Peel Business Park roads named after Indigenous ancestors and resistance leaders
The Shire of Murray has unanimously approved seven Indigenous names for new Peel Business Park roads, honouring local ancestors and community history.
Seven new roads in the Peel Business Park expansion will carry Indigenous names honouring community members with deep ties to the area. The names, Nyatch, Tundop, Diddong, Yeegoon, Munji, Doolga and Doilbank, were unanimously approved by council and continue a naming theme from earlier stages of the development.
Nyatch is named after a Bindjareb man who fought alongside Indigenous leader Galyute in resisting colonial settlement of the Murray district. Diddong is named after an ancestor of the Abraham family who survived the Pinjarra massacre and lived to over 108 years old, while the other names honour ancestors of the Walley family.
The proposed names were added to the shire's pre-approved register at an October 22 meeting and now require approval from Landgate's Geographic Names Committee before they can be officially used. Development WA sought the shire's support for the names as part of its ongoing development of the business park in Stake Hill.
- 7
- Road names approved
- October 22
- Approval date
- Stake Hill
- Location
- Over 108 years
- Diddong's age
Why it mattersIndigenous history and the contributions of local Aboriginal people are being publicly recognised in local infrastructure.
AustraliaWestern Australian Indigenous community members and families see their ancestors honoured in place names across the Peel region.
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