David Braithwaite
THE names of two prominent local families have been added to Wellington Shire Council’s list of approved place names.
‘Schuback’ was added to the list of approved names to be used for a road or community facility in the Sale area, in honour of the late Don Schuback’s contribution to sport and business in Sale.
Mr Schuback died late last year, aged 95.
‘McNally’ has been added to the list of names, in honour of Leonard (Jim) McNally, who was a butcher in Stratford for more than 40 years.
Mr McNally’s son Ivan took over the business, and relocated it to Sale, then Newry, where he worked for more than 40 years until retiring in 2017, aged 86.
Brayakoloong Close, which runs between Lake Guthridge and Aqua Energy, Sale, will be renamed to reflect its extension.
The road has been extended to Guthridge Parade between Aqua Energy and the Sale Botanic Garden, with council approving it becoming Brayakoloong Way.
However, council will confirm with the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation whether the correct spelling should be ‘Brayakaulung’, and make the adjustment if that is the case.
A road off Dalmore Rd, Dargo, will be named Phelan Rd, in recognition of the Phelan family, which has had a long association with the area.
Council will advertise its intention to name the road, and will formally register it with Geographic Names Victoria if no objections are received.
Council is also hoping to end a long-running saga over the naming of Earl St, Woodside.
It has approved naming the trafficable section, west of High St, to Blue Wren Way.
If no objections are received, the name will be formally registered with Geographic Names Victoria.
Several issues had been identified with the road, with inconsistent street numbering and being split into not-contiguous sections.
Beginning the process to rectify the problem in 2016, resolved in 2018 to call the section west of High St Buntine Rd after a prominent settler in the district, but Geographic Names Victoria noted there was a similar-sounding Bunting Track 25 kilometres away, potentially causing confusion for emergency services.
Council since asked Woodside Primary School students to provide more suggestions.
‘Blue Wren’ was one name put forward, as there are many of those birds in the area and it’s on the school’s emblem.
