Council publishes a fortnightly advertisement in the local paper, The Regional Independent. Below you will find the latest advertisement.
You can download the latest For Your Information Advertisement as a PDF here.(PDF, 875KB)
Council, in pursuance of Section 163 of the Roads Act 1993 and Part 2 of the Roads Regulation 2008 proposes to use the following names as a road name within the Council area.
Proposed names - Stage 1 and Stage 2 Poplars business and innovation precinct
Proposed Road Name
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Origin of Name
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Gwendoline Place
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Amy GWENDOLINE Halloran (1889-1960), known as Gwendoline and wife of Henry Ferdinand Halloran (1869-19536).Henry Ferdinand Halloran (1869-1953), Gwendoline ran the household during the times that Henry was inspecting Environa, a large property in the area.
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Lexcen Avenue
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Benjamin LEXCEN AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 1936 – 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years. |
| Nicholas Court |
George Richard NICHOLAS CBE (1884-1960), pharmacist and philanthropist. Nicholas made the first Australian acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), which was registered in 1917 as "Aspro".
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| Wolseley Place |
Frederick York WOLSELEY (1837-1899), inventor, was born at Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland; arriving in Australia in 1854. In the late 1860s he began experiments on a machine for shearing sheep and by 1872 had evolved a working model. Wolseley has the honour of inventing the shearing machine which revolutionised the wool industry in Australia. |
Written comments are invited and will be received up to 21 July 2022. Comments can be made via email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au, by mail to Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 or delivered in person at Council's offices.