Place Names
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu (a local council board of Auckland) has adopted 21 new Māori place names, recognising the area's rich cultural heritage.
The Place Names Melville project is much more than an exploration of language and history, it is a powerful journey of reconciliation, healing, and cultural revival.
The Northern Territory government has announced the renaming of two communities to represent their Indigenous place names, with Beswick and Pigeon Hole formally changing to Wugularr and Nitjpurru.
More Australian winemakers are acknowledging the traditional custodians of their sites as they strive to build connections with First Nations communities.
A new Australia Post processing facility has opened in Boorloo (Perth) with a dual name in the traditional language of the Noongar nation. On Thursday, Australia Post in Boorloo launched a brand new p...
In 2020 Gomeroi woman and social worker Rachael McPhail petitioned Australia Post to include Traditional Place Names on mailing addresses and achieved success, with Aus Post marking NAIDOC Week that y...
Those who wish to recognise and celebrate Country will now be able to do so as they send letters and parcels around the country after Australia Post launched its new packaging with a dedicated space f...
As traditional place names are being publicly used more often, questions have arisen over the NRL's decision to use traditional place names for just one round of the season — the league's Indige...
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