By BRIDGET COOK
THE results are in – Casey Fields is the convincing preferred new suburb name for the Cranbourne East and part of Clyde North area.
At last night’s Casey Council meeting, councillors resolved to put out a public notice to inform residents of its intention to rename Cranbourne East and part of Clyde North as Casey Fields.
The council conducted a survey in July this year of all the 5122 affected property owners seeking their preferred suburb name out of Casey Fields, Cameron and Ridgway.
Cameron and Ridgway are the names of historic figures and early settlers in the Cranbourne area.
The council received 1426 responses back, with 60.1 per cent going with Casey Fields, Ridgeway coming in second with 32.2 per cent and Cameron third with 7.7 per cent.
The issue was first brought to the council’s attention in 2010, when a petition was tabled calling for the boundary between Cranbourne East and Clyde North to be moved.
On seeking advice about the boundary from the Registrar of Geographic Names, the registrar advised the council to rename the suburb to remove directional variants (north, south, east and west).
The registrar said that suburban names involving directional variants continued to cause problems for emergency services, Australia Post and service utilities.
The new suburb boundary (see picture) will run down Thompsons Road, then along Berwick Cranbourne Road, border Casey Fields sporting precinct to Ballarto Road, back down South Gippsland Highway and running along Cameron Street and Narre Warren Cranbourne Road.
It will take in Casey Fields complex, Casey RACE, Cranbourne Indoor Leisure Centre as well as housing estates including The Hunt Club, Selandra Rise and Cascades on Clyde.
The council said this was not a final decision, but a continuation of the consultation process.
A further report will come back the council at the conclusion of the public notice period, to allow residents to make submissions on the proposal.
