FEATURE TYPE,Description,Feature Code,Inclusion Type,Naming Authority*,Notifier
ABATTOIRS,An establishment where animals are slaughtered for food,FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
ABBEY,A building or buildings occupied by monks or nuns under an abbot or abbess,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
AERODROME,A landing area that is smaller than an AIRPORT,AF,Registered,Civil Aviation Safety Authority,Civil Aviation Safety Authority
AGED CARE FACILITY (PRIVATE),,AGEC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Human Services
AGED CARE FACILITY (PUBLIC),,AGEC,Registered,Department of Human Services,Department of Human Services
AIRFIELD,"A level tract of land, maybe equipped with hard surfaced runways, buildings etc. for the operation and maintenance of mainly light aircraft",AF,Registered,Civil Aviation Safety Authority,Civil Aviation Safety Authority
AIRPORT,"A landing and taking off area for civil aircraft, usually equipped with runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities",AF,Registered,Civil Aviation Safety Authority,Civil Aviation Safety Authority
AIRSTRIP,See AIRFIELD,AF,Registered,Civil Aviation Safety Authority,Civil Aviation Safety Authority
AMBULANCE STATION,A structure or other area set aside for storage ofambulance vehicles and medical equipment,AMST,Registered,Ambulance Victoria,Ambulance Victoria
AMPHITHEATRE,An open-air venue for public events,CLTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
ANABRANCH,"A branch STREAM which turns out of a RIVER and re-enters it lower down, forming a branch ISLAND",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
ANCHORAGE,An area in which vessels anchor or may anchor,ANCH,Registered,Port Authority,Port Authority
AQUARIUM,,CLTR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
AQUATIC CENTRE,,POOL,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
AQUEDUCT,A CONDUIT or artificial CHANNEL for conducting water from place to place,AQDT,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
ARBORETUM,A plot of land where different trees or shrubs are grown for study or popular interest,GRDN,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
ARCHIPELAGO,A group or chain of islands,ARCH,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
ARM,A narrow portion of the SEA projecting from the mainland,RCH,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
ARTESIAN WELL,A type of WELL in which the water is forced to the surface by hydrostatic pressure,WELL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
ART GALLERY,,CLTR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
ATHLETIC FIELD,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BACKWASH,See BACKWATER,STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BACKWATER,Still water beside a STREAM that is fed by its own back flow,STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BANK,"(a) A portion of the sea bed raised above its surroundings, but covered with enough water to permit navigation (b) The sloping ground along the edge of a RIVER, STREAM or LAKE",BANK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BAR,A RIDGE or succession of RIDGES of sand or other substances extending across the mouth of a RIVER or HARBOUR and which may obstruct navigation,BANK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BARRACKS,A building or buildings used for the lodgement or residence of soldiers,BAR,Registered,Australian Defence Force,Australian Defence Force
BARRAGE,"(a) A large structure across a RIVER or ESTUARY to constrain the limit of tidal influence, and thus the ingress of sea water (b) A structure built to store water, generally for irrigation",DAM,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BASIN,"(a) A hollow or DEPRESSION in the Earth's surface, wholly surrounded by higher land; with or without surface outlet (b) The tract of country drained by a RIVER and its tributaries, or which drains into a particular LAKE or SEA",DEPR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BASKETBALL COURT,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BATHS,A public swimming POOL,POOL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BATTERY,"(a) A stone crushing works for ore extraction, as used on gold fields. (b) An emplacement for one or more guns on land",BTRY,Registered,Municipal Council or Australian Defence Force,Municipal Council or Australian Defence Force
BAY,"(a) An open, curving indentation made by the SEA or a LAKE into  COASTLINE (b) A body of water partly surrounded by land generally smaller than a GULF and larger than a COVE.",BAY,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BEACH,The sloping SHORE along a body of water that is periodically washed by waves or tides and is usually covered with sand or gravel,BCH,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BEACON,"A prominent, specially constructed object forming a conspicuous mark as a fixed aid to navigation",BCON,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
BECK,A North England term for a small STREAM,STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BEND,(a) A curve in the course of a STREAM and/or the land within the curve; a curve in a linear body of water (b) A point on a STREAM,BEND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BIGHT,"An indentation in the sea coast similar to a BAY, but either larger or with a greater curvature",BGHT,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BILL,A beak-like coastal PROMONTORY,PROM,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BILLABONG,A RIVER branch that forms a BACKWATER or stagnant pool,WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BLOWHOLE,"A hole near the seashore that has been formed in the roof of a CAVE, and through which air and possibly water are forced by the rising tide",CAVE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
