The image is a photo of Nancie Kinsella in a nurse's uniform, sitting at a table with a book in front of her. In this photo, another nurse is standing behind her with a hand on Nancie's shoulder. There is also an image of a bird's eye view map of Nancie Road. The land shown on the map is covered in grass and some trees.

- Nancie Road

Named in memory of Nancie Kinsella who served in World War 2 as a military nurse and later in life worked as a matron at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
The image is a school photograph of Caitlyn Fischer. There is also a bird's eye view map of Caitlyns lane. The land shown on the map is covered in grass and there are trees lining the roads.

- Caitlyns Lane

Caitlyns Lane commemorates Caitlyn Fischer, a talented young equestrian and an outstanding student. Caitlyn represented her school in various sports and was a respected peer support leader.
The image is a portrait photo of Kelly Koochew, with shoulder length brown hair, blue/green eyes and wearing a black top. There is also a photo of a park with a colourful playground, surrounded by grass and small plants.

- Kelly Koochew Park

This park honours Kelly Koochew, a Warragul resident and business owner, founding member of Women in Gippsland, and committee member of the Warragul Farmer's Market and Baw Baw Food Movement.

2 June 2025

Victoria has recorded a milestone with over half of all commemorative geographic places gazetted in 2024, named after women.

The 2024 statistics show that 57% of new commemorative names honoured women. This milestone continues the positive trend, with increases from 26% in 2022 to 35% in 2023.

The 2024 result brings Victoria closer to the target of 70% of all new commemorative place names after women as part of Our equal state: Victoria’s gender equality strategy and action plan. The target addresses historic inequalities in place naming. A survey conducted by Gender Equity Victoria and Geographic Names Victoria in 2022 revealed that approximately 1 in 10 commemorative places were named after women[1].

Some of the incredible women whose names were officially added to the map of Victoria in 2024 include Nancie Kinsella, Caitlyn Fischer and Kelly Koochew.

  • Nancie Road is named after Nancie Kinsella who served in World War 2 as a military nurse and later in life worked as a matron at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
  • Caitlyns Lane is named in memory of Caitlyn Fischer, who was a talented young equestrian and an outstanding student. Caitlyn represented her school in various sports and was a respected peer support leader.
  • Kelly Koochew Park commemorates a widely respected member of the Warragul community. Kelly was a business owner, founding member of Women in Gippsland, and committee member of the Warragul Farmer's Market and Baw Baw Food Movement.

Commemorative naming helps to preserve our cultural heritage by honouring the people who have left a lasting legacy in our community. With your help, our new place names can represent our diverse communities.

The second round of nominations for the Remember a Local – Name a Place campaign is now open. Through this campaign, Geographic Names Victoria invites all Victorians to nominate someone who has made a significant contribution in their community to be considered for commemoration.

Nominations will be added to a council name bank to be considered when new places need naming. This might be a new road, park, suburb or more.

Anyone who has left a lasting legacy can be nominated. We particularly encourage nominations for individuals from under-represented groups including women, First Peoples, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community and people from multicultural backgrounds.

Lasting legacies can take many shapes. Nominees may have been known for community and volunteer work, healthcare, science, architecture and building, sport, arts, public or military service.

Do you know an unsung hero who should be commemorated? Make your nomination today through the Engage Victoria website.

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[1] Source: 2022 Victorian Local Government Place Naming and Commemoration Research Project. The survey was based on audit data from 12 participating local councils.

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