Perth Voice Interactive

FOLLOWING widespread community support, the Town of Cambridge has reverted Lake Monger Reserve to it Indigenous name Galup, meaning ‘place of fire’.

At Tuesday’s meeting the council unanimously adopted the name, along with amended management plan and masterplan.

The renaming will include a five-year transition period, during which the site will be officially referred to as Galup (Lake Monger) before fully adopting the name Galup in 2029, but before all that will need to get the sign-off from Landgate.

Mayor Gary Mack said consultation was thorough and resulted in more than a thousand survey responses.

“The community showed strong support for all proposed actions, including the name change. This marks a significant step in our reconciliation journey,” Mr Mack said.

The draft plan and masterplan were developed in consultation with traditional owners, with an anthropologist facilitating meetings to ensure their cultural and historical perspectives were included in the documents.

The site’s importance as a meeting place and campground for the Whadjuk Noongar people, and an 1830 massacre, have been integrated into the final versions of the plans.