Asset Naming Masterlist - have your say!
Council is seeking feedback on the following commemorative names that have been submitted by the public over the past 12 months for use in the Asset Naming Masterlist.
The Asset Naming Masterlist provides a list of pre-approved names for the use of Developers or Council to select from when naming future assets.
It is a requirement of Geographic Naming Victoria that Council seeks community opinion regarding the use of any commemorative names, to ensure that people being recognised, are truly deserving.
A submission or an objection is a way for members of the community to inform the naming authority that one or more people disagree/agree with a naming proposal.
Any objection or submission must explain why a proposal is opposed/supported.
All submissions and objections will be assessed at the March 2026 Council Meeting.
Approved names will be added to the Asset Naming Masterlist
and available for use in future asset naming. Inclusion of names in the master
list does not guarantee future use.
Name submissions for feedback:
Rosaia used to own the land at Heirloom Estate with the matriarch of the family still living there up until sale of the site to Coronation Developments. A former farm that has provided fruit and vegetables in its previous life to the wider community.
| Bevan and Letty Nicholls were recently honoured by having their names added to the First Nations Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll showing their dedication to caring for others, encouraging young people and promoting Aboriginal culture that has left a lasting legacy. Both were very active members in the past, on the Swan Hill Shire working with projects such as the Pioneer Settlement and the Gem. Bevan Nicholls worked as a groundsman and cultural teacher when asked to speak to school students attending the Pioneer Settlement on excursions. |
The Mitchell family has lived on Back Boga Road since 1949 and has been an active part of the Swan Hill and Lake Boga communities for generations. Lew Mitchell moved to the area with his family when he was 12 years old. As an adult, Lew took over the family farm and spent his life working the land as a dedicated farmer. He spent countless hours tending to his farmland and throughout the surrounding area, contributing significantly to the agricultural landscape of the region.
Nick and Aspacia Katis, who came to Australia from Greece cleared the land in the Tol Tol area and then along with their sons John Katis and Chris Katis, who were around 12 and 10 years old when they came to Australia and ran a grape block as it was called back then. John is the only one remaining from the family of four and he is now 81 years old.
