Pakenham East Precinct new suburb name updated to “Honora Fields”

Honora Fields pays homage to Honora Carney, a Cardinia Shire local whose family has significant ties to land between Pakenham and Nar Nar Goon, dating back to 1869. It is also the land where Honora, together with her husband Michael and their 7 children, operated their farming business for many years. Members of the Carney family currently still live within the suburb area. 

Cardinia Shire Mayor Cr Jack Kowarzik said that Council adopted the name Honora at the 15 July Council meeting following a 5-week consultation period during which the name received the highest number of votes from the community.

“Following its adoption, the name was sent to the Registrar of Geographic Names for approval and registration, with Council receiving feedback that the name requires a suffix to be approved,” Mayor Kowarzik said.

“We’ve been in consultation with the Carney family who have proposed “Fields” as the suffix for the name as it references the land which Honora purchased in the area. The name Honora Fields will be now submitted as the suburb name to meet the naming rules requirements of GNV.” 

Honora Fields encompasses sections of land between Pakenham, Nar Nar Goon and Nar Nar Goon North and is expected to accommodate 7,000 new homes.

The naming process for the suburb has now entered a 30-day notice period, with homeowners within the suburb boundaries contacted should they like to make a submission in support or objection of the use of “fields’ within the name. Submissions must be received by 12 September 2024 via email to mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au. 

All submissions must comply with Naming rules for places in Victoria – Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities – 2022.

To learn more about the Pakenham East Precinct Naming Process, visit https://creating.cardinia.vic.gov.au/pakenham-east-precinct-naming