Mildura Rural City Council has been honoured with an Excellence in Place Naming Award for its recent initiative to name local laneways after pioneering women of Mildura’s early settler community.
The Award was presented at the Victorian Geospatial Excellence Awards in Melbourne last week, supported by Geographic Names Victoria.
Council’s initiative celebrates and honours the contributions of pioneering women in Mildura’s early settler community by naming several laneways after them, providing a very public and long-lasting reminder of their legacy.
Councillor for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Healy attended the event, accepting the Award on behalf of Mildura Rural City Council, along with Mildura Historical Society’s Barbie Cornell who was instrumental in supporting the project.
Council’s Ouyen Service Centre Team Leader Dianne Donaghy, who coordinates Council’s Road Naming processes, also played a key role.
