It's official: our two new centres have names!

We're pleased to announce that Truganina Community Centre and Lollypop Creek Community Centre were formally adopted as names for our new centres.

Two new community centres are opening soon!

Opening in 2024, new community centres in Truganina and Werribee will improve access to high quality early childhood services and host community programs, events and activities. Before the centres open, they need names that reflect the values of the communities they serve.

Our first round of engagement asked you to to choose a preferred naming theme for our two new community centres. The engagement process let us know that the preferred naming theme for each centre was 'linking the name to a place.'

Our second round of engagement included a voting poll for you to choose your preferred names for the centre.

Truganina Community Centre and Lollypop Creek Community Centre received the highest number of votes and you can now provide your final feedback on these names before the centres open next year.

FAQs

Read some of our frequently asked questions before providing your feedback.

During stage 1, we asked you for your preferred naming theme for each centre out of:

  • Linking the name to a place
  • Recognition and use of Traditional Owner Languages
  • Gender Equality
  • Using commemorative names

Your feedback told us that you prefer names that align with the location of the community centres and are easy to recognise.

Community members also provided a number of suggested names which have been assessed by Council officers for compliance with the naming rules. An additional name has also been proposed by Council officers for each centre for the purpose of further community consultation. Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) has also reviewed the proposed name options to ensure compliance with the naming rules.

Your can read more on stage one of the engagement process in our community engagement report.

All suggested names were assessed for compliance against the requirements of the Naming rules for places in Victoria.

The Naming Rules outline that new significant features across Wyndham cannot be named after commercial businesses, trade names, estate names (which are solely commercial in nature) and not-for-profit organisations.

When linking a name to a place (the preferred theme for each community centre), the naming rules require that the name:

  • should be relevant to the local area
  • must be approved by the relevant Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) if the name relates to Traditional Owner language
  • should not be an estate name to avoid future ambiguity, for example, Harpley
  • if named after a person, that person should have a strong association to the area for at least 25 years. The names of people who are still alive must be avoided because community attitudes and opinions can change over time

Community Centre at 104 Shipwright Parade, Werribee

  • A total of 220 votes were received for the community centre in Werribee (80 online and 140 in

    • person)

  • 105 responses (47.72 per cent) indicated a preference for Linking the name to place as their

    • preferred naming theme


    Community Centre at 1 Everton Road, Truganina

  • 218 votes were received for the community centre in Truganina (78 online and 140 in person)
  • 97 responses (44.5 per cent) indicated a preference for Linking the name to place as their preferred

    • naming theme


    Council will approve the preferred name following the consultation process, however all names are subject to final approval by Geographic Names Victoria.

    All names that are suggested must relate to the four major themes identified in the State Government Naming rules for places in Victoria.

    Community centres are considered significant features and therefore it is important to have a name that reflects the values of the communities they serve. This is an opportunity for the community to get involved in the naming of their local community centre.

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