Macedon Ranges has proposed an official name for an in-development kindergarten and maternal and child health service in Lancefield, with input from kindergarten students.
The proposed name for the building is ‘Lancefield Children’s Centre’, which will be submitted to Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) as the naming authority.
Consultation also involved the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.
An initial shortlist of options was sent to GNV, with the authority recommending a three-word limit for building names (although granting an exemption for the ‘Silver Wattle’ options due to its local significance).
The options supplied were: Lancefield Family Centre, Lancefield Children’s Centre, Silver Wattle Family Centre, Silver Wattle Children’s Centre, Bundha Family Centre, and Bundha Children’s Centre (Bundha being a Woi-wurrung word, meaning “unity”).
Council community director Maria Weiss said 67 Lancefield Kindergarten students were presented with this list and were asked to discuss the options and select a preferred name.
“The children discussed that ‘Lancefield’ as a name was important to them, because it was their home, where they lived, where they rode and walked to kindergarten, and what the current kindergarten was called,” Ms Weiss said.
“While we have consulted broadly on these names, it was really fitting to be able to provide the current kinder kids with this opportunity to directly be involved and help set a legacy for future kinder attendees.”
The council is inviting feedback on the naming process for this project until Friday, August 30, through its online ‘Your Say’ platform.
Details: yoursay.mrsc.vic.gov.au/naming-new-lancefield-kinder
