Renaming of Doughertys Junction Road to Old Coach Road
During the recent Pyramul/Sallys Flat bush fire a road name anomaly in the locality caused confusion when fire crews were being dispatched.
The subject road, mapped as Doughertys Junction Road, starts approximately 200 metres to the north of the intersection of Hill End Road and Sally’s Flat Road in the Bathurst Region Local Government Area (LGA). The road runs generally in a northerly direction to Green Valley Creek which is the Local Government boundary between Bathurst Regional Council and Mid Western Regional Council. After crossing Green Valley Creek, the road continues on for a further 6 kilometres before it intersects with another road also known as Doughertys Junction Road. This other Doughertys Junction Road, in the Mid Western Regional LGA, connects Hill End Road to the west and Sallys Flat Road to the east.
An aerial location plan and annotated cadastral map are provided in the document library.
Mid Western Regional Council recently gazetted the name “Old Coach Road” for the 6 kilometres of the subject road within its LGA.
There are only two properties in the Bathurst Region LGA addressed to the subject road. It is noted that one of the property owners has previously requested a review of road name. That request was deferred pending Mid Western Regional Council undertaking consultation with the larger number of affected property owners in its LGA and gazetting the new name. Mid Western Regional Council gazetted the new name on 24 March 2023.
It is therefore recommended that Council adopt the name “Old Coach Road” for that section of the subject road in its LGA to ensure consistency with Mid Western Regional Council’s recent name gazettal.
The name complies with Bathurst Regional Council's Guidelines for the Naming of Roads.