Denison Recreation Reserve | Wellington Shire Council | Endorsed | 24/05/2018 | Named after the locality in which the feature is located |
| Des Custerson Reserve | Greater Dandenong City Council | Endorsed | 23/08/2018 | In honour of Des Custerson who lived and worked in the area for over 25 years and founded the Chubbies dance band. |
| Doctors Bridge | Wellington Shire Council | Endorsed | 11/01/2018 | Honours Dr George Hedley (1817-1879). |
| Djerring Trail | Level Crossing Removal Authority | Endorsed | 2/08/2018 | Coming from the Bunurong Aboriginal language, the word Djerring means ‘join’ or ‘unite’. |
| Edith Macpherson Park | Greater Dandenong City Council | Endorsed | 15/03/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Ernie May Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | 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. |
| Gippsland Regiment Brdige | VicRoads | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Glad Phillips Bridge | Mansfield Shire Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | In honour of Glad Phillips, a long time Bonnie Doon resident and community campaigner. |
| Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre | Greater Bendigo City Council | Endorsed | 29/03/2018 | Aboriginal word for kangaroo waterhole. |
| Henrika Kuljurgies Reserve | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Ian Tatterson Pavilion | Greater Dandeong City Council | Endorsed | 19/04/2018 | Commemorates Ian Tatterson, former CEO of City of Springvale. |
| Ida Schubert | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Jack Dunstan Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Jan Juc Village | Surf Coast Shire Council | Endorsed | 4/01/2018 | Named after the locality. |
| Karingga Park | Ballarat City Council | Endorsed | 15/11/2018 | In Wathaurung language, Karingga means ‘grow’, which describes the rapid growth of the area. |
| Keilor Community Hub | Brimbank City Council | Endorsed | 11/01/2018 | Named after the locality. |
| Kirrip Park | Port Phillip City Council | Endorsed | 25/11/2018 | Kirrip, means friendship or mate in the Boon Wurrung language. |
| Kosovar Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Littlejohn Bridge | VicRoads | Endorsed | 12/04/2018 | Commemorates William Alfred Littlejohn of a pioneering family in the Dromana region. |
| McCartney Oval | Surf Coast Shire Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | In honour of George McCartney, a South Barwon councillor. |
| Maffra Recreation Reserve | Wellington Shire Council | Endorsed | 17/05/2018 | Named after the locality in which the feature is located. |
| Mel Read Park | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 25/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Mernda Rail Station, Hawkstowe Rail Station, Middle Gorge Rail Station | Level Crossing Removel Authority | Endorsed | 12/04/2017 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Moira Reserve | Mansfield Shire Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | Named after the locality in which the feature is located. |
| 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. |
| Pacoe Vale Community Centre | Moreland City Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | Named after the locality in which the feature is located. |
| 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. |
| St Arnaud Family Learning Centre | Northen Grampians Shire Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | Formerly known as St Arnaud Children’s Precinct. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouse Lane | Euroa | Strathbogie Shire Council | Endorsed | 7/06/2018 | Located near the original/historic bakehouse. |
| Barrys Lane | Ballarat East | Ballarat City Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | In honour of Barry Cosson, judge at the Eureka Stockade trials in 1855. |
| 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. |
| Baskerville Lane | Melbourne | Melbourne City Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | In honour of sculptor Margaret Baskerville. |
| Bettles Lane | Heyfield/Dawson | Wellington Shire Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | In honour of Roy Scott Bettles, a blacksmith in Heyfield who enlisted on 25 August 1915 and was killed in action in Pozieres. |
| Bucknall Street | Carisbrook | Central Goldfields Shire Council | Endorsed | 9/08/2018 | Contact the naming authority |
| 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. |
| Chapman Crescent | East Geelong | Greater Geelong City Council | Endorsed | 5/07/2018 | In honour of two sisters who served with the Australian Air Force in World War 2. |
| Cinnabar Lane | Jamieson | Mansfield Shire Council | Endorsed | 21/06/2018 | Cinnabar is an ore of mercury which was mined further up the Jamieson River at the Quicksilver Mine. |
| Community Lane | Tyers | Latrobe City Council | Endorsed | 15/02/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Darshan Lane | Koonwarra | South Gippsland Shire Council | Endorsed | 16/08/2018 | Darshan means ‘to receive from, to receive uplifting glances and blessings from one who is in tune with nature’. |
