We the undersigned, residents and ratepayers of Macedon Ranges Shire, formally request Council to consult with the local traditional owner group to rename Hutton St, Kyneton so that it acknowledges the region's Indigenous history. This process must aim to fast-track, support, and encourage applications as they arise in the future.
Hutton Street, Kyneton, is named after Charles Hutton, a squatter who had a station on the Campaspe River from 1837-40. Hutton was implicated in one massacre of Aboriginal people in 1838 on the Campaspe, and there is a strong likelihood that he and his men were involved in another.
The renaming of the street with an Indigenous name meansof acknowledging this history and paying respect to the Traditional Owners of these lands. Similar discussions around dual naming of Mount Alexander (Leanganook) are continuing and local places such as Yandoit, Yapeen, Tarrengower, and Baringhup are all Dja Dja Wurrung words that do not exist anywhere else in the world and celebrate a wonderfully unique local language. We want to see the same kind of acknowledgement here in Macedon Ranges. It is important that the council has the correct internal processes in place to enable this recognition to take place.
This petition draws on Council's Reconciliation Action Plan, Naming Protocols, and the State government's Naming rules for places in Victoria.
Updates
December 10, 2020
The scale of this response confirms the need for formal engagement between Council and Traditional Owners regarding the street name. I am currently drafting a letter to the Council Naming Committee to request the start of a public consultation process.
Reached 100 supporters
December 10, 2020
41 Comments
We should take a lead from NZ which has many indigenous place names for towns. There are many dual names for mountains and the indigenous name is always first!
The Macedon Ranges has a particularly brutal history of murder and genocide of the indigenous inhabitants by early settlers . The bleak and shameful story has been hidden from view. The bravery and sacrifice of the Kulin nation's people as they tried to defend country, faced with impossible odds, should be acknowledged by all of us that have made this region our home.
I know that Yaldwyn had involvement with the campaspe river killings and would like to see both hutton and yaldwyn stripped from our streets.
I think there needs to be a general greater awareness of the Indigenous history within our region, with the possibility of information provided in locations like along the Campaspe River Walk. I hope that moves like this become easier and relatively non-controversial, as I believe we can view the history of the area recognising the achievements of all peoples as well as the problems, because history contains both.
Indigenous name places are unique to Australia and the local region and their use should be encouraged. I'm all for renaming, especially replacing a name which has been implicated in violence, racism or corruption.
We can hold space, at the same time, for both sides of the story. The breath of monoculture and holding onto the current reductive stance and narrow recall only reduces our communities' chance to embrace the diversity and know a true multicultural awareness, that includes and places indigenous history proudly front and centre! Let's learn from the spirited caretakers who came before us, seek their voices and untold, yet to be heard stories. To be brave, open eyes and acknowledge all who came before us, who we have to thank for our prosperity by naming all places with a shared historical perspective. Including Dja Dja Warrung knowledge and aknowledgement of the place we walk on is a natural step that needs to be taken and reflected in our everyday life, starting with the names of places is powerful educational tool that our local council holds the message stick on. Share the message of first nation people, be the change and leaders we need by taking steps here, on this land, towards a Makarrata, listen to the statement from the heart. It will make a stronger, kinder and wiser community for us all.
This is important, lets not whitewash our rich history and let us call out our complacency
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We the undersigned, residents and ratepayers of Macedon Ranges Shire, formally request Council to consult with the local traditional owner group to rename Hutton St, Kyneton so that it acknowledges the region's Indigenous history. This process must aim to fast-track, support, and encourage applications as they arise in the future.
Hutton Street, Kyneton, is named after Charles Hutton, a squatter who had a station on the Campaspe River from 1837-40. Hutton was implicated in one massacre of Aboriginal people in 1838 on the Campaspe, and there is a strong likelihood that he and his men were involved in another.
The renaming of the street with an Indigenous name meansof acknowledging this history and paying respect to the Traditional Owners of these lands. Similar discussions around dual naming of Mount Alexander (Leanganook) are continuing and local places such as Yandoit, Yapeen, Tarrengower, and Baringhup are all Dja Dja Wurrung words that do not exist anywhere else in the world and celebrate a wonderfully unique local language. We want to see the same kind of acknowledgement here in Macedon Ranges. It is important that the council has the correct internal processes in place to enable this recognition to take place.
This petition draws on Council's Reconciliation Action Plan, Naming Protocols, and the State government's Naming rules for places in Victoria.
Updates
December 10, 2020
The scale of this response confirms the need for formal engagement between Council and Traditional Owners regarding the street name. I am currently drafting a letter to the Council Naming Committee to request the start of a public consultation process.
Reached 100 supporters
December 10, 2020
41 Comments
Personally I think you should go further than the dual naming requested in this petition. People involved in murder shouldn't be celebrated
We should take a lead from NZ which has many indigenous place names for towns. There are many dual names for mountains and the indigenous name is always first!
The Macedon Ranges has a particularly brutal history of murder and genocide of the indigenous inhabitants by early settlers . The bleak and shameful story has been hidden from view. The bravery and sacrifice of the Kulin nation's people as they tried to defend country, faced with impossible odds, should be acknowledged by all of us that have made this region our home.
I know that Yaldwyn had involvement with the campaspe river killings and would like to see both hutton and yaldwyn stripped from our streets.
I think there needs to be a general greater awareness of the Indigenous history within our region, with the possibility of information provided in locations like along the Campaspe River Walk. I hope that moves like this become easier and relatively non-controversial, as I believe we can view the history of the area recognising the achievements of all peoples as well as the problems, because history contains both.
Indigenous name places are unique to Australia and the local region and their use should be encouraged. I'm all for renaming, especially replacing a name which has been implicated in violence, racism or corruption.
We can hold space, at the same time, for both sides of the story. The breath of monoculture and holding onto the current reductive stance and narrow recall only reduces our communities' chance to embrace the diversity and know a true multicultural awareness, that includes and places indigenous history proudly front and centre! Let's learn from the spirited caretakers who came before us, seek their voices and untold, yet to be heard stories. To be brave, open eyes and acknowledge all who came before us, who we have to thank for our prosperity by naming all places with a shared historical perspective. Including Dja Dja Warrung knowledge and aknowledgement of the place we walk on is a natural step that needs to be taken and reflected in our everyday life, starting with the names of places is powerful educational tool that our local council holds the message stick on. Share the message of first nation people, be the change and leaders we need by taking steps here, on this land, towards a Makarrata, listen to the statement from the heart. It will make a stronger, kinder and wiser community for us all.
This is important, lets not whitewash our rich history and let us call out our complacency
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Personally I think you should go further than the dual naming requested in this petition. People involved in murder shouldn't be celebrated