Submit a road naming suggestion

Council has an "available road names list" that is used by Council's Development Engineers and land developers to find suitable road names for new subdivisions or by the Geospatial Team when an existing road requires a road name for addressing purposes.

Council is inviting the community to provide locally significant road naming suggestions to add to the list. The suggestions need to be unique to Ballina Local Government Area (LGA) and not similar in spelling or pronunciation to existing road names.

Road Naming - Geographical Names Board of NSW provides more information and a Road Name Eligibility Check to assist you with your suggestions.

Name suggestions that pass the Geographical Names Board check and also meet the criteria outlined below, can be submitted to Council using the following online form.

 Submit your road naming suggestion 

Please note that you will need to include the following in your request:

• documentation identifying the proposed road name’s local significance and/or meaning
• specific location, Indigenous or community area that the proposed name is significant to
• your contact details – name, email, phone, and any relationship to the suggested name.

What happens next?

•    An “Eligibility Check” will be run to ensure the road name is available.
•    Name details are added to the ‘available road names list’ 
•    The road name is advertised in the local media following a decision of Council.
•    Any new addresses will be allocated once the road name is approved, and signposted.
•    Australia Post and other major organisations will be notified of any address changes. 

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Road Naming Criteria

Road names are to reflect the physical, historical, and cultural character of the area concerned.

Gender diversity in the selection of names is encouraged, as are names reflecting NSW multicultural heritage. 

Local interest groups, developers or individuals are encouraged to work with the Local Government to locate/define new names according to criteria set out by the NSW Addressing Policy and User Manual (APUM).  

When suggesting a road name, all the following shall be considered and must be adhered to: 

•    Road names shall not be offensive, racist, derogatory, or demeaning.
•    Road names shall not be the same or similar in name or pronunciation to any other road name within a 30km radius.
•    Road names shall not be misspelt.
•    Commercial and business names shall not be used.
•    Only one name shall be used for commemorative naming, that is, their given name or their surname; and initials are not used in any instances.
•    Road types shall not be used in the formation of a road name, such as, Court Street, Road Lane.
•    Aboriginal derived or the use of existing Aboriginal Names shall be supported/endorsed by the Local Aboriginal Land Council and/or Aboriginal Community.

Names should be easy to read, spell and pronounce to assist both service providers and the public. 
An exception to this is the use of Aboriginal names which may at first appear complex but will, over time, become more familiar and accepted by the community.

Naming often commemorates an event, person, or place. The names of people who are still alive shall not be used because community attitudes and opinions can change over time.  The person commemorated should have contributed significantly to the area.