Council has developed its first Place Naming Policy and we want your feedback on the draft document.
Background
The names we give to places convey their significance through a sense of history, identity and connection between people and a place.
Bayside is home to a significant number of long-term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and traditional custodians of the area and our landscape is rich in Aboriginal culture and history.
Bayside is also an evolving place, with new residents, workers, businesses and developments shaping and changing our experience of the local environment. Therefore, names should reflect the community’s values and history while embracing the city’s future and aspirations.
Council recognises the importance of this connection and has developed the Policy to ensure that consistent, consultative and transparent practices are in place for the selection of place names.
This Policy reflects legislative and regulatory guidelines, ensuring that reserves, roads, facilities, places, bridges and other geographical features within Bayside are named in a consistent, consultative and transparent way.
Purpose
The purpose of this Policy is to:
- Provide a clear and succinct framework for staff and Council when considering place naming proposals for reserves, roads, facilities, places, bridges and other geographical features within the Bayside LGA.
- Align Council place naming policy with that administered by the Geographical Names Board of NSW.
- Ensure that place names reflect the physical, historical and cultural character of the area.
Have your say
Share your thoughts on the Draft Placing Naming Policy in the following ways:
Online: Use the feedback form below
By mail: The draft Place Naming Policy, Bayside Council, PO Box 21, Rockdale NSW 2216.
The last day to give feedback is 22 September 2022.
What happens next?
Your feedback will be reviewed by Council and may result in amendments to the Policy before it goes to Council for final adoption.
Further information
For more information please contact Council's Officer, Sharlene Van Leerdam, on 9562 1613 or email resilience@bayside.nsw.gov.au.