BLUFF,A HEADLAND or CLIFF with a bold and almost perpendicular face,CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BOAT RAMP,,BOAT,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
BOATING CLUB,,BOAT,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BOMBING RANGE,A tract of land on which the military conducts bombing practice,FRNG,Registered,Australian Defence Force,Australian Defence Force
BORE,A deep vertical hole of a small diameter made to obtain water; or to ascertain the nature of the underlaying strata,BORE,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BOTANIC GARDENS,A park or reserve which contains specialised collections of plants,GRDN,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
BOULDER(S),A large water-worn or weather-worn stone or stones,ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BOWLING GREEN,,RECR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BREAKAWAY,"A steep CLIFF connecting the old and new PLATEAUX formed by the collapse of the edges of a tabletop, MESA or similar",CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
BREAKWATER,"A natural or artificial structure along a COAST capable of checking the force of the waves, thereby reducing beach erosion or sheltering vessels from rough seas",BRKW,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
BREWERY,"An establishment for brewing beer, ale, etc.",FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BRICKWORKS,A place where bricks are made,FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
BRIDGE,"(a) A man made structure carrying a ROAD or other transportation system over a WATERCOURSE, RAILWAY, ROAD or other obstruction (b) A natural BRIDGE, a bridge or arch of natural rock",BRDG,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
BRIDLE PATH,"A PATH fit for the passage of horses, but not motor vehicles",TRK,Recorded,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
BROADCASTING STATION,"An organisation for broadcasting radio programs. The site, studios, offices, etc. of such an organisation",BCST,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
BROOK,"A natural STREAM of water, smaller than a RIVER or CREEK and usually a primary stream not formed by tributaries",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BRUSHWOOD,The small growing trees or shrubs of a WOOD; a THICKET of small trees or underwood,WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
BUOY,"A floating object moored to the seafloor, as an aid to navigation or for other specific purposes",BUOY,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
BURN,A BROOK or small STREAM,STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
BUTTE,"A flat topped hill, similar to, but smaller than a MESA",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
BUTTRESS,"A rugged, protruding rocky ridge or face on a MOUNTAINSIDE",CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CAIRN,"A pyramidal heap of stones to mark a SUMMIT, TRACK, boundary, historical event, or a memorial to a person",MONU,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CAMPSITE,"An area where a CAMP has been established or where it would be suitable to establish one; an area, often provided with amenities, where it is permitted to set up a camp",CPST,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CANAL,(a) A man-made WATERWAY used by watercraft (b) A large artificial watercourse used for irrigation purposes,CNAL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CANYON,"A deep VALLEY with steep sides, often with a STREAM flowing through it",GORG,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CAPE,A piece of land projecting into a body of water,CAPE,Registered,Municipal Council  ,Municipal Council  
CAR PARK,An area designated for parking motor vehicles,CRPK,Registered,Municipal Council  ,Municipal Council  
CARAVAN PARK,"A bounded area in which caravans are, or can be, parked, or where caravan type accommodation can be obtained; domestic facilities may be provided",CPST,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
CASCADE,"A small WATERFALL, or series of FALLS, formed by water in its descent over ROCKS",WTRF,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CATARACT,"A WATERFALL usually of considerable size, falling headlong over a precipice",WTRF,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CATCHMENT AREA,See WATERSHED,WTSD,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CAUSEWAY,A raised way across a low or wet ground or water,BRDG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CAVE,"A hollowed-out chamber in the Earth, or in the side of a CLIFF or HILL; especially a larger natural cavity in the earth with an opening to the surface",CAVE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CAVERN,"A term generally regarded as synonymous with CAVE, though sometimes implying one of large dimensions",CAVE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CAY,"A low flat ISLAND of sand, mud, coral, etc. awash or drying at low tide",IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
CEMETERY,A place or area for burying the dead,CEM,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
CHALET,"A building usually with low and with wide eaves, common in alpine regions",BLDG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Resort Management Authority
CHANNEL,"(a) A man-made watercourse used for irrigation and drainage purposes (b) A deeper or sufficiently deep WATERWAY, natural or dredged, through a RIVER, HARBOUR, PASSAGE, STRAIT",CHAN,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
CHAPEL,"A place of worship connected with and subsidiary to a CHURCH; a place of worship other than a CHURCH or cathedral, especially in public institutions",RELG,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
