Naming Proposal - Yan Yean Avenue Park, Wallara Waters

Consultation has concluded. For more information on this project, please contact Council on 5734 6200.

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An application has been made to Council to change the name of Yan Yean Avenue Park in Wallara Waters to Tharra Park. We're currently seeking community feedback on this proposal.

About the name

The following information about the name has been provided by the applicant

Tharra, the quail hawk

Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian Aboriginal mythology of some of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria.

In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he was regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being Waang the crow. Bunjil has 2 wives and a son, Binbeal the rainbow. His brother is Palian the bat. He is assisted by 6 wirmums or shamans who represent the clans of the Eaglehawk moiety: Djart-djart the nankeen kestrel, Tharra the quail hawk, Yukope the parakeet, Lar-guk the parrot, Walert the brushtail possum and Yurran the gliding possum.

Submissions

Submissions need to meet the Victorian Government's Naming rules for places in Victoria. This is a statutory requirement for naming roads, features and localities.

There are a number of ways to provide input on the naming proposal.

  • Online submission on this site
  • Download and print a hard copy form from this website or request a hard copy by:
    • calling 5734 6200 or
    • by visiting a customer or library service centre
  • Send a written submission by email to mitchell@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au or mail to Mitchell Shire Council, Reply Paid 70358, 113 High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 (no stamp required)
  • Drop a hard copy submission to our Customer and Library Service Centres in Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan.

Survey closes 9am, Monday 15 May 2023.

More information

For more information on the proposal or the naming process or for assistance to make a submission, please contact Council's Governance Team on 5734 6200.

An application has been made to Council to change the name of Yan Yean Avenue Park in Wallara Waters to Tharra Park. We're currently seeking community feedback on this proposal.

About the name

The following information about the name has been provided by the applicant

Tharra, the quail hawk

Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian Aboriginal mythology of some of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria.

In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he was regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being Waang the crow. Bunjil has 2 wives and a son, Binbeal the rainbow. His brother is Palian the bat. He is assisted by 6 wirmums or shamans who represent the clans of the Eaglehawk moiety: Djart-djart the nankeen kestrel, Tharra the quail hawk, Yukope the parakeet, Lar-guk the parrot, Walert the brushtail possum and Yurran the gliding possum.

Submissions

Submissions need to meet the Victorian Government's Naming rules for places in Victoria. This is a statutory requirement for naming roads, features and localities.

There are a number of ways to provide input on the naming proposal.

  • Online submission on this site
  • Download and print a hard copy form from this website or request a hard copy by:
    • calling 5734 6200 or
    • by visiting a customer or library service centre
  • Send a written submission by email to mitchell@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au or mail to Mitchell Shire Council, Reply Paid 70358, 113 High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 (no stamp required)
  • Drop a hard copy submission to our Customer and Library Service Centres in Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan.

Survey closes 9am, Monday 15 May 2023.

More information

For more information on the proposal or the naming process or for assistance to make a submission, please contact Council's Governance Team on 5734 6200.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded. For more information please contact Council on 5734 6200.

    Yan Yean Avenue Reserve naming

    An application has been made to Council to change the name of Yan Yean Avenue Park in Wallara Waters to Tharra Park. We're currently seeking community feedback on this proposal.

    About the name

    The following information about the name has been provided by the applicant

    Tharra, the quail hawk

    Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian Aboriginal mythology of some of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria.

    In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he was regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being Waang the crow. Bunjil has 2 wives and a son, Binbeal the rainbow. His brother is Palian the bat. He is assisted by 6 wirmums or shamans who represent the clans of the Eaglehawk moiety: Djart-djart the nankeen kestrel, Tharra the quail hawk, Yukope the parakeet, Lar-guk the parrot, Walert the brushtail possum and Yurran the gliding possum.

    Survey closes 9am, Monday 15 May.

    Online survey

    You can take part in our online survey here. 

    Prefer hard copy?

    • Download and print a hard copy survey form from this website or request a hard copy by calling 5734 6200
    • Send a written submission by email to mitchell@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au or mail to Mitchell Shire Council, Reply Paid 70358, Naming, 113 High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 (no stamp required)
    • Drop a hard copy survey to our Customer and Library Service Centres

    Consultation has concluded. For more information on this project, please contact Council on 5734 6200.