Background
In October/November 2023 Council asked community members, friends groups and historical societies if they knew about the historical significance of any street names in the municipality.
Two groups presented Council with the history behind a number of street names. When the history behind street names could not be verified they were excluded.
Twenty-six street names have been identified and each has suggested wording describing the history behind them. Information is limited to 15 to 20 words so that it fits on the standard size street sign.
How can I participate
Check out the tabs below. You will find a map of each area which outlines the suggested wording about the history of the street name. If you would like to give feedback by Sunday 19 May about the wording you can do so by:
 | Filling out the form in each tab |
 | emailing the Governance team |
 | posting to Hume City Council, Governance, PO Box 1119, Dallas, VIC 3047 |
Bulla
| Street name | Suggested wording |
| Bourke Street | In 1835, Sir Richard Bourke, was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales and Port Phillip District |
| Cahill Street | Early farmers in the district, Thomas and Malachi Cahill acquired land in Wildwood Road in Bulla |
| Coghill Street | Donald Coghill built Cumberland in 1849, now a part of Woodlands and operated boiling-down works on Deep Creek |
| Green Street | William and Anne Greene settled at Woodlands in 1843. The Bulla Church of England was originally built on the Woodlands property |
| Quartz Street | Quartz, a mineral deposit discovered and mined at the Bulla mine on Woodlands near Moonee Ponds Creek |
| Rawdon Street | Rawdon Foster Greene was the son of William and Anne Greene. He attended the Bulla Bulla National School |
| School Lane | In 1976 tenders were accepted for building a new school house and school No. 46 at the end of School Lane |
| Trap Street | Trap, a dark, fine-grained non-granite igneous rock found in the district near the Moonee Ponds Creek |
Westmeadows
This area contains small parts of Attwood and Broadmeadows.
| Street name | Suggested wording |
| Ardlie Street | John M. Ardlie, acquired 225 acres of land, c1850, along the western bank of the Moonee Ponds Creek |
| Black Street | Niel Black, pioneer landholder, acquired 777 acres of land, in part of what has become Gladstone Park |
| Bent Street | Sir Thomas Bent, member of the Victorian parliament, and land speculator, who purchased much land across Melbourne’ suburbs |
| Campbell Street | John David Lyon Campbell migrated from Scotland and acquired land across the district |
| Coghill Street | Donald Coghill built Cumberland in 1849, now a part of Woodlands and operated boiling – down works on Deep Creek |
| Eyre Street | Eyre Evans Kenny, acquired land at Camp Hill, later known as Gowan Brae, now part of Tullamarine |
| Fawkner Street | John Pascoe Fawkner, a businessman and politician, acquired land along Moonee Ponds Creek, near Oak Park and other lots throughout the area |
| Forman Street | Peter Foreman was an early settler in the local area, who arrived in the Colony in 1839 |
| Johnstone Street | John Johnstone acquired Greenhill at Yuroke and was a Roads Board representative until 1863 |
| Kenny Street | Eyre Evans Kenny, acquired land at Camp Hill, later known as Gowan Brae, now part of Tullamarine |
| Pascoe Street | John Pascoe Fawkner, a businessman and politician, acquired land along Moonee Ponds Creek, near Oak Park and other lots throughout the area |
| Raleigh Street | Joseph Raleigh acquired land on the west side of the Maribyrnong River |
| Riddell Street | John Carre Riddell, settled at Riddells Creek, acquired land west of Broadmeadows Road, along the Moonee Ponds Creek |
| Wills Street | Thomas Wills acquired a secon of land upstream from Broadmeadows Township on the Moonee Ponds Creek, that later became part of Cumberland |
Other small areas
One street each in: Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Craigieburn and Meadow Heights
| Suburb/Street name | Suggested wording |
| Broadmeadows | |
| Stevenson Street | Robert Stevenson first Chairman of the District Road Board of Broadmeadows, elected 1858, and remained on the board until 1862 |
| Campbellfield | |
| Hatty Court | John Hatty, local land owner and Member of the District Road Board of Broadmeadows from 1858-1868 and 1870-1873 |
| Craigieburn | |
| Patullos Lane | William and James Patullo, district pioneers, owned several acres of land from the early 1850 to 1909 |
| Meadow Heights | |
| Shankland Boulevard | Robert Shankland, Chairman of the District Road Board of Broadmeadows and son William, Councillor Shire of Broadmeadows |
Contact Us
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 03 9205 2200 |
|---|---|
| contactus@hume.vic.gov.au | |
| Website | www.hume.vic.gov.au |
| In writing | Postal address: Hume City Council Council's customer contact centre operates between 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (excl. public holidays). Urgent calls outside of business hours will be directed to our Out of Hours Customer Service Team. |
