About the GNB

Who we are: How is the board membership structured?
The current Board: Who is on the Board?
What do we do?

Name search

Want to know more about the origin, history and meaning of a location? Search the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of New South Wales an important reference which has location details of more than 80,000 names.

Education

Australian place names quiz - test yourself on how far your knowledge stretches.
What's in a name? - an innovative internet based teaching pack developed by the Commitee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA).

Your Say

The Board regularly processes proposals to name or rename geographical features and determine boundaries for suburbs and localities (PDF 138.6 kb) throughout NSW.
Your Say allows you to view proposals the Board is currently working on and provide your opinion on whether you think they should be adopted.