West Dapto Suburb Naming Project Working Group - Suburb A second portion of Kembla Grange

Welcome back!

Thank you for participating in the West Dapto suburb naming project working group! We really appreciate the time you are taking to be part of this project - and to our new members, a warm welcome.

Acknowledgement of Country

We wish to pay respects to the Country on which we are meeting, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and pay our respects to members of our Aboriginal community who are supporting this project.

Purpose of this group

As you know, we have asked the community to suggest names for our new West Dapto suburbs. For Suburb A we now have a list of 73 additional names, which we need to review and research. We need to develop a shortlist of names that meet the Geographical Names Board of NSW (GNB) criteria, and are also significant and meaningful to West Dapto.

We will develop a shortlist of names to provide to the GNB. We need to provide evidence about why names were or weren't included in the shortlist. That's where we need your help - we need you to review the names and provide research about the history and significance of that name to help us develop the shortlist.

What's on this website?

We encourage you to have a good look around the website. You will find:

• Important documents:
  • Lists of names
  • Research template to help you organise your research for each name. This is where you will record your research notes. Your research documents will be shared with all working group members. We'll need to read everyone's notes in preparation for discussion following the completion of all research. Please upload your research template in the 'Upload name research templates here' tool.
  • Geographical Names Board of NSW (GNB) Guidelines - a summarised version
  • Proposed suburb boundary map
  • Conflict of interest form - If you think you have a conflict of interest with this project please contact Diane. This might include if you have family history in the area. If you are unsure, speak with Diane.
• FAQs:
  • West Dapto Suburb Naming Project Working Group
  • West Dapto Suburb Review
  • West Dapto Naming Project
• Relevant links including suburb profiles and Geographical Names Board of NSW (GNB)
• Who's listening: The project team contact details and faces ☺

Tools to help us work:

• Upload your name research template tab is where you will upload your completed 'Name research template document'.
• The Discussion forum is the place that we can all have back and forth conversation in one place, that everyone can see.
• Q&A - Got a question? Ask here!

What do I need to do?

1. Explore this website as you will need many of the resources on the right to help you
2. Go to the discussion forum to say hello, introduce yourself and let everyone know which organisation or group you are representing. We would especially like our new members to introduce themselves.
3. Start researching! Use the research template to organise your research. Fill it out from the research you have found. If there is anything you are unsure about, put it on there.
4. Upload your research template into the 'Upload Name research templates here' tab. We will all be able to see each other's research templates. Have a look at everyone else's to help with our discussion.
5. We will talk through the discussion forum (plus video call or phone call) to discuss each suggested name and if it belongs on the shortlist or not.
6. We will agree our non-Aboriginal names shortlist following completion of research.
7. The project team of David, Emma, Nina and Diane are here to support you through this process. The discussion forum below is a place for back and forth conversation and the project team will be part of these conversations.

Have a question or need help?

• Got a question for Council officers? Use the Q&A tool.
• Got a question for the group or a comment? Use the Discussion Forum threads. The discussion forum threads are a place for us to have back and forth conversation about the suggested names as a group
• If all else fails email Diane dsaunderson@wollongong.nsw.gov.au or phone 4227 7059

Live Discussions!

The project team will be online to have live discussions through the discussion forum. This is how we will run the 'workshop' part of our working group, with live conversations about the names and discussing the information people have found. When you write a comment, you will need to refresh the page regularly to see the new comments on the page. We will be live in the discussion forums on the following days and times:

• Tuesday 2 Feb 6-7pm (ES)
• Wednesday 3 Feb 4.30-5:30pm (DF), 5:30–6:30pm (NK)
• Thursday 4 Feb 5-6pm (ES), 6-7pm (NK)
• Monday 8 Feb 4-6pm (ES)
• Tuesday 9 Feb 5-6pm (NK), 6-7pm (ES)
• Wednesday 10 Feb 5-6pm (DF)
• Thursday 11 Feb 4-6pm (NK)
• Friday 12 Feb 4.30 – 5.30om (DF)

We will use the 'news feed' tool to post any news or updates in this space. Please check this space each time you come to the website.