Eviston Drive, Windradyne
On 28 April 2021 Council approved a Development Application for a 205 lot residential subdivision off Richardson Street and Governors Parade in the suburb of Windradyne (Windy 1100). The subdivision includes six new roads as well as the extension of Richardson Street and Governors Parade.
A location plan and an annotated plan of subdivision are available in the document library.
Council at its Ordinary Meeting held 18 October 2023 adopted the name “Neville Dawson Drive”, amongst others, for the subdivision. The names “Neville Dawson Drive” and later “Dawson Drive” were rejected by the Geographic Names Board (GNB).
“Neville Dawson Drive” was rejected by GNB because the new NSW Address Policy and User Manual, May 2021 strictly only permits the use of one name – either given name or surname but not both. Council appealed the decision of the GNB however the NSW Surveyor General upheld the decision to reject.
Council’s fallback option “Dawson Drive” was also rejected by GNB because of its similarity to the nearby Mawson Close.
Council has investigated other features within the approved subdivision to name in recognition of Neville Dawson and a separate report on that will be put to Council.
The following name has been chosen to replace the rejected name.
| Name | Suffix | Significance |
| Eviston | Drive | John Eviston Born: 1844 Died: 1925
Born in Tipperary Ireland, John Eviston immigrated to Australia in 1864, first to Victoria. In 1869, he came to Bathurst, where he settled for life. Not long after arriving he married Elizabeth Connelly and co-established a successful men’s wear business, ‘Kelaher & Eviston’. Renowned for his business integrity, John Eviston was equally renowned for his community service. A devout Catholic, he gave valuable service to his church in many ways, not least in his dedicated work as parish treasurer overseeing important building projects. He was a founding member of Bathurst’s St Vincent de Paul Society and the Australian Holy Catholic Guild, two charitable organisations. A “true Irishman”, Eviston was always at the forefront of the Irish cause locally. John Eviston’s hand extended across the sectarian division that then separated Bathurst along religious and ethnic lines. Eviston served the wider community for thirty years as an energetic Bathurst District Hospital Committee member, as well fourteen years as Deputy Coroner. He was one of the founders of the National Advocate, a voice for community concerns. On his death, John Eviston was remembered by the Bathurst community as a “valuable citizen”, a man who had led “an honest, upright life”.
Source: The Pillars of Bathurst |
The above names comply with Bathurst Regional Council's Guidelines for the Naming of Roads.