Council actively tries to identify appropriate Dharawal names when considering new place and facility names, including in this instance.

All names considered were nominated out of the public exhibition process.

Community Working Groups, made up of members from heritage groups, the Dapto community, the Aboriginal community and Traditional Custodians, have worked closely with the project team. Together, we created the shortlist of names for the proposed suburbs that met the criteria and are significant to West Dapto.

Dharawal names were sought and considered during Council’s processes, but they were not able to be progressed.