Consultation on the proposed naming of a walkway in Melbourne Quarter, Docklands, as Yam Daisy Walk was open from 17 November to 17 December 2023.

This name has been approved by Geographic Names Victoria and Yam Daisy Walk was published in the Victoria Government Gazette on 1 February 2024.

View more information about the proposal and consultation process below.

Notice is given pursuant to Naming rules for places in Victoria – Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities – 2022 that the City of Melbourne proposes to name the road identified in the maps above as Yam Daisy Walk.

The naming is required to provide appropriate addressing for abutting properties and tenancies, to ensure the integrity of Council’s records and support the provision of emergency and statutory services.

This information can also be viewed on Council's website.

The proposed name Yam Daisy Walk reflects Indigenous culture, which offers an ideal opportunity to educate the broader community about Traditional Owner history and culture connected with the locality.

Yam Daisy refers to an edible crop that was a key food plant cultivated in the area by the Aboriginal peoples. It therefore reflects the important role of cultivation in Indigenous culture.

Cultivation was a feature of Aboriginal land use, with Aboriginal peoples engaging in working the land, managing soil, and clearing vegetation to encourage the growth of edible crops, such as Yam Daisy.

Read the full Yam Daisy Walk Naming Proposal (PDF 375.57 KB) provided by Lendlease (including assessment of the proposed name against the State Government naming rules).

Community consultation for the proposed naming of Yam Daisy Walk, Docklands, closed on 17 December 2023.

Council received two submissions from community for this proposal.

After considering community submissions, Council endorsed the proposal and lodged an application with Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) for their approval of the name.

GNV approved the name and Yam Daisy walk was published in the Victoria Government Gazette on 1 February 2024. This process is known as 'gazettal' and all gazettes are available online.

Council's Geographic Information System branch will update our map base to reflect this new name.

Council has informed the developer to install signage.

Map of the Melbourne Quarter site highlighting the walkway to be named

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The location of the road being considered in this proposal is shaded in green in the map above. The road is approximately 33 metres long and runs northeast to southwest. It is bound by a newly created road at the northeast end (subject to a separate road naming proposal).