Council proposes to name some laneways in Mildura:

• Hattie Lane
• Betsy Lane
• Eliza Lane
• Martha Lane
• Appleby Lane
• Garland Lane
• Bolard Lane

Hattie Lane serves as a tribute to the wives of WB Chaffey. Following the tragic passing of William's first wife, Hattie Chaffey, shortly after the birth of their sixth child in 1889, William remarried in the United States. His second wife, Heather Schell, also known as Hattie, accompanied him back to Mildura upon his return in 1891.

Betsy Bellman, Eliza Bilton, and Martha Abramowski were pioneering women who owned land in the early days of Mildura. Their names, sourced from the rates books of 1892-93 by the Mildura Historical Society, pay tribute to their contributions.

Using first names in this initiative honours the legacy of women in Mildura's settler community, in line with the existing street names of Mabel and Ruby Avenue.

Sarah Appleby, Rose Garland and Esther Bolard were pioneering women who owned land in the early days of Mildura. Their names, sourced from the rates books of 1892-93 by the Mildura Historical Society, pay tribute to their contributions.

This initiative honours the legacy of women in Mildura's settler community.