CHASM,"A particularly narrow portion of a CANYON, GORGE or RAVINE where the width is notably exceeded by the depth and the sides are vertical or nearly vertical",GORG,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CHILD CARE FACILITY (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Department of Human Services,Department of Human Services
CHILD CARE FACILITY (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
CHURCH,A building used for religious worship,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
CITY,"An urban built-up area, population usually in excess of 20,000. Usually a local government classification",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
CITY SQUARE,,RESV,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
CIVIC CENTRE,An area containing reserves or buildings for public use,BLDG,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
CLAY PIT,A pit from which clay is dug,CLAY,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CLAYHOLE,See CLAY PIT,CLAY,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CLAYPAN,"A shallow DEPRESSION, generally circular in outline, varying in diameter from a few to several hundred metres; floored with clay, bare of vegetation and holding water for a time after rain",CLAY,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CLEARING,"A piece of land cleared for cultivation, especially the primeval FOREST",PLN,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CLIFF,A perpendicular or steep face of ROCK of considerable height either inland or along the COAST,CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CLUMPS,A cluster of small ISLANDS,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
COAST,The edge or margin of land next to the SEA,COST,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
COASTLINE,The edge or margin of land next to the SEA,COST,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
COL,"A depression in a range of MOUNTAINS or HILLS, usually providing a PASS through the RANGE",PASS,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
COLUMN,"A pillar or solid body of wood or stone of considerably greater length than thickness, used as a solitary MONUMENT",MONU,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
COMMON,"A tract of land which belongs to the local community as a whole, and is open to common use",RESV,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
COMMUNICATION TOWER,,TWR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
CONVENT,"A building(s) for a religious community, usually women, living together under discipline",RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
COPSE,A small WOOD or THICKET,WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CORNER,A place where two boundaries or ROADS meet; a region; a remote place,PLNA,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
BOULDER,A large water-worn or weather-worn stone or stones,ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
COURT HOUSE,A building used for the administration of legal proceedings,BLDG,Registered,Department of Justice,Department of Justice
COVE,"A sheltered recess in a COAST; a small BAY, a CREEK or INLET where boats may shelter",COVE,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
CRAG,"A rough, steep rock or point of rock",ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CRATER,(a) A funnel-shaped hollow at the top of the cone of a volcano (b) A hollow caused by the fall of a meteorite on to the Earth's surface,CRTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
CREEK,"(a) A small STREAM, tributary or branch of a RIVER (b) A long shallow STREAM of intermittent flow (c) A comparatively narrow coastal INLET which is tidal throughout its whole course",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CROQUET GREEN,,RECR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
CROSS ROAD,An intersection of two or more ROADS,CRRD,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
CROSSING,The shallower part of a RIVER or other body of water where it is crossed,FORD,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CULVERT,"A waterway, usually in the form of an arch or barrel of masonry, brickwork or concrete, beneath a ROAD or CHANNEL",BRDG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
CUTTING [ROAD],An open excavation through high ground for a transportation system,CUT,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
CUTTING [WATERWAY],"A navigable route through SHOALS, which affords a safe passage for vessels or boats",CHAN,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
DALE,A wide open VALLEY,VAL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
DAM,"(a) A large man-made structure of earth, masonry, etc. built across a STREAM to impound water for any purpose (b) An earthen structure in generally undrained areas, built to contain water for stock purposes",DAM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
DELL,A small wooded VALLEY,VAL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
DEPRESSION,"Any hollow or relatively sunken area, on land or in the SEA",DEPR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
DESERT,An almost barren tract of land in which the precipitation is so scant or spasmodic that it will not adequately support vegetation,DSRT,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
DOCK,"An artificially enclosed body of water in which ships maybe loaded, unloaded or repaired",DOCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
DONGA,A shallow circular depression of varying size in the surface of a limestone plain,DEPR,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
DOWNS,"An open rolling upland country with fairly smooth slopes, usually covered with grass",PLN,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
DRAIN,An artificially constructed WATERCOURSE designed for the purpose of removing surplus water from the land surface,DRN,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
