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Diamond Creek residents invited to comment on proposed Lions Park name by 29 November
Nillumbik Council has endorsed consultation on naming the unregistered park at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek, with submissions invited from 30 October to 29 November.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
People living and running businesses near a Diamond Creek park are invited to comment from 30 October to 29 November 2026 on a proposal to name it Lions Park.
Nillumbik Shire Council voted unanimously on 27 October to begin the consultation for the park at 28 Campbell Street. Nearby residents and businesses are to be formally advised, with submissions invited from Friday 30 October to Sunday 29 November 2026.
The proposal followed a request from the Diamond Valley Lions Club. Council’s minutes say the park has no registered name in the Register of Geographic Names, VICNAMES. It is currently identified on Google Maps as Diamond Valley Lions Playground, but that name cannot be officially registered because Geographic Names Victoria has advised that Diamond Valley is not a registered locality name.
The club supports Lions Park as an alternative. The site is near Sawpit Creek Lions Park.
The vote did not approve a final name. A future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting will consider any submissions received.
The minutes do not state how submissions should be lodged or when the committee will consider them. They establish that consultation is scheduled to run from 30 October to 29 November, but do not establish that it has opened.
What deserves a closer look
The recorded resolution endorses commencement of public consultation and does not establish Lions Park as the final official name.
The resolution does not establish that notices have been sent or that consultation has actually opened.
The minutes provide the consultation dates but do not state the submission method or the date of the future committee meeting.
Questions for follow-up reporting
How will nearby residents and businesses lodge submissions?
When will the Planning and Consultation Committee consider the submissions?
If Council later approves the proposed name, when will it be entered in the Register of Geographic Names?
What happens next
Under the resolution, residents and businesses near the park are to be formally advised of the proposal.
Public submissions are invited from Friday 30 October to Sunday 29 November 2026.
Any submissions received are to be considered at a future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The document identifies the meeting date as 27 October 2026 and is dated 30 October 2026.
Council Meeting held at the Council Chamber, 32 Civic Drive, Greensborough on Tuesday 27 October 2026 commencing at 7:00 PM. Minutes Carl Cowie Chief Executive Officer Friday 30 October 2026 Distribution: Public Civic Drive, Greensborough PO Box 476, Greensborough 3088 Telephone 9433 3111 Facsimile 9433 3777 Website www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au Email nillumbik@nillumbik.vic.gov.au THIS PAGE WAS LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK Council Meeting Minutes 27 October 2026 i Nillumbik Shire Council Contents 1.
Document opening
Open original minutes ↗Council received a request from the President of the Diamond Valley Lions Club to name the park area at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek, near Sawpit Creek Lions Park.
Officers' reports CM.110/26 Proposal to name the park at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek - Lions Park Distribution: Public Manager: Bulent Oz, Chief Financial Officer Author: Gail Mifsud, Manager Procurement, Property and Risk Summary Council has received a request from the President of the Diamond Valley Lions Club to name the playground/park area at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek, near Sawpit Creek Lions Park as shown in Attachment 1.
CM.110/26, summary
Open original minutes ↗The park has no registered name in VICNAMES and is currently identified on Google Maps as Diamond Valley Lions Playground.
The park area at present does not have a registered name with the Register of Geographic Names – VICNAMES. The park is currently identified on Google Maps as Diamond Valley Lions Playground.
CM.110/26, summary
Open original minutes ↗The name Diamond Valley Lions Playground cannot be officially registered because Geographic Names Victoria has confirmed that Diamond Valley is not a registered locality name.
The park area at present does not have a registered name with the Register of Geographic Names – VICNAMES. The park is currently identified on Google Maps as Diamond Valley Lions Playground. However, this name cannot be officially registered, as Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) has confirmed that "Diamond Valley" is not a registered locality name. Rather, it is a historical shire name, and its continued use may create confusion, duplication, and ambiguity within both the Shire and the geographic naming register.
CM.110/26, summary
Open original minutes ↗The Diamond Valley Lions Club supports the alternative name Lions Park.
The Diamond Valley Lions Club has indicated its support for the alternative name Lions Park to ensure compliance with Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) naming requirements. This report is seeking to commence a public consultation process on the proposed name as required under section 7 of the Naming rules for places in Victoria – 2022 (Naming Rules) and Council's Community Engagement Policy as outlined in Attachment 2.
CM.110/26, summary
Open original minutes ↗The motion proposes that Council endorse commencement of public consultation on the proposed name Lions Park for the park at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek.
Council Resolution MOVED: Cr Peter Perkins SECONDED: Cr Kelly Joy That Council: 1. Endorses the commencement of the public consultation process as outlined in Attachment 2 on the proposed naming of the park, located at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek to Lions Park as shown on the plan in Attachment 1 as required under Section 7 of the Naming Rules for Places in Victoria – 2022 (Naming Rules) and Council's Community Engagement Policy.
CM.110/26, Council Resolution, clause 1
Open original minutes ↗The text requests that nearby residents and businesses be formally advised of the proposal to name the park Lions Park and invites public submissions from 30 October to 29 November 2026.
2. Requests all residents and businesses located near the park be formally advised of the proposal to name the park - Lions Park. 3. Invites public submissions on the naming proposal for the park between Friday 30 October to Sunday 29 November 2026.
CM.110/26, Council Resolution, clauses 2–3
Open original minutes ↗The resolution provides for consideration of any submissions received at a future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting and is recorded as carried unanimously.
4. Considers any submissions received on the naming proposal at a future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Council Meeting Minutes 27 October 2026 12.
CM.110/26, Council Resolution, clause 4 and vote outcome
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reported from the public, unconfirmed minutes of Nillumbik Shire Council’s meeting held on 27 October 2026. The document is dated 30 October 2026; its confirmation line is unfilled.
Key facts from the minutes
- The park at 28 Campbell Street, Diamond Creek, currently has no registered name in VICNAMES, according to the minutes.
- Council endorsed consultation on the proposed name Lions Park, rather than approving the final name.
- Submissions are invited from 30 October to 29 November 2026.
- A future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting will consider any submissions received.
- The resolution was recorded as carried unanimously on 27 October 2026.
Why it matters
- Residents and businesses near 28 Campbell Street are invited to comment on the proposed name before submissions are considered at a future Planning and Consultation Committee meeting. The resolution does not decide the final official name.