Name of main Sydney roads could could be changed because batty inner-city council bored with collecting bins reckons it’s ‘catastrophic to Indigenous Australians’
- A Greens councillor wants to rename a road because of its ‘colonial links’
- Inner West Council in Sydney is considering renaming ‘racist’ street names
- Council wants to rename Victoria Road in Marrickville due to Queen Victoria
A batty inner-Sydney council now wants to rename its streets and roads with ‘culturally appropriate’ Aboriginal names – after deciding ‘Victoria Road’ needed to go because the 19th century monarch was ‘catastrophic to Indigenous Australians’.
After the proposal by Inner West councillor Colin Hesse to rename Victoria Road was widely mocked, the Greens ideologue accued the media of being ‘racist’.
The council is now considering traditional Aboriginal names for streets in the region, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Councillor Colin Hesse (pictured) wants to change the name of Victoria Road in Marrickville
Queen Victoria (pictured) ruled the United Kingdom from 1837 until 1901
‘For Aboriginal peoples the invasion of the British Empire was catastrophic,’ Mr Hesse’s motion said.
‘The British stole their lands, fouled their waters, took their food, and Aboriginal peoples were murdered or died of imported diseases… a new name maybe a small token of reconciliation.
‘I’m sure Queen Victoria couldn’t care less about Victoria Road, Marrickville, I think she will cope.’
Inner West mayor Darcy Byrne said he supported the change in concept, but also understood it would be hard for local businesses.
‘Aboriginal renaming is really important that’s why we renamed wards with Aboriginal names,’ the mayor said.
Victoria Road in Marrickville, Sydney (pictured) may be granted a new Aboriginal name
The council will consider renaming streets across the region to Aboriginal names.
Councillor Julie Passas voted for the motion but said there were bigger issues for the council to focus on.
‘Things years ago were wrong, let’s make sure they never happen again,’ she said.
‘But people want their footpaths fixed, people want streets cleaned, nobody wants street names changed.’
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