Melrose Park - Three New Parks Naming

Project updates

• Two park names gazetted and the unnamed central park name still to be determined

  Bertie Park was gazetted on 29 May 2026 and Millstone Park was gazetted on 14 August 2026.  Fairway Park was rejected by the Geographical Names Board at the meeting of 3 March 2026. The community is invited to review the proposed name options for the unnamed central park and vote for their favourite. Submissions close at 5pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026.

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• Bertie Park and Millstone Park Names Open for Public Comment (NSW Geographical Names Board)

  The proposal for 'Bertie Park' and 'Millstone Park' were considered by the Geographical Names Board (the Board) at its meeting held on 03 March 2026. The NSW Geographical Names Board will advertise the names 'Bertie Park' and 'Millstone Park' for public comment from 10 April 2026 to 10 May 2026. The naming of Park 2 is still under consideration.

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• Council endorsed park names and submitted names to GNB for formal approval

  A total of 154 submissions were received for this consultation and the results were as follows: Park 1: Millstone Park received 73% of the votes (112 votes) Park 2: Fairway Park received 69% of the votes (107 votes) Park 3: Bertie Park received 65% of the votes (100 votes) At its meeting on Monday, 9 February 2026, Council endorsed these names in line with the majority community preference. The endorsed names have now been submitted to the NSW GNB or further consultation and approval.

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