Shellharbour City Council is focused on supporting the delivery of safe and reliable services to our community. In line with this commitment and a request from the NSW Geographical Names Board (GNB), Council is working with Kiama Municipal Council to investigate practical solutions to the road and suburb duplication of Yellow Rock.

Yellow Rock Road and the suburb of Yellow Rock which exist in Shellharbour and Kiama LGAs is duplicated within the Blue Mountains Local Government Area (LGA). Duplicated suburbs, road names and addresses like this can cause issues with emergency services responses, service delivery, navigation, postal services and identity management.

Council will manage the investigation, community engagement and agreement for the solution, guided by the GNB. Solutions proposed by the GNB include:

• Add a prefix or suffix to existing suburb name
• Change the duplicated road name in the duplicated suburb

• Change the duplicated suburb name to a unique name
• Dissolve the duplicated suburb into adjoining suburb

Given the implications for Emergency Services response and that fewer residents will be impacted by the name change in Shellharbour and Kiama LGAs both Councils have an obligation to resolve the naming duplication.

Shellharbour and Kiama Council will work together to manage the name change process and would like to use the opportunity to celebrate the area’s rich history. Shellharbour and Kiama council strongly support the addition of a prefix or suffix to the existing suburb name to retain the area’s historical connection to the name Yellow Rock- such as “Yellow Rock Creek” or “Mount Yellow Rock”.

The community is encouraged to help find a practical solution that reflects the history of Yellow Rock.

The enclosed information pack has been prepared to ensure that each property owner and resident receives the same details before providing feedback.

There will be several ways landowners and residents in the suburb of Yellow Rock and/or on Yellow Rock Road can share their thoughts:

• Complete and return the survey attached to

• Post – 76 Cygnet Avenue, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
• Email – council@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

• Complete the survey online via our engagement platform ‘Let’s Chat’
• Celebrate the area’s history at a drop-in session where you can also engage in further discussion and feedback

• Call customer service on 02 4221 6111