Access Route Naming Competition

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

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

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

Nominate names through our online form.