What’s in a name? When it comes to our community facilities, there are plenty. A well-chosen name provides a sense of belonging, makes wayfinding easy, promotes community awareness, and connects people.
That’s why they are so keen for the community to have your say in the name of Kingston’s new aquatic and leisure centre to be built adjacent to Jack Grut Reserve in Mordialloc.
Mayor Jenna Davey-Burns said they’ve been working with the Community Reference Group and industry experts to shortlist five names for the new centre, and now it’s your turn to help us decide.
“This is the largest infrastructure project in our city’s history and represents a major investment in the long-term health, wellbeing, and aquatic education of our community, and they really want people to leave their own mark on it,” Cr. Davey-Burns said.
“We’ve had awesome buy-in from the community through all our consultation stages up until now, and I’d love to see thousands of people from all ages have their vote and help us settle on a name.”
The shortlisted names (including their meaning) are:
A celebration of the indigenous heritage of the area, Baam is a Bunurong word meaning ‘waterhole’. Drawing from the symbolism of the ‘waterhole’, it aptly supports the idea of the new centre as “a vibrant place for our community to gather, where people can develop social connections and a sense of belonging”.
Matching the most relatable locational term, Mordi, with the Bunurong word, Baam, which means ‘waterhole’, emphasises the indigenous heritage of the area and “a vibrant place for the community to gather”.
Simple and straightforward, Mordi Pools celebrates the iconic status of the local pool. It pre-empts the name that locals will assign it, whether it is official or not. The addition of the‘s’ to ‘Pool’ suggests more than one pool, and by doing so, it promotes the larger offering of the centre.
Direct and descriptive, Mordi Aquatics highlights the key purpose and offerings available at the new centre.
A name that says exactly what it is while referencing the most relatable location term, Mordi, used by locals.
Find out more and cast your vote before Sunday 30 June.
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