Naming places
VICNAMES is the state’s official Register of Geographic Names.
It contains more than 200,000 place names including towns, cities, suburbs and regions, roads, landscape features, recreational reserves, transport stations, schools, hospitals, national parks, forest reserves and tracks. It is free to search for a place or road name, propose a place name and add historical information.
The Registrar of Geographic Names is responsible for recording place names, maintains VICNAMES, and heads the Office of Geographic Names. For the latest information from the office see news and current projects.
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 | Find or propose a name Search for a name using VICNAMES or find out how to name or rename a place or road. |
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 | View current proposals Check the status of current locality, feature and road naming proposals to the Office of Geographic Names. |
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 | Use the Notification and Editing Service for locality boundary changes Find out how local councils and other naming authorities can now submit locality boundary change proposals via the Notification and Editing Service (NES). |
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Office of Geographic Names Victoria
Level 17
570 Bourke Street
Victoria, Australia
Phone: (+61 3) 8636 2525
Fax: (+61 3) 8636 2588
Email: geo.names@dse.vic.gov.au