What we heard

Thank you for your input on the new name for the Pakenham East suburb. We received an overwhelming response to the voting poll with a total of 1,840 valid responses.

As a result of the voting poll, ‘Honora’ received the most support and was endorsed by Council at the 15 July Council Meeting to be adopted as the new suburb name.

Geographic Names Victoria has informed Council that the name requires a suffix to comply with the naming rules. In consultation with the family, the recommended suburb name is ‘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.

  • Honora

    Honora Carney and her husband Michael leased a large parcel of land between Pakenham and Nar Nar Goon on the south side of Princes Highway from 1869. They had 7 children and ran a farming business together before Michael passed away in 1880. Honora purchased the land south of the highway in 1887 and the land north of the highway in 1902. She continued to run the family farming business with her children until her death in 1912.

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