DRY DOCK,An artificial BASIN fitted with a gate into which vessels can be floated and water pumped out to expose bottom of the vessel,DOCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
DUNE(S),"A mound, RIDGE or HILL of drifted sand either in a DESERT, or along a sea COAST, formed by the action of wind",DUNE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
EARLY LEARNING CENTRE (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
EARLY LEARNING CENTRE (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX,,CLTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
ENTRANCE,A passageway into enclosed waters,ENTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE,,RECR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
ESCARPMENT,The steep slope terminating a PLATEAU or any level or upland surface,CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
ESTUARY,(a) The mouth of a RIVER where tidal effects are evident and where fresh water and sea water mix (b) The widening out lower portion of a tidal RIVER,ESTY,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
EXPERIMENTAL FARM,A FARM for testing and/or developing new crops,FARM,Recorded,Municipal Council or Government Authority,Municipal Council or Government Authority
EYOT,A small ISLAND in a RIVER,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
FACTORY,A building or buildings usually with equipment where goods are manufactured,FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
FALLS,A perpendicular or very steep descent of water in the course of a STREAM,WTRF,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
FARM,A tract of land devoted for agricultural or horticultural purposes,FARM,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
FIELD,"A piece of land, especially one used for PASTURE or tillage",FLD,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
FIRE STATION (REGIONAL OR RURAL),,FST,Registered,Country Fire Authority,Country Fire Authority
FIRE STATION (URBAN),,FST,Registered,Metropolitan Fire Brigade,Metropolitan Fire Brigade
FIREBREAK,A strip of ploughed or cleared land made to check the spread of fire,FRBK,Recorded,"Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service or DSE","Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service or DSE"
FLAT,A relatively level area within a region of greater relief; a small area without relief,PLN,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
FORD,The shallow part of a RIVER or other body of water which may  be crossed by vehicle or by wading,FORD,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
FOREST,A bounded area of land covered mainly with trees; an area of land proclaimed to be a Forest RESERVE under a Forest Act or Ordinance,FRST,Registered,Department of Sustainability and Environment,Department of Sustainability and Environment
FORT,A strong or fortified place; any armed place surrounded by defensive works and occupied by troops,FORT,Recorded,Australian Defence Force,Australian Defence Force
GAP,A low point or opening between HILLS or MOUNTAINS or in a RIDGE or MOUNTAIN RANGE,PASS,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
GARDEN,"A tract of land devoted to growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables",GRDN,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
GAS FIELD,A area in which natural gas occurs in quantities worthy of exploitation,GASF,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
GATE,"A controlled entry and exit point for vehicles, stock and pedestrians in border or vermin fences",GATE,Recorded,Department of Primary Industries,Department of Primary Industries
CONDUIT,,PIPE,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
COUNTY,A principle division of the state into land units,CNTY,Registered,,
GLADE,"An open space or passage in a WOOD or FOREST, either natural or produced by the felling of trees",WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
GOLF CLUB,"A club with grounds for members to play golf, often combined with various social amenities",RECR,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
GOLF COURSE,A ground or course over which golf is played,RECR,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
GLEN,"A narrow wooded VALLEY with generally steep sides, usually having a RIVER or STREAM at the bottom (term not in general use in Australia)",GORG,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
GNAMMA HOLE,"Small holes of varying shape, diameter and depth, found in hard granite outcrops and in the decomposed granite of a BREAKAWAY, usually holding water",RH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
GOLDFIELD,"An area gold is, or was removed from the Earth",MINE,Registered,Municipal Council,
GORGE,"A VALLEY which is more than usually deep and narrow, with steep walls: this term is preferred to CANYON and GLEN in Australia",GORG,Registered,Municipal Council,
GRANDSTAND,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
GRASSLAND,A region where the precipitation is such that the natural vegetation is grass,GL,Registered,Municipal Council,
GROTTO,A large CAVE produced in a limestone region; the term is sometimes loosely applied to other types of CAVE,CAVE,Registered,Municipal Council,
GROVE,A small shady WOOD; a cluster of trees set about a small open space,WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council,
GURDWARA,Sikh place of worship,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
GROYNE,"A low artificial wall-like structure constructed of timber, stone, concrete or steel, usually extending roughly perpendicular to the SHORELINE and designed to protect the SHORE from erosion or to trap sand",BRKW,Registered,Municipal Council,
GULF,"Part of the SEA, extending into the land; usually larger than a BAY",GULF,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
GULLY,"A small VALLEY or GORGE eroded by running water, but through which water commonly runs only after rain",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council,
