2014-05-01 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                                1 MAY 2014



                                                                                    ATTACHMENT 1



                                                                                  Council Policy
                                                               NAMING OF ROADS,
                                                              PARKS, COMMUNITY
                                                           INFRASTRUCTURE AND
                                                             STREET NUMBERING

    Corporate Plan Reference:                    <Insert Corporate Plan Theme and Priority>

    Endorsed by Council:                         <Insert Date of Ordinary Meeting >

    Policy Author:                               Beth Potter, Business Support Officer, Planning &
                                                 Infrastructure


POLICY BACKGROUND

Noosa Council is the custodian for a range of community assets that have traditionally been
given names to:

•     Assist with location identification;
•     Honour local historical individuals, objects, events or organisations; or
•     Make them appealing to residents, the general community and visitors.

Council has a responsibility under the Local Government Act (2009) for the naming and
numbering of public and private roads within council boundaries.

This policy does not apply to naming of towns, place names or state roads and bridges.

This policy is to be read in conjunction with operational procedure Naming of Roads, Parks,
Community Infrastructure & Street Numbering Procedure.

COUNCIL POLICY

Principles common to all naming

1. A name will be:
   a) Relevant to Australian, preferably local, history, flora, fauna, culture, landscape or
      physical characteristics; and
   b) Only one word, excepting personal names and understanding that a geographic
      relationship such as Cooroy Mountain is permissible; and
   c) Sensitive to diverse cultures and in accordance with community standards. The use of
      Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander names will be governed by the ANZLIC Committee
      on Surveying & Mapping Guidelines for the Consistent Use of Place Names 2012; and
   d) In the style and spelling of contemporary Australian English, concise, easy to pronounce
      and spell and without accent marks, apostrophes or hyphens.


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