Roads & transport · Ipswich City Council
Ipswich asset names now require notice to Mayor and councillors
Resolution C2026/00/378 covers parks, roads, bridges, buildings, reserves, community facilities and other public infrastructure, replacing a broader proposed consultation process.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Future naming or renaming of an Ipswich City Council asset must take place only after the Mayor and councillors are informed, under a policy position recorded in the council’s unconfirmed minutes.
Resolution C2026/00/378 applies to parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure. The recorded wording does not require the Mayor or councillors to approve a name, and it does not set out a public consultation process.
The original recommendation proposed consultation with the Mayor, councillors representing the relevant division and the chair of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee. It also proposed a report on feedback received during the process.
Councillor Paul Tully proposed replacing that wording with a requirement that future naming and renaming occur only after informing the Mayor and councillors. Councillor Pye Augustine and Councillor Andrew Antoniolli, the motion’s mover and seconder, agreed to the amendment.
The minutes record the amended resolution as carried, with all listed councillors recorded as affirmative and none as negative. They do not explain how the notification must occur or whether further public information will be provided before a name is decided.
What deserves a closer look
The final wording establishes notification to the Mayor and councillors, but the cited resolution does not state that they must approve a name or that public consultation must occur.
The minutes do not state how notification will be provided or what further public information will be released.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What procedure will Council use to notify the Mayor and councillors before a naming or renaming decision?
Will Council publish proposed names, feedback or final naming decisions under the new policy position?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The document is labelled unconfirmed minutes of a Council ordinary meeting on 29 October 2026.
Page 1 of 29 UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Held in the Council Chambers, Administration Building 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich The meeting commenced at 9.00 am 1.
Page 1 heading
Open original minutes ↗The original recommendation proposed consultation with specified elected members and the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee chair, plus a report on feedback.
NAMING AND RENAMING OF COUNCIL ASSETS RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor Pye Augustine: Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: That Council adopts a policy position that all future naming and renaming of Council assets, including but not limited to parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure, shall be undertaken only after consultation with: a. The Mayor and The Divisional Councillor or Councillors representing the division in which the asset is located; b. The Chairperson of the Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee (or equivalent committee responsible for infrastructure and asset management); and c. A report be prepared regarding the feedback received during the amendment or renaming process Councillor Paul Tully proposed the following amendment to the motion: That Council adopts a policy position that all future naming and renaming of Council assets, including but not limited to parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure, shall be undertaken only after informing the Mayor and councillors.
Naming and Renaming of Council Assets recommendation
Open original minutes ↗Councillor Paul Tully proposed an amendment requiring future naming and renaming of Council assets to occur only after informing the Mayor and councillors. The mover and seconder agreed to the proposed amendment, and that wording was recorded as Resolution C2026/00/378.
and c. A report be prepared regarding the feedback received during the amendment or renaming process Councillor Paul Tully proposed the following amendment to the motion: That Council adopts a policy position that all future naming and renaming of Council assets, including but not limited to parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure, shall be undertaken only after informing the Mayor and councillors. The mover and seconder agreed to the proposed amendment. UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Page 28 of 29 RESOLUTION C2026/00/378 Moved by Councillor Pye Augustine: Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: That Council adopts a policy position that all future naming and renaming of Council assets, including but not limited to parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure, shall be undertaken only after informing the Mayor and councillors.
Naming and Renaming of Council Assets amendment and resolution
Open original minutes ↗The motion was put and carried, with the listed councillors affirmative and none negative.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Harding Nil Madsen Augustine Jonic Tully Doyle Antoniolli Martin Madden The motion was put and carried. RESUMPTION OF MEETING PROCEDURES RECOMMENDATION Moved by Mayor Teresa Harding: Seconded by Councillor Pye Augustine: That provision of these meeting procedures be resumed to continue with the order of business.
Resolution C2026/00/378 vote record
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Ipswich City Council, unconfirmed minutes of the ordinary Council meeting held on 29 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Resolution C2026/00/378 adopted a policy position requiring the Mayor and councillors to be informed before future naming or renaming of council assets.
- The affected assets include parks, bridges, buildings, community facilities, roads, reserves and other public infrastructure.
- The original recommendation proposed consultation with additional elected and committee representatives, but that wording was replaced by amendment.
- The minutes record the motion as carried, with all listed councillors affirmative and none negative.
- The source is marked unconfirmed minutes of the 29 October 2026 council meeting.
Why it matters
- Future naming or renaming of Ipswich public assets requires notification to the Mayor and councillors, but the recorded policy position does not state that elected members must approve the name or that public consultation is required.