GUT,"A narrow PASSAGE such as a STRAIT or INLET in a BANK or SHOAL, sometimes forming a CHANNEL through it",CHAN,Registered,Port Authority,Port Authority
GUTTER,A CHANNEL between BANKS within a waterbody,CHAN,Registered,Port Authority or Catchment Management Authority,
HAMLET,"A small rural SETTLEMENT (often no more than a cluster of a few houses)., too small to be called a VILLAGE and usually lacking a CHURCH",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council  
HARBOUR,"A natural or artificially improved body of water providing protection for vessels, and generally ANCHORAGE and docking facilities",HBR,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
HAVEN,A small enclosed and protected HARBOUR,HBR,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
HEAD,"(a) A CAPE or PROMONTORY jutting seawards from a COASTLINE, usually with a significant sea-cliff (b) A high projecting CLIFF face at the end of a RANGE of HILLS or an ESCARPMENT",PT,Registered,Municipal Council,
HEADLAND,"An unnamed HEAD is usually described as a HEAD-LAND, although HEADLAND is occasionally used as a generic form",PT,Registered,Municipal Council,
HEATH,"An extensive tract of open, UNCULTIVATED ground, more or less flat and covered with small shrubs such as heather",PLN,Registered,Municipal Council,
HELIPAD,A place for helicopters to land and take-off,HLPT,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,
HELIPORT,A place for helicopters to land and take-off,HLPT,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,
HILL,"A small portion of the Earth's surface elevated above its surroundings: in general, an eminence is not considered a MOUNTAIN unless its elevation, from foot to SUMMIT, is well over 300m, but the distinction is arbitrary",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
HILLOCK,A mound or small HILL,HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
HILLSIDE,"The slope or declivity of a HILL: an inclination, slope or gradual descent of the surface of the ground; an inclination downwards",SLP,Registered,Municipal Council,
HISTORICAL SITE,,HIST,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
HOCKEY GROUND,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
HOLE,"A natural hole or hollow containing water, often in the dry bed of an intermittent RIVER or a SPRING in the DESERT ",WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
HOMESTEAD,A main residence on a horticultural or agricultural farm,HMSD,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
HOSPITAL,An institution in which the sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment,HOSP,Registered,Department of Human Services,Department of Human Services
HOSPITAL (BUSH NURSING CENTRE),,HOSP,Registered,Department of Human Services,Department of Human Services
HOSPITAL (PRIVATE),,HOSP,Recorded,Hospital Administrative Body,Department of Human Services
HOSPITAL (PUBLIC),,HOSP,Registered,Department of Human Services,Department of Human Services
HOT SPRING,A stream of hot water issuing from the ground,SPRG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
HOUSE,,BLDG,Recorded,Municipal Council or Heritage Victoria,Municipal Council or Heritage Victoria
HUT,,BLDG,Registered,Parks Victoria,Parks Victoria
INLET,"(a) A BASIN at the lower reaches of a RIVER, connected to the SEA by a narrow opening and subject to tidal movements (b) A small indentation in the COAST or into the SHORE of a LAKE, usually tapering towards its head",COVE,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
INTERMITTENT LAKE,"A waterbody which shrinks and may become dry for long periods until replenished by
rainfall.",INTL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
ISLAND (MARINE),"A piece of land surrounded by water, in an ocean, SEA, LAKE or RIVER",IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
ISLAND (TERRESTRIAL),,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
ISLAND GROUP,A group or cluster of ISLANDS,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
ISLE,A small ISLAND,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
ISLET,A small ISLAND; diminutive of ISLE,IS,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
ISTHMUS,A narrow portion of land enclosed on each side by water and connecting two larger bodies of land,ISTH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
JETTY,A structure of stone or timber projecting into water and serving as a PIER or WHARF,PIER,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
JUMPUP,A POINT on a CLIFF face where a ROAD or TRACK rises abruptly from one level to another,CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council,
JUNCTION,"A place where RIVERS, ROADS or RAILWAYS meet",JUNC,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,
KNOB,A prominent isolated rounded mound or HILL,HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
KNOLL,"A small HILL or eminence of more or less rounded form, and its altitude should not exceed 30m above the surrounding country",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
KOPJE,"An isolated HILL, often formed by the denudation of the land around it; a South African term",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
LAGOON,(a) An enclosed area of shallow salt or brackish water that is partly or completely separated from the SEA by a narrow strip of land or sand banks (DUNES) (b) A small fresh or saltwater LAKE,LAGN,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LAW COURT,,JUST,Registered,Department of Justice,Department of Justice
LAKE,"A body of fresh or salt water, natural or artificial, enclosed or nearly enclosed by land; it may or may not have in and outflowing water",LAKE,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LANDING GROUND,"An area of flat land used by aeroplanes for landing and takeoff and having only rudimentary facilities, or none at all",AF,Recorded,Civil Aviation Safety Authority,Civil Aviation Safety Authority
