Place Naming Proposals
Consultation has concluded
Due to COVID-19 restrictions this consultation has been extended to 17 September 2020
“Georges River Council is proposing names for several roads and reserves in Beverly Hills, Penshurst and Hurstville, further to Council Resolution COM026-20.”
Georges River Council is proposing names for several roads and reserves in Beverly Hills, Penshurst and Hurstville. These names are required to make sure people can easily find their way around our area. This is especially important for the quick response of emergency services and essential utility providers like NBN, power and water.
Names are chosen according to the Georges River Place Naming Policy for their connection to the unique history and culture of our area. Before the names are recommended to the Geographical Names Board of NSW and made official, we would like to know what you think.
Three currently unnamed lanes in Beverly Hills
Dumbleton Lane 
The name “Dumbleton Lane” is proposed for the unnamed road between Edgbaston Road and Stoney Creek Road (running parallel to King Georges Road). The name derives from a farm that operated in the area in the 1830s and was the former name of the suburb Beverly Hills. The name of the suburb was changed on 24 August 1940 after requests by the community at the time. King Georges Road, the main thoroughfare that runs parallel to the unnamed lanes, was formerly Dumbleton Road. Currently, there are no local landmarks known as Dumbleton.
McCready Lane 
The name “McCready Lane” is proposed for the unnamed road between Edgbaston Road and Stoney Creek Road (running parallel to Melvin Street). The name is derived from Georgina McCready (1888 – 1980) a prominent resident of Beverly Hills who was a hospital matron, nursing administrator and trade union official. She is remembered for her significant achievements improving nursing standards as well as nurses' living and working conditions, establishing non-political and non-sectarian policies, and bringing about educational and cultural advancement.
Rudduck Lane 
The name “Rudduck Lane” is proposed for the unnamed road between Melvin Street and King Georges Road. The name derives from Wesley Rudduck (1895 – 1980) who owned a famous gym on King Georges Road Beverly Hills for 49 years. He represented the top tier of weightlifting and bodybuilding in Australia and held the title Mr Sydney in 1955. His gym helped develop many professional athletes over the years.
Four currently unnamed reserves in Beverly Hills and Hurstville
There are five reserves adjoining Gloucester Road that need to be named. The reserves are informally known as Gloucester Road Reserve No 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Gloucester Road Reserve No 1 is already in the process of being named “Gloucester Reserve” after a successful public exhibition last year. Now the remaining four reserves need to be given unique names to remove duplication and improve navigation of the area.
Annie Twiss Reserve 
The name “Annie Twiss Reserve” is proposed for the unnamed reserve between Gloucester Road and Illawarra Parade in Beverly Hills, informally known as Gloucester Road Reserve No. 3. This is to commemorate Dorothy Anne Colquhoun, was born in 1913, known as Annie Twiss. She was secretary of the Dumbleton School of Arts throughout the 1940s and was an active fund-raiser for other good causes in the Beverly Hills area. The Twiss family lived at Pallamana Parade, Beverly Hills.
Warwick Reserve 
The name “Warwick Reserve” is proposed for the unnamed reserve located on the corner of Warwick Street and Gloucester Road in Beverly Hills, informally known as “Gloucester Road Reserve No 5”. The name is a pragmatic one to improve way finding as this reserve is characterised by the intersection of the roads Warwick and Gloucester. The name Warwick itself originates from the historic Carrington Park subdivision of 1885 that defined the area.
AJ Marshall Reserve 
The name “AJ Marshall Reserve” is proposed for the unnamed reserve that runs from Gloucester Road toward a watercourse and Cahill Street in Beverly Hills, informally known as Gloucester Road reserve No 2. Marshall was a notable naturalist in the 1930s who grew up in Dumbleton (as Beverly Hills was then known). Marshall attributed his lifelong love of nature and his successful career in the field to his formative years exploring fruit orchards and swimming in the area.
Rainbow Lorikeet Reserve 
The name “Rainbow Lorikeet Reserve” is proposed for the unnamed reserve informally known as Gloucester Road Reserve No 4. The name is a reference to the birds that were particularly numerous in Penshurst in its rural past and fondly recalled in the reminiscences of W P Judd for the Jubilee History of Hurstville in 1937.
Renaming the east section of Princes Street, Penshurst
Kintail Street 
The name “Kintail Street” is proposed for the eastern section of Princes Street between Grove Avenue and Laycock Road in Penshurst. This section of Princes Street currently has no house addresses. The renaming will allow house addresses to be added to this section of road in future if required. The road name change will not affect any existing addresses. The western section of Princes Street which is in the suburb of Mortdale will remain unchanged.
The name Kintail is unique among Sydney road names and derives from the important Kintail Heights Estate of 1904. This was an important local subdivision that defined the area as well as a significant building - the Penshurst mansion “Kintail”. The name is also connected to Myles McRae who served on Hurstville and Kogarah Councils and was involved in the historic subdivision. Renaming the eastern section of Princes Street will create a fitting opportunity for the new Kintail Street to intersect with McRaes Avenue.