| Dineen Road | Bayles/Cora Lyn | Cardinia Shire Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | In honour of Michael Dineen Junior, owner of the land in the early 1900s. |
| Escott Road | Fryerstown | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Endorsed | 21/06/2018 | Named after Elizabeth Escott, who died on the diggings, and whose grave is near the road. |
| Fortelny Way | Moonee Ponds | Moonee Valley City Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Gates Lane | Devenish | Benalla Rural City Council | Endorsed | 29/03/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Gatehouse Road | Springhurst | Wangaratta Rural City Council | Endorsed | 2/08/2018 | In recognition of the Gatehouse originally at the location. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Jack Hore Way | Wodonga | Wodonga City Council | Endorsed | 24/05/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Jeffers Road | Cora Lyn | Cardinia Shire Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | Named after a landowner in the area. |
| Kelso Lane | Footscray | Maribyrnong City Council | Endorsed | 23/08/2018 | In honour of J Kelso Duncan who was significant in the founding of the nearby hospital. |
| Kemps Lane | Berringama | Towong Shire Council | Endorsed | 4/01/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Killarney Avenue | Grovedale | Greater Geelong City Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | 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. |
| Kurnager Lane | Richmond | Yarra City Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Lacey View | Flinders | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council | Endorsed | 11/108/2018 | In honour of Ken Lacey, a prominent member of the Flinders community. |
| Layton Road | Maryborough | Central Goldfields Shire Council | Endorsed | 9/08/2018 | In honour of Thomas William Layton, an Anzac veteran killed in action 17 October 1917. |
| 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. |
| Maclean Lane | Peterborough | Moyne Shire Council | Endorsed | 23/08/2018 | In honour of Donald Finlay Maclean, writer, Baptist minister, WW1 Army Chaplain, radio broadcaster. |
| McColl Street | Cheltenham | Kingston City Council | Endorsed | 1/02/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Mills Boulevard | Alphington | Yarra City Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | In recognition of the former AMCOR paper mill in Alphington. |
| Molonys Arcade | Wangaratta | Wangaratta Rural City Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | In honour of a former landowner Patrick (Paddy) Francis Molony. |
| Mynard Road | Bayles | Cardinia Shire Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | Named after two landowners in the area. |
| 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.. |
| President Lane | Williamstown | Hobsons Bay City Council | Endorsed | 7/06/2018 | President was a prison hulk moored off Williamstown in 1853. |
| Rising Star Lane | Cheltenham | Kingston City Council | Endorsed | 5/07/2018 | Tribute to the golf theme in the area. |
| Sadies Way | Leongatha | South Gippsland Shire Council | Endorsed | 15/03/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Smada Crescent | Mansfield | Mansfield Shire Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | In honour of the Adams family, founding pioneers (name spelt backwards). |
| Sams Way | Moonee Ponds | Moonee Valley City Council | Endorsed | 15/11/2018 | In honour of Sam Gangemi, his life and hardship, and his love for Moonee Ponds and the land. |
| Saric Street | Fraser Rise | Melton City Council | Endorsed | 11/10/2018 | Contact the naming authority. |
| Sorensen Lane | Springhurst | Wangaratta Rural City Council | Endorsed | 2/08/2018 | In honour of the Sorensen family who ran a garage and towing business known as Sorensen Bros. |
| 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. |
| Tavares Lane | Collingwood | Yarra City Council | Endorsed | 6/09/2018 | In recognition of Antonio Tavares, who established the Collingwood Housing Estate and Residents Gym. |
| Towle Lane | Geelong | Greater Geelong City Council | Endorsed | 10/05/2018 | Honours Dr Frederick Towle, who originally owned and occupied an adjoining property. |
| Trewin Lane | Jarrahmond | East Gippsland Shire Council | Endorsed | 15/11/2018 | In honour of Albert John Trewin, war veteran. |
| Trimble Lane | Yarraville | Maribyrnong City Council | Endorsed | 23/08/2018 | Named after a community hall. |
| Tutton Lane | Essendon | Moonee Valley City Council | Endorsed | 26/07/2018 | In honour of the Tutton family of Nimmo Street, early owners on the block. |
| Valentines Lane | Avenel | Strathbogie Shire Council | Endorsed | 7/06/2018 | Continuing the theme of the nearby Lovers Hill |
| Volpini Court | Avalon | Greater Geelong City Council | Endorsed | 7/06/2016 | Contact the naming authority. |
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
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