Two of our South Street Campus streets need names

Street names for the campus are important and we’re requesting your help to name two at South Street. We’ve got some ideas and would like your vote.

As part of the research conducted for our Way-finding Strategy we’ve recently discovered two of our streets on the South Street campus are without names!

A good way finding system allows people to reach their destination easily and quickly by providing information to: know where you are, where you are headed and how best to get there; and recognise when you have reached your destination.

Our road names tend to reflect our natural world i.e. native plants and animals with a few exceptions for individuals or organisations that have provided distinguished service to the community or University.

The suggestions for the unnamed streets include:

Road/Street/Biddi 1

a)      “Kulbardi” (kool-bar-dee) is the Nyungar name for the Australian Magpie.  It is also the name of Murdoch University’s Indigenous Centre.  

b)      “Kaarditjin” (kar-dit-jin) is the Nyungar word for ‘knowledge’ or ‘learning’

c)       “Whadjuk” (wah-jook or wahd-juk) is the name of the local Nyungar group with ancient connections to the Perth metropolitan area (including Murdoch University).

Road/ Street/Biddi 2

a)      “Woody pear”– These are native to the Perth region and a reserve of the last remaining population on campus is just to the east of the road.

b)      “Amanita” – are some of the world’s best known and most beautiful fungi.  They are also known as pink gilled fungus and grow on campus.

c)       “Paperbark” – historically a source of medicine to alleviate headaches!  Melaluca (Paperbark) swamp is a conservation category wetland located in the middle of campus.

d)      “Wagtail” - These small birds with long tails which wag frequently are all over campus.  The Willie Wagtail is the largest, and most well-known, of the Australian fantails.

Ultimate approval for the naming rest will rest with the Vice Chancellor and Senior Leadership Group however we would like you to vote on your favourite which we will then recommend.

Please click on the link to complete the online survey and tell us what you think.

Feedback period closes on Tuesday 30 September.