First it was Flinders, then it was Shell Cove, now it appears the name of the new $39 million railway station being built to replace Dunmore station could be Shellharbour Junction.
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The Geographical Names Board is due to consider the name, which has been submitted by Transport for NSW, at its next board meeting on July 8.
A GNB spokesman said if the board was satisfied that the proposed new name was suitable, then submissions on the proposal would be sought from the community and other interested parties.
"Once the community consultation period has finished the board will summarise all submissions and may seek further information before making a recommendation to the Minister for Finance and Services," the spokesman said.
"The Minister for Finance and Services [Dominic Perrottet] will make the final decision on the name. This process is followed for all new naming proposals."
The long-running saga began in February 2013, when Kiama MP Gareth Ward announced that the proposed $39 million Flinders railway station would be renamed Shell Cove following "a strong community campaign" and evidence it would help support local tourism.
However, the move was criticised by Shellharbour MP Anna Watson and Shellharbour City Council. The council wrote to NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian expressing its disappointment over the lack of consultation regarding the move.
Earlier this year the GNB ruled out both Flinders and Shell Cove as options because the new station, due to be completed by the end of the year, was not within the boundaries of either suburb and is officially located at Dunmore.
Shellharbour councillor Kellie Marsh said she still preferred the station to be named Shell Cove, but would rather the station be called Shellharbour than Shellharbour Junction.
"I see a junction as where different points meet - I don't think it is fitting," Cr Marsh said.
Kiama MP Gareth Ward declined to comment on what he thought of the name Shellharbour Junction, but said it was ironic both the Labor and Liberal names had been ruled out.
"I look forward to hearing the community feedback on this ... it is more important to deliver this station, which was first promised to the community in 2001," Mr Ward said.
Ms Watson said the whole issue had been an embarrassment for the state government because Mr Ward "was trying to be too clever by half".
"Does the state government think it's making an episode of Thomas The Tank Engine?" Ms Watson asked.
"I nonetheless welcome the fact that a proposal has been put forward. I believe the process is now that the Geographical Names Board will place the proposal on public exhibition for public comment.
"I would, as I have done from the beginning of this debate, encourage all residents in Shellharbour City to have their say on this proposal."