LANDING PLACE [BOAT],"A place where boats receive or discharge passengers, freight, etc.",LNDG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LEAD,"A narrow CHANNEL; especially through drift ice,or in rock or coral studded waters",CHNL,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
LEVEE,(a) A broad low ridge of alluvium which is formed in time of flood on the side of a RIVER or STREAM (b) An embankment built to confine a RIVER within its bed,BRKW,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LIBRARY (LOCAL PUBLIC),,CLTR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
LIFESAVING CLUB,,LIFE,Recorded,Surf Life Saving Australia,Surf Life Saving Australia
LIGHT,A lighted aid to navigation; i.e. a lighted BUOY,NAVB,Registered,,
LIGHTHOUSE,"A distinctive structure on or off the COAST, exhibiting a major LIGHT designed to serve as an aid to navigation",LH,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,,LGA,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
LOCALITY,An administrative geographical area distinguished for its community and/or landscape characteristics: in metropolitan areas it is commonly referred to as a ‘suburb’; it provides an official reference point for addressing purposes,LOCB,Registered,Municipal Council,
LOCH,A LAKE or ARM of the SEA,LAKE,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,
LOCK,A stretch of water in a RIVER or CANAL enclosed by gates fitted with sluices to enable craft to be raised from one water level to another,LOCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LOOKOUT,"A place on a high vantage point, especially a MOUNTAIN, from which one can admire the view",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council,
LOOKOUT TOWER,A man-made structure used as an observation or viewing point,TOWR,Registered,State Emergency Service or DSE,
LOOP,"A long narrow stretch of water protuding into the land, often rounded or loop shaped at its extremity",BEND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
LOUGH,An Irish term for LAKE or ARM of the SEA,LAKE,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,
MALL,"A sheltered walk or promenade, a section of ROAD closed to vehicular traffic for a promenade",MALL,Registered,Municipal Council,
MARINA,"A protected area provided with berthing and shore facilities (including toilets, water and rubbish disposal) particularly for yachts and other pleasure craft",HBR,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,
MARKET,An open space or covered building(s) in which provisions are exposed for sale,MRKT,Registered,Municipal Council,
MARSH,"A tract of low-lying land, flooded at times and generally swampy",SWMP,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
MEADOW,"A tract of land under grass, especially if grown for hay; a low rich, moist ground especially near a RIVER",FLD,Registered,Municipal Council,
MEANDER,"A curve in the course of a RIVER that continually swings from side to side in wide loops, as it progresses across flat country",BEND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,
MESA,"A flat, table-like upland that falls away steeply on all sides, ESCARPMENTS, larger than a BUTTE and smaller than a TABLELAND",HILL,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),
MILL,(a) A building fitted with machinery for any industrial purpose (b) A building fitted with machinery for grinding grains into fine powder,MILL,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
MINE,A place or area from which commercial minerals are or were removed from the Earth,MINE,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
MINERAL SPRING,A SPRING that contains a noticeable quantity of mineral matter in solution,SPRG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
MISSION,An establishment administered by a religious community for the spiritual and social welfare of others,MSSN,Registered,,
MISSION STATION,An establishment administered by a religious community for the spiritual and social welfare of others,MSSN,Registered,,
MOLE [BREAKWATER],"A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a PIER or BREAKWATER, or both",BRKW,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
MONASTERY,A religious residence for monks,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
MONDIR ,Hindu place of worship,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
MONUMENT,"Anything by which the memory of persons or things are preserved; anything that serves as a memorial to a person, event, or of past times",MONU,Registered,Muncipal Council,Municipal Council
MORASS,A bog or MARSH,SWMP,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
MOSQUE,,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
MOTOR TRACK,,RECR,Recorded,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
MOUNTAIN,"A natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising more or less abruptly from the surrounding level, and attaining an altitude which, relative to adjacent elevations, is impressive or notable ",MT,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
MOUNTAIN PEAK,See PEAK,PEAK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
MOUNTAIN RANGE,See RANGE,RNGE,Registered,Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
MOUNTAINS,The plural of MOUNTAIN; signifying more than one MOUNTAIN; see RANGE,MTS,Registered,Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
MUNICIPAL RESERVE,,RESV,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
MUSEUM,,CLTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
"NATIONAL PARK, ETC","A tract of land set apart, as by a state or nation, to be preserved in its natural state for the benefit of the public",PARK,Registered,Parks Victoria,Parks Victoria
NATIVE WELL,A natural SPRING or a small POOL fed from a SPRING or SOAK; a type of WATERHOLE,SOAK,Registered,Municipal Council ot Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
