Fort Largs remains important part of Taperoo

In May 2025 we received a community proposal to subdivide the existing suburb of Taperoo into two suburbs by:

  • Subtracting the area bounded by Lady Gowrie Drive, Strathfield Terrace, Military Road and the southern edge of Roy Marten Park from the existing suburb of Taperoo
  • Creating a new suburb from this area called Fort Largs

We sought to understand the level of local support for the proposal prior to determining whether or not to make a formal submission to the Office of the Surveyor General to request a name change.

Council resolved at the 11 November 2025 meeting not to progress with seeking a suburb name change for the Fort Largs development based on the outcomes of this community engagement.

You can find out more in the report and the outcomefor the item Fort Largs/Taperoo Suburb Name Change Proposal - Engagement Summary and the outcome in the meeting agenda and minutes.

Find out more on this page including details of the proposal, maps and background below.

📃Engagement Summary

What we asked

We sought to understand local support views on the proposal to inform Council's decision on whether or not to make a formal submission to the Office of the Surveyor General to request a name change.

How we asked

What did we hear?


We Received

🌐 294 online survey responses 📝238 Hardcopy survey responses

🖥️ 19 written submissions via Participate PAE🔌📧 6 Email or posted submissions

Response Maps

Maps showing the variety of response relative to the proximity tof the proposal

🗺️Proposal on a Map

📖Background

In May 2025, a group of community members presented a petition and deputation at the Council meeting requesting Council to consider changing the name of the Fort Largs development portion of Taperoo to Fort Largs.

Description of proposed changes;

  • Subtracting the area bounded by Lady Gowrie Drive, Strathfield Terrace, Military Road and the southern edge of Roy Marten Park from the existing suburb of Taperoo
  • Creating a new suburb from this area called Fort Largs

At this stage, to assist the Elected Members in their decision-making process, we’re seeking to understand the level of local support for this proposal. If Council endorses the proposal, our next step will be to put it to the Office of the Surveyor-General, who will ultimately determine whether the changes will go ahead.

You can view the Council meeting minutes, report and agenda on the Proposal to Rename the Fort Largs Development in Taperoo below. See items 5.2 & 14.2.3

📝Past Activities