Traditional placenames
The Board is committed to the preservation and promotion of Aboriginal languages and acknowledging Aboriginal culture through place naming in NSW. The Board does this by preferencing traditional Aboriginal place names or names with Aboriginal origin wherever it can. The Board is dedicated to restoring traditional Aboriginal names to features with introduced names through its dual naming policy and recognising important traditional Aboriginal placenames alongside longstanding introduced names.
For more information on see our publications Commemorative naming (PDF 198.1 kb) and Dual naming supporting cultural recognition (PDF 139.4 kb).
