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Naming rules review – draft released

The naming rules for places in Victoria are updated every 5 years in line with the Geographic Place Names Act 1998. The draft naming rules document has now been released for a period of four weeks, closing on Friday 3 September. 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

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.

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

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.

2020 Victorian Spatial Showcase

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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