Bass Coast Shire Council is committed to increasing the number of women represented in road naming within the municipality and are actively participating in the Put Her Name On It campaign aimed at commemorating women and their achievements.
Developers of a new estate in McGibbony's/Benetti Road North Wonthaggi are creating new roads that are required to be named as part of the subdivision process. Several of the road names will honour local women.
Put Her Name On It is a Victorian program designed to commemorate women in public spaces and to create gender equality through collaborative action.
Council is working in collaboration with Geographic Names Victoria on this project and is seeking permission from close family members of women whose names were raised by the Wonthaggi Historical Society for their service to the community.
To comply with the naming rules, Council must endeavour to obtain consent from the closest living family member for any proposed commemorative naming. We are now seeking comment from the closest living family member of the women's names supplied below by the Wonthaggi Historical:
- Dawn Turner
- Velia Treuel
- Grace Gent
- Doris Menzies
- Ruby Connelly
- Doreen Fincher
- Cecilia Sullivan
- Emily Seymour
- Valda Unthank
- Agnes Vurlow
- Agnes Doig
- Meg Foster
We encourage the community to please assist in this important project by filling out the form on our website with:
1. Which woman they are contacting us in reference, and
2. Their relationship to this person.
The form is located at: Property & Leasing | Bass Coast Shire
