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The Geographical Names Board is seeking community feedback on a proposal by NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) to create eight new address localities (suburbs) within NPWS reserves in the Wollondilly LGA.
Chair of the Geographical Names Board, Narelle Underwood, said feedback is being sought on the proposal to create new suburbs named Kowmung, Beloon, Jooriland, Burragorang Valley, Brereton, Kedumba, Bindook and Bimlow.
"It is important that address locality names and boundaries are clear and unambiguous," Mrs Underwood said.
"We want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to provide their feedback on the proposed name and boundaries."
Presently, Blue Mountains National Park is both a suburb and a national park reserve, and the boundaries do not match each other.
The proposal from NPWS divides the current suburb of Blue Mountains National Park into smaller more meaningful areas named after prominent, well established geographical features found within the new boundaries. Creating these suburbs will help to reduce confusion, enhance national park addressing and narrow down locations within the larger reserve.
This is the first stage of creating suburbs within the Blue Mountains National Park (suburb). The stage focuses on Wollondilly LGA. The proposal does not impact the national park reserve name or boundary.
Details of the proposal, including map GNB 6107-1A showing the proposed boundaries, can be viewed and submissions lodged on the Geographical Names Board's website.
Alternatively, written submissions may be mailed to the Secretary, Geographical Names Board, 346 Panorama Ave, Bathurst, NSW 2795.
GNB is seeking feedback to gauge community sentiment for the proposed name/s. Suggestions for alternative names is not being sought at this time.
The closing date for submissions is 1 October 2021.
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