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Next steps for the naming rules review

The naming rules for places in Victoria are updated every 5 years in line with the Geographic Place Names Act 1998. We’re currently working with stakeholder groups to review submissions from the public consultation. Find information on next steps and frequently asked questions on the process, changes and improvements in the 2020-2021 review.

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Located in Wadawurrung Country, Mount Clear, is the Woowookarung Regional Park

Place naming

Naming rules review reaches more stakeholders than ever before

Geographic Names Victoria has completed the first consultation phase of the 2020-21 naming rules review.

Maps and spatial | Surveying

Victoria’s talent shines at State’s surveying and spatial Oscars

Victoria’s exceptional spatial and surveying talent was on full display at the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards.

Place naming

Ensuring equality and inclusion in place names

Victorians are invited to have their say about the rules for how places in the state are named as part of the review of the naming rules.

Stone hut bases identified by data that were hidden bunder vegetation

Maps & spatial

Technology reveals more than 6,600 years of ancient wisdom at Budj Bim

Laser mapping technology used at the Budj Bim World Heritage site near Portland is revealing more eel and fish traps and stone huts.

Maps & spatial

Tackling our world’s most complex problems at the 2020 Victorian Spatial Showcase & eSummit

Forty local and international experts showcased how spatial and surveying innovation can respond to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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