Four access routes will be named under our station car park naming competition. Access route names are important for community safety as they help emergency services pinpoint locations more easily.

Four access routes in the City of Melton are currently being named through the competition:

  • Caroline Springs
  • Cobblebank
  • Melton
  • Rockbank

People can nominate up to three names.

Four access routes will be named under our station car park naming competition. Access route names are important for community safety as they help emergency services pinpoint locations more easily.

Four access routes in the City of Melton are currently being named through the competition:

  • Caroline Springs
  • Cobblebank
  • Melton
  • Rockbank

People can nominate up to three names.

  • Step 1: See locations

    It is important to consider the location of the roads because names must commemorate a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community. The name must also be relevant to the road location. 

    The access routes in Melton are located at:

    • Caroline Springs
    • Rockbank
    • Cobblebank
    • Melton

     See a map of the access routes

    It is important to consider the location of the roads because names must commemorate a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community. The name must also be relevant to the road location. 

    The access routes in Melton are located at:

    • Caroline Springs
    • Rockbank
    • Cobblebank
    • Melton

     See a map of the access routes

  • Step 2: Read guidelines

    Nominations must:

    • commemorate a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community
    • be relevant to the location
    • state a reason why you want to nominate a specific name (up to 250 words)
    • be relevant to the local community, or be an unofficial name used by the local community
    • be no more than three words, one of which must be ‘Bridge'
    • not be an abbreviation or the initials of a person
    • not have a similar name, spelling or pronunciation within 5/15/30* kms of the bridge (*metro/regional/rural – pg 11 of guidelines)
    • not include cardinal directions (north, south, east or west)
    • not be offensive on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexuality or gender.

    Read the full Guidelines for Geographic Names

    Nominations must:

    • commemorate a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community
    • be relevant to the location
    • state a reason why you want to nominate a specific name (up to 250 words)
    • be relevant to the local community, or be an unofficial name used by the local community
    • be no more than three words, one of which must be ‘Bridge'
    • not be an abbreviation or the initials of a person
    • not have a similar name, spelling or pronunciation within 5/15/30* kms of the bridge (*metro/regional/rural – pg 11 of guidelines)
    • not include cardinal directions (north, south, east or west)
    • not be offensive on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexuality or gender.

    Read the full Guidelines for Geographic Names

  • Step 3: Prepare documentation

    Prepare your nomination on a Word document first and include a reason up to 250 words. Then copy and paste your nomination into our online form.

    You will need

    • A proposed road name commemorates a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community. The name must also be relevant to the bridge location.
    • A reason for each name you propose
    • Supporting documentation (this is optional but can help you build a case. You can upload one attachment per name. *
    • Your name
    • Your address
    • Your contact details (email and phone)

     

    * Files can be doc, docx, gif, jpg, jpeg, pdf, png and up to 5MB

    Prepare your nomination on a Word document first and include a reason up to 250 words. Then copy and paste your nomination into our online form.

    You will need

    • A proposed road name commemorates a local event, place or a person who is deceased and held in high regard by the community. The name must also be relevant to the bridge location.
    • A reason for each name you propose
    • Supporting documentation (this is optional but can help you build a case. You can upload one attachment per name. *
    • Your name
    • Your address
    • Your contact details (email and phone)

     

    * Files can be doc, docx, gif, jpg, jpeg, pdf, png and up to 5MB

  • Step 4: Nominate a name
  • Step 5: Read FAQs

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