Local residents will have the chance to name new community centres being built in Truganina and Werribee following a meeting of Wyndham council on Tuesday August 22.
Council voted in support of allowing a public vote to name the centres currently being built in Shipwright Parade, Werribee and Everton Road, Truganina.
The results of community consultation that showed ‘Linking the name to a place’ as the preferred naming theme for the new centres, was also endorsed.
Both motions passed unanimously.
Residents will have the choice of three names for each of the new centres when voting takes place next month.
For the centre at 104 Shipwright Parade, Werribee, voters will choose from: Shipwright Parade Community Centre, Lollypop Creek Community Centre or Ironbark Community Centre.
Those voting to name the centre at 1 Everton Road, Truganina, will choose from: Truganina Community Centre, Everton Road Community Centre or Pimelea Community Centre.
Wyndham councillor Josh Gilligan hailed the move.
“Hurray, common sense has prevailed in relation to the naming policy,” Cr Gilligan declared in moving the motion.
“Finally we’re able to give the community a vote on whether or not they should name a building in the suburb, in the area in which it’s located.
Common sense is back in local government where we don’t play to tokenism and have to name buildings for cultural or racial sake, we actually name the building based on the most sensible option voted by the people that care about it.”
Council will consider a report on the results before confirming the new names.
Cade Lucas.
