Proposed road name change - Blackfellows Road
Pyrenees Shire Council is proposing to rename Blackfellows Lane, Snake Valley
Council has received an approach from members of the community regarding Blackfellows Lane, Snake Valley.
Council intends to start the process of seeking an alternative name that is deemed more appropriate to the community.
The naming process is governed by the Naming rules for places in Victoria-Statutory requirements for naming road, features and localities – 2022 (available for download at Land Use Victoria), which lists 13 principles to be followed.
Two of these principles that we ask you to consider when proposing a name are listed below:
1. Principle C - Linking name to place
Place names should be relevant to the local area with preference given to unofficial names used by the immediate community. Other examples include local flora and fauna, Australian war contributions, past exploration and settlement, local geography and geology, significant events, the cultural diversity of the past and current inhabitants, or patterns of land usage and industrial/mineral/agricultural production.
2. Principle E – Recognition and use of Traditional Owner Languages
Traditional Owner languages are often based on location; languages are deeply rooted to the land and offer an ideal opportunity to connect a name to a place. The use of Traditional Owner languages enables the wider community to be educated about Traditional Owner history and shared culture.
Impacts of the proposed name change:
- Any property that has its entrance fronting this road will require to have its address amended to reflect that in line with the Australian Standard AS4819 Standards for Rural and Urban Addressing.
- Road Names will be updated in Council and State Government databases.
- If a residential address is used as a postal address, the residential address will also be required to be amended.
How to have your say
Council would like members of the community to take this opportunity to submit a name that you believe would be appropriate for the road. This could be a name relevant to the local flora or fauna or natural environment for example, which we could have translated into local indigenous language.
Council will also consult with the local indigenous community for possible names for this road.
Council is accepting submissions until 30 August 2023, either by emailing pyrenees@pyrenees.vic.gov.au with “Blackfellows Lane Submission” as your reference, or by post to Pyrenees Shire, 5 Lawrence Street, Beaufort Vic 3373.
The road is currently named Landsborough Road and it runs between Ararat-St Arnaud Road and Stawell-Avoca Road.
Reason for renaming
This renaming is needed because there is another Landsborough Road between Landsborough and Stawell, only 1km away. This could mean possible address duplication, causing location issues and possible delays for emergency and other services, as well as being the general public.
Analysis identified that renaming the section of Landsborough Road between Ararat-St Arnaud Road and the Stawell-Avoca Road would have the least impact, as none of the residents along this section use their residential address as their postal address. Any properties with a street number will retain that number (just change the road name) and all properties along this section will be numbered.
Submissions and timeframes
Anyone can submit a proposal for road renaming, provided it meets the Naming Rules for Places (2022).
Submissions for renaming the road specified above closed on 26 May 2023 (see below). Further input is being sought from affected community members and possibly an Indigenous organisation to refine the list. The final decision will then be made by Council. It is expected at this stage that notifications of address changes would go out later in 2023.
Submission received - Amarant Road
Council is proposing to name the above red highlighted section of road as Amarant Road. The consultation process, set out in the Naming Rules for Places (2022), requires that owners of properties in the immediate area are notified and can object.
As per the above naming rules, a unique name is required for clear identification of the road and to facilitate Rural addressing of properties along this road. Landsborough Road is currently a duplicated name and may cause issues with Emergency Service response times.
The proposed name has been submitted to Council with detailed supporting documentation, a summary of which is below.
Amarant family of Wattle Creek from research compiled by BRETT LESLlE from LANDSBOROUGH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL GROUP
Manoel D'Azevedo de Sousa Amarante (1328-1906) emigrated from The Azores, a group of small islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, to Australia in 1853. He arrived aboard the schooner 'Woter Lily, as part of a 'Gold Expedition'. Manoel could read and write but his command of English was questionable. lt is unknown as to where Manoel went immediately upon his arrival in the colony however by 1862 he was mining at Barkly… The first mention of him being in Landsborough was in 'Landsborough Times’, October 1868 advertising that he partnered with William Jeffery to construct a quartz crushing machine. It might just be mentioned here that the original spelling of Amarant as used today by the family, was 'Amarante'. Over the years is has been spelt various ways including 'Amaranth' and 'Amaranthe'
On 28 November 1871, some 18 years after arriving in Australia, Manoel sought naturalisation and became a British subject. Perhaps this was necessary to be eligible to be a land selector. On 13th July 1873 Manoel Amarant and Mary O'Connor were married in the home of Andrew McNamara by John Hogan, a Roman Catholic clergyman…………Manoel and Mary selected approximately 700 acres and settled in Wattle Creek where Manoel continued to operate a quartz crusher and farm, Manoel and Mary's eleven children were all born in Landsborough over a twenty year period from 1874-1894.
There are many descendants of Manoel and Mary living in the surrounding districts, especially Stawell and Ararat. The Amarant family are related to other families in Landsborough District including Falvey, Lennon, Mulcahy, Hogan, French, Hanley, Devery, Start, and Vance.
This includes fourth generation descendants still occupying the family home in Wattle Creek.
Impacts of the proposed name change: -
- Any property that has its entrance from this road will have its address changed to reflect that in line with the Australian Standard AS4819 Standards for Rural and Urban Addressing.
- Road Name will be updated in Council and state government databases.
Have your say on the proposed name change to Amarant Road
If you support the name Amarant Road for this road, you do not need to do anything.
If you require further information - contact our office or https://www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au/road-naming
If you object to the name Amarant Road for this road, please contact Council with your reason for the objection by 25 July 2023, either by emailing pyrenees@pyrenees.vic.gov.au with “Amarant Road Objection” as your reference OR post your response to Pyrenees Shire, 5 Lawrence Street, Beaufort Vic 3373.