FAQs

Roads, bridges, culverts and other road infrastructure (e.g. cycleways and pathways)

Reserves, parks and public open spaces owned by Council

Buildings and facilities owned by Council

Park benches, trees, bus shelters and other items of street furniture

Unnamed geographical features eligible for naming by Council

Private roads, rights of way, pedestrian-only road types (e.g. paths and boardwalks) and Crown roads

Parks and reserves

Commemorative naming is when Council names an asset after someone who passed away and contributed significantly to the local community.

We must wait 12 months before we can start the process of naming an asset after someone who has passed away.

You can submit their name, along with evidence of their significant contribution to the local community. The submission will be assessed and decided on by Council.

Yes, we actively seek to use Aboriginal names and words.

We work with Dharawal and Gundungurra elders and the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council to seek names and words to use, and for their approval to use the names and words.

Yes, we encourage the community to submit names, words and themes. Council will assess the name, word or theme for suitability of use.

Yes, Council will seek feedback from the community when naming any assets.

Yes, the Geographical Names Board will seek feedback from the community for place naming proposals. Place naming proposals include names for parks, reserves and geographical features.

The Geographical Names Board has the authority to approve, reject and gazette names.

Council submits names to the Geographical Names Board for approval and gazettal. The Chief Executive Officer has delegation to approve road names for submission to the Geographical Names Board for their approval and gazettal. The Governing Body resolves to name other assets by way of Council Resolution.

Assets may need to be renamed if there is an issue with the name.

• A road may need to be renamed if there is duplication of the name (causing service and delivery issues), the road has been redesigned and traffic flow has changed, or the name is considered offensive, racist, derogatory or demeaning.
• Any other asset may be renamed if the name is generic (i.e. named after the street it is on) or because the namesake of the asset has found to be involved in matters that contradict the community’s and Council’s values and expectations.