Due to construction of the Singleton Bypass Project, part of the New England Highway will change its location which means a new name is required for the section of road between the Hunter River at the Singleton Crossing bridge and approximately 570m north of Magpie Street at McDougalls Hill.
At its meeting of 19 August 2025, Council resolved to seek submissions from the community for a proposed road name, and for all submissions to be reviewed against the requirements of Transport for NSW and the Geographical Names Board. Those names that meet the requirements will be presented to Council for endorsement of a preferred name.
The preferred name will then be publicly exhibited for community feedback, and then submitted to the Geographical Names Board for official gazetting of the name.
The name George Street cannot be extended because the street numbers run in numeric order starting near the Singleton Crossing Bridge and ending at the intersection of York Street.
Naming requirements
- The name must not exceed 8 characters
- Preferred sources:
➡Aboriginal names (must provide written approval of the proposed name from the Wanaruah Aboriginal Land Council)
➡Local History
➡Early explorers, pioneers, settlers or other eminent persons
➡War/casualty list
➡Thematic names such as flora or fauna
- Names should be appropriate to the physical, historical or cultural character of the area
- Names of a living person cannot be used
- Names which are offensive, out of place or commercial/business names cannot be used
- Names with the same or similar sounding within a 20km radius cannot be used.
You can check your proposed name prior to completing the form via the Geographical Names Board eligibility checker using the following information:
- Local Government Area: Singleton
- Address Locality (Suburb): Dunolly or McDougalls Hill
- Radius: 20km – Regional Urban
Make a submission
You can lodge your submission by clicking the button below.
Road naming application form
Submissions close on 30 September 2025.
For questions or queries or for a paper copy of the form, please contact Council’s Customer Service Team on T 02 6578 7290.
