The Governor in Council has officially approved the new name for Moreland City Council, with the change to Merri-bek published in the Victorian Government Gazette today.
Mayor of Moreland, Councillor Mark Riley said he was delighted that the Merri-bek name will soon be seen across the municipality.
“Changing the name of our city to Merri-bek is reconciliation in action with Traditional Owners. I’m excited that we are close to formally introducing our new name,” Cr Riley said.
“Now that the name is formally approved, we have started to get ready to use ‘Merri-bek City Council’ publicly.
“The community will start seeing Merri-bek in use later this month.”
The name change to Merri-bek City Council will legally take effect from Monday 26 September.
Merri-bek, meaning ‘rocky country’, Woi-wurrung language, was one of three options presented to Council by Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elders. It was supported by a majority of participants in Council’s community engagement process.
