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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Lake Bonney

In reply to the Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (6 August 2014). (First Session)

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): The Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has received this advice:

The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) administers geographical names within South Australia as part of it’s broader mapping functions. The current proposal to add the name 'Barmera' to that of the current name of 'Lake Bonney Riverland' is part of a program to dual name South Australian landmarks to reflect the indigenous heritage associated with natural features.

This request was initiated by the First Peoples of the River Murray and Mallee Region. The name of 'Barmerara' was initially proposed by the First Peoples. It derives from the word 'bahrank' meaning large expanse of water. Early in the discussions the name of Nookamka was suggested but advice from the First Peoples was that this is a clan name, and it was common for clan names and place names to be confused by the early European settlers.

The Geographical Names Unit of DPTI was advised of the Berri-Barmera Council's decision to support the dual naming of the Lake on 18 February 2014. In that advice they indicated that a local elder of the First Peoples was supportive of dropping the 'ra' meaning 'of' from 'Barmerara'. The Geographical Names Unit confirmed this with the elder.

Following extensive public consultation by the Berri-Barmera Council, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure issued a notice of intent to assign a dual name at the end of July 2014, inviting submissions from the public by the end of August 2014. None of the subsequent submissions raised concern at the dropping of the 'ra' from the original proposal 'Barmerara'. This was the final step in the public consultation process and the Surveyor-General forwarded his report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure for consideration and approval of the dual name shortly thereafter.

The minister has now approved the dual naming of the Lake and following the official gazettal, the name will be Lake Bonney Riverland/Barmera.

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