The Elaine Recreation Reserve is a tep closer to being renamed to the Ron Read Recreation Reserve in response to a petition from residents of Elaine.
Ron Read, who passed away in 2021, was the president and a “much valued” member of the Elaine Recreation Reserve Community Asset Committee (ERRCAC).
In 2022, the ERRCAC submitted a petition to Moorabool council to rename the reserve in his honour.
“Ron was a tireless worker for every community event, from working around the reserve, tending to our beautiful trees, watering them when there were period of no rainfall for months,” the petition read.
“Whenever there was an event he would be seen manning the BBQ. He was so proud of our Recreation Reserve he always put his hand up whenever anything needed doing, he was the driving force around the township of Elaine for many years… we feel that it would be a lasting tribute to a man who put in more than 30 years tending to his much loved reserve for the benefit of the entire community.”
Council opted to wait on the finalisation of a separate Place Naming Policy before deliberation on the petition, but following the adoption of the PNP in March, council has accepted the petition submitted by the ERRCAC.
Council will now conduct a 30-day community consultation process with stakeholders affected by the proposed renaming.
