Cardinia Council has received a decision from Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) on the outcome of its proposal to register the name 'Honora Fields' for .Pakenham East Precinct.
Cardinia Council has received a decision from Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) on the outcome of its proposal to register the name 'Honora Fields' for the area within the Pakenham East Precinct Structure Plan (PSP).
While discussions with GNV have confirmed the name 'Honora Fields' is a compliant name, and the name has now been reserved as a suburb name, GNV has requested that Council undertake further consultation before Honora Fields can be registered as the suburb name.
GNV's concerns regarding the previous consultation process were related to minor departures from Naming Rules around voting and objections, in particular, technicalities related to sections 7 (consultations) and 8 (submissions and objections).
GNV has acknowledged the process undertaken has enabled Council to obtain important information from the community and determine a suitable name for the renaming proposal. Through previous consultation, Honora Fields was identified as the preferred name out of the names that were put forward to the community.
Council worked closely with GNV throughout the previous process to determine a name for this locality, and will continue to work closely with GNV to ensure the upcoming consultation process is fully compliant with their interpretation of the Naming Rules.
Council is aware that resolution of the suburb renaming is a priority for the residents in this area. Details regarding the next steps and further consultation will be available shortly.
