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Roads, Reserves and Feature Naming
Consistent and compliant place naming and addressing helps to ensure public safety and responsible service delivery to the community.
We are the naming authority for the East Gippsland municipality.
Place naming must meet legislative requirements, the two most relevant requirements are:
· Naming Rules for Places in Victoria, statutory requirement for naming roads, features and localities –2022 (Naming Rules)
· Australian and New Zealand Standard for Rural and Urban Addressing – AS/NZS 4819:2011 (Standard)
We normally name new roads, unnamed roads, and features. We seek community input during this process.
Names are intended to be permanent; we only consider a naming proposal if the name creates a community safety issue, discriminates or is offensive, or impacts on service delivery.
What we name:
· Roads, public and private (includes – sealed and unsealed roads, lanes, tracks/trails, steps, walking paths/boardwalks and bike tracks).
· Features (includes – reserves, parks, sports grounds, hills/mountains, watercourses, caves, natural structures, buildings, prominent structures and sculptures).
What we don’t name:
· Private Property (includes – land, buildings, farms, sports facilities and artwork).
Anyone (individuals, community groups, organisations, government departments or authorities) can propose a new name or propose to change an existing name.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate in the naming process by initiating a proposal or responding to us about a naming proposal.
Names must not put anyone at risk, or cause confusion for transport, communication and mail services.
To preserve our cultural heritage, names should have a link to the place and are intended to be permanent.
Names must not discriminate or be offensive in any way. You may refer to the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 for further information on what is considered discrimination.
To commemorate a person, they will need to have been held in high regard by the community, be deceased for no less than 2 years, and written permission to use the name must be supplied by their family.
Victoria’s gender equality strategy and action plan sets the target to have 70% of new commemorative places named after women by 2027. Visit Gender Equality Victoria – Put Her Name On It for more information.
Traditional Owner languages are often based on location. Languages are deeply rooted to the land and offer an ideal opportunity to connect a name to a place.
Written permission to use a Traditional Owner name must be supplied by the Recognised Aboriginal Party for the area. For East Gippsland it is Gunaikurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC).
Naming proposals can be submitted using the Engage Victoria Portal at engage.vic.gov.au/name-a-place, or directly to Council by emailing feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au Attention – Naming Officer.
Names will be assessed for compliance with the Naming Rules and Standard. If the name is accepted, it will be considered for an intended road/place naming proposal or added to our list of approved road names for future use.
Names should include a road name history form.
For more information regarding the Naming Rules, Standard, Engage Victoria Portal, or information about completing a submission, please visit Place naming (land.vic.gov.au).
The Naming Rules also apply when submitting a proposal to name playgrounds and outdoor furniture or naming/erecting memorials/plaques. Proposals should be well prepared and submitted to the correct management authority.
These features are usually located withing reserves and parks managed by either, Us, Parks Victoria, or the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). Proposals are subject to the discretion of the relevant managing authority.
Proposals for Council managed land should be emailed to feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au marked to the attention of Infrastructure and Open Spaces.