NATURAL REGION,,NTRL,Registered,Department of Sustainability and Environment or Department of Primary Industries,Department of Sustainability and Environment or Department of Primary Industries
NECK,A narrow piece of land with water on each side: an ISTHMUS,ISTH,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
NEEDLE,"A tall, usually perpendicular, needle shaped ROCK, either coastal or inland",ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
NEIGHBOURHOOD,Does not have officially recognised and registered boundaries: for this reason a neighbourhood name cannot be used for addressing purposes,NBHD,Recorded,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE,,CLTR,Recorded,Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres,Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres
NESS,A PROMONTORY or HEADLAND,PT,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
NETBALL COURT,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
OCEAN,,SEA,Registered,,
OPALFIELD,"An area where opals is, or was, removed from the Earth",MINE,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
OUTSTATION,,HMSD,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
OVAL,"A flat area, oval shaped, on which sporting activities can take place",PARK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
OXBOW,"A LAKE formed when a MEANDERING river, having bent in an almost a complete circle, cuts across the narrow neck of land between the two stretches, and leaves a backwater",WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
PADDOCK,See FIELD,FLD,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
PARISH,A subdivision of the COUNTIES into land units,PRSH,Registered,,
PARK,An area of land often with recreational and other facilities which is set aside for public use,PARK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PARKING AREA,,CRPK,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
PARKING BAY,A loop at the side of a ROAD or HIGHWAY for vehicles to stop away from traffic,CRPK,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
PASS,"A break or GAP in a MOUNTAIN RANGE permitting easier passage from one side to the other, also called a COL",PASS,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PASSAGE [WATERWAY],"A narrow navigable CHANNEL, especially one through REEFS or ISLANDS",CHAN,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
PASTURE,"An area of land covered with grass used for grazing of domestic animals, as distinct from that which is mown for hay",FLD,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
"PATH - BRIDLE, WALKING",A way beaten or trodden by humans or anminals; a course or track,TRK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PEAK,The separately named SUMMIT on a HILL or MOUNTAIN RANGE,PEAK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PENINSULA,"A piece of land almost surrounded by water, especially one connected with the mainland by only a narrow NECK or ISTHMUS",PEN,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PICNIC AREA,"A tract of land reserved for day picnic purposes, sometimes with constructed fireplaces and other facilities",PARK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PIER,A long narrow structure extending into the water to afford a berthing place for vessels; to serve as a pleasure promenade,PIER,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
PILLAR,An upright column of ROCK,ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PINNACLE,"A sharp pointed ROCK, rising more or less vertically",ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PIPELINE,"A tube of wood, metal, concrete, etc. especially for the conveyance of water, natural gas, petroleum, etc.",PIPE,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
PIT,"(a) A natural HOLE in the ground (b) A hole made in digging for minerals or other industrial
purposes",PIT,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PLAIN,"A tract of country, the general surface of which is comparatively flat or slightly undulating, and sparsely if at all timbered",PLN,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PLANT,"Equipment, including fixtures, machinery, tools, etc. and often building(s), necessary to carry on any industrial business, a manufacturing plant",FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
PLANTATION,A large quantity of trees that have been planted; a growing WOOD,PLAN,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
PLATEAU,An elevated tract of comparatively flat or level land,PL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
PLAYGROUND,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
POINT [COASTAL],"The extreme end of a CAPE; or the outer end of any land protruding into the water, usually less prominent than a CAPE",PT,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
POINT [INLAND],See PEAK,PEAK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
POINT [STREAM],See BEND,BEND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
POLICE STATION,An office of the local police force; it may or may not have associated lock-up,PSTA,Registered,Victoria Police,Victoria Police
POND,"A small body of still water, may be of natural or artificial formation",POND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
POOL,A swimming POOL; see also BATHS,POOL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
POOL,"(a) A small body of still or standing water, permanent or temporary, often in the bed of an intermittent RIVER or STREAM, and sometimes SPRING fed, chiefly one of natural formation (b) A large partly enclosed ARM of a SEA or LAKE",WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
POST OFFICE,,PO,Recorded,Australia Post,Australia Post
PRE SCHOOL (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
PRE SCHOOL (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
PORT,"A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging cargo or passengers, usually located in a HARBOUR",PORT,Registered,Port Authority,Municipal Council
