A public consultation period is underway for all proposals listed below and we invite you to comment on the proposal(s) before the closing date. All comments will be considered after the public consultation period has closed. A final decision will then be made and this page will be updated to communicate the decision.
Current proposals
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Proposal
To name a newly discovered undersea geographical feature Monument Reef as shown on Proposal Plan QPN1425.
Local government area
Cook Shire (the geographic feature is not located within a local government area; however, Cook Shire is the closest).
Additional information
The proposal was suggested by James Cook University, choosing the name Monument Reef to represent the towering limestone monolith that rises high up from a deep-sea platform that extends out from the edge of the northern Great Barrier Reef. The reef is the first detached reef identified in the Great Barrier Reef area in over 120 years.
Discontinue approved names that are considered offensive.
Local government areas
Boulia, Burke, Carpentaria, Central Highlands, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Cook, Etheridge, Flinders, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Mackay, Maranoa, Mareeba, McKinlay, Mount Isa, North Burnett, Quilpie, South Burnett, Western Downs
Additional information
A statewide audit of place names under the Place Names Act 1994 identified offensive place names that are considered to be derogatory, racist or sexist to certain communities and the public.
The Honourable Dale Last MP, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development has made a decision to discontinue these offensive place names.
To alter the locality boundaries of Petrie and Kallangur.
Local government area
Moreton Bay Regional
Additional information
This locality boundary amendment has been proposed to assist with the development and activation of The Mill at Moreton Bay Priority Development Area, by creating a sense of place and community cohesion. Localities – often known as suburbs – are administrative boundaries that are essential for the creation of valid addresses that can be uniquely and clearly identified.
To discontinue the name and locality of Kairabah and incorporate that area in the locality of Yarrabilba.
Local government area
Logan City
Additional information
The amendment was proposed to reduce confusion for residents, businesses, and emergency services by having a single locality name across the whole Yarrabilba Priority Development Area. Localities – often known as suburbs – are administrative boundaries that are essential for the creation of valid addresses that can be uniquely and clearly identified.
Minor amendments to locality and suburb boundaries
Decisions listed below have been made in accordance with provisions of the Place Names Act 1994. Section 10 of the Act dispenses with the publication of a proposal if the action is unlikely to be of significant community interest, is of a minor or technical nature, or has already been subject to public consultation. Therefore, these decisions are effective from the date decided.
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Decision
To include Lot 17 on RP20316 into the suburb of Ashgrove.
Additional information
Decision prevents potential addressing confusion and property access issues arising from the reconfiguration of property access points following development on the lot.
Local government area
Brisbane
Decided
29 July 2025
Decision
To realign the boundary between South Ripley and White Rock to the western side of Lot 7056 on SP313709, which will form the edge of the road corridor known as the South East Arterial, comprising an extension of Blaine Avenue.
Additional information
Decision to pre-emptively realign the locality boundaries to prevent future lots from being split by locality boundaries and to align with future development patterns.
Local government area
Ipswich
Decided
8 July 2025
Decision
To include Lot 1 on SP350918 into the locality of Walloon.
Additional information
Decision to pre-emptively realign the locality boundaries to prevent future lots from being split by locality boundaries and to align with future development patterns.
Local government area
Ipswich
Decided
2 July 2025
Decision
To include Lot 10 on SP348436 into the suburb of Stafford.
Additional information
Decision corrects a boundary anomaly due to a realignment of cadastral boundaries.
Local government area
Brisbane
Decided
29 May 2025
Decision
To reconfigure the portions of Lot 8 on SP349930 and Lot 505 on SP347399 located in Banya and Nirimba and to align the boundary between Gagalba and Coochin Creek with the Bells Creek Arterial Road.
Additional information
Decision to pre-emptively realign the locality boundaries to prevent future lots from being split by locality boundaries and to align with future development patterns.
