Rodney Stevens
A riverside park on Charles Street that is home to the Iluka Cenotaph and adjacent to the almost 100-year-old Soldiers Memorial Hall will be officially named ‘Iluka Memorial Park.’
Cr Karen Toms put forward the notice of motion to the May 23 Clarence Valley Council CVC meeting on behalf of the Iluka Chapter of the Maclean RSL Sub-Branch and Iluka History Group Inc to seek council approval to rename the reserve currently known as Jimmy Crummy Park.
At last Tuesday’s council meeting, Cr Toms proposed an amendment to her original four-part motion to include a point noting the recommendation by the Yaegl Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation of the name ‘Iluga’.
The motion was seconded by Cr Bill Day, with councillors voting unanimously that council:
- as Crown Land Manager of Reserve 10370709, support Iluka Chapter of the Maclean RSL Sub-branch and Iluka History Group Inc. request to name this reserve ‘Iluka Memorial Park’.
- note the Yaegl TOAC recommendation for the Reserve to be named ‘Iluga’.
- undertake all necessary actions to facilitate the naming or dual naming of this reserve, should council support point one of this motion,
- note the Centenary Celebrations of the Soldiers Memorial Hall adjacent to the park is being planned for September 2023.
- if possible, complete the process according to Council’s Naming of Parks and Facilities Policy in time for the Centenary celebrations.