Developers of the South Macksville area have found out there are plenty of rules to abide by when naming the new streets of an expanding town.
Initially, council members requested that developers provide names for the new streets in the South Macksville subdivision, to which the developers responded with names of their family members.
This failed to comply with the guidelines of the Nambucca Shire Council Streets/Road Naming Policy.
The second lot of names submitted represented tools and weapons used by Aboriginal people in the Kakadu, Northern Territory area.
These names almost stuck, surviving an advertisement period of 21 days in the chamber with no objections.
However, on investigation it became apparent that names from an outside Aboriginal nation could not be used.
The developers have now returned the responsibility of naming the streets to council.
The largest developer in the subdivision had requested that the main road through the area be named ‘Macksville Heights Estate Drive’, leaving the theme for all other road names up to council.
Council decided to adopt the theme of Aboriginal words for natural features as the names, and endorsed a list of Gumbaynggirr words supplied by the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language Centre.
The developers could then choose from this list of words when naming the roads they construct.
The South Macksville Urban Release Area has the potential to be a 500-plus-lot residential subdivision, with more than 30 internal roads providing access to all of the lots.
Initial work on 15 residential lots and three internal roads is already underway.
- This article originally appears at:
- http://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/news/local/news/general/new-street-names-stump-developers/2013891.aspx
- Article taken from the following publication:
- Guardian News
- Article submitted by:
