City of Melbourne is responsible for creating or changing the names of places and roads in our municipality.

Any proposed name must comply with the naming rules for places in Victoria (set by the State Government). The naming rules uphold the guidelines in the Geographic Place Names Act 1998. In addition to adhering to the naming rules, Council prioritises Aboriginal language and women in history.

Find more about our current process here.

The draft Place and Road Naming Policy and Guidelines was open for community feedback from 15 November to 20 December 2023.

Council endorsed a revised Place and Road Naming Policy at the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) on Tuesday 23 April.

The updated Policy was revised to respond to include greater detail of the naming process and acknowledge what we heard during community consultation.

Information about future naming proposals open for community consultation will be updated to reflect endorsement of the Policy in the coming months.

Learn about our current naming process

News

Follow this page to receive updates about the Draft Place and Road Naming Policy via email.

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Council meeting to approve community consultation on the Draft Policy

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Community consultation on the Draft Policy and Guidelines

    15 November to 20 December 2023

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Consideration of community feedback

    December 2023 to January 2024

    Read what we heard.

  • Timeline item 4 - complete

    Community consultation report presented to Future Melbourne Committee (FMC)

  • Timeline item 5 - complete

    Updated Draft Place and Road Naming Policy endorsed by Future Melbourne Committee

    Tuesday 23 April 2024

Contact us

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