PRIMARY SCHOOL (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
PRIMARY SCHOOL (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
POWER STATION,,BLDG,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
PUBLIC GALLERY,,CLTR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
PRECIPICE,"A vertical or steep face of rock, cliff, mountain, etc. (usually at least one hundred metres high)",CLIF,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PRISON,"A building where persons are legally committed, while awaiting trial or punishment",PRSN,Registered,Department of Justice,Department of Justice
PROMONTORY,A rocky coastal HEADLAND projecting significantly into the SEA,PROM,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
PUBLIC HALL,,BLDG,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
QUARRY,A place where stone or rock is extracted,QUAR,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
QUAY,"A WHARF approximately parallel to the SHORELINE accommodating ships on one side only, the other side being to the SHORE: it is usually of solid construction",PIER,Registered,Port Authority,Municipal Council
RACE[WATERWAY],A constructed watercourse where the water velocity is significantly higher than in an earthen CHANNEL,CHAN,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
RACECOURSE,A piece of ground on which horse races are held for public entertainment; any place where horse races are held,RTRK,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
RACETRACK,"A track on which races, especially motor races, are held, a racecourse",RTRK,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
RADIO TOWER,An antenna for the transmission of sound by radio waves to a widely dispersed audience through radio receivers,TOWR,Registered,,
RAILWAY,A track or set of tracks of iron or steel rails used for the passage of trains,RLY,Registered,Department of Transport,Department of Transport
RAILWAY STATION,A place where trains stop for passengers and/or freight.,RLY,Registered,Department of Transport,Department of Transport
RANGE,"A series or line of MOUNTAIN or HILL RIDGES, with or without PEAKS in which the crests are relatively narrow",RNGE,Registered,Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
RAPIDS,Portions of a STREAM with accelerated current where it descends rapidly without a break in the slope of the bed sufficient to form a WATERFALL,WTRF,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
RAVINE,"A small narrow steep sided VALLEY, larger than a GULLY and smaller than a CANYON",GORG,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
REACH,"(a) A straight section of a RIVER, especially a navigable RIVER between two bends (b) An ARM of the SEA or a LAKE extending into the
land",RCH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
REEF,"A ridge of rocks or coral lying near the surface of the SEA, which may be visible at low tide, but is usually covered by water",REEF,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
REFUGE AREA,,RFGE,Registered,State Emergency Service,State Emergency Service
RESERVE,"A tract of public land set apart for recreation, as a public reserve, or for a specific purpose",RESV,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
RESERVOIR,"An artificial LAKE for the storage, regulation and control of water for domestic or other use",RES,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
REST AREA,,REST,Registered,Muncipal Council or VicRoads,Muncipal Council or VicRoads
RIDGE,"A long and narrow stretch of elevated ground, either isolated or located in a RANGE",RDGE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
RIFLE RANGE,A tract of land on which rifle shooting practice or contests are held,FRNG,Registered,Australian Defence Force,Australian Defence Force
RIVER,"A STREAM of fresh water which, part of the year, is larger than a BROOK or CREEK and flows by natural CHANNEL, being confined within banks, into the SEA or a LAKE, or another RIVER",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
RIVULET,A small STREAM,STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
ROCK (MARINE),"An isolated rocky formation or a single large stone, usually one constituting a danger to navigation; submerged or partially submerged",ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
ROCK (TERRESTRIAL),A prominent or isolated outcrop of stone on land,ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
ROCK FORMATION,A group or formation of ROCKS or BOULDERS,ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
ROCK HOLE,A HOLE excavated in solid ROCK by water action,RH,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
ROCKET RANGE,,FRNG,Registered,Australian Defence Force,Australian Defence Force
RUIN(S),"The remains of a fallen building, TOWN, etc., or of anything in a state of destruction or decay",RUIN,Registered,Municipal Council or Heritage Victoria,Municipal Council
SADDLE,A depressed part of a RIDGE between two SUMMITS,RDGE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
SALT MARSH,"A MARSH that at times is flooded by the SEA, or an inland MARSH in an arid region in which the water contains a high proportion of salt",SWMP,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SALT PAN,"A hollow, formerly containing water, in which a deposit of salt is left behind owing to evaporation of the water",SPAN,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SANCTUARY,,RESV,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
SANDBANK,"BANK, SHOAL or submerged ridge of sand especially in the SEA, or a RIVER often exposed at low tide",BANK,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SANDBAR,A BAR of sand formed in a SEA or RIVER by the action of the tides or currents,BANK,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SANDPIT,An excavation in the ground for the extraction of sand for industrial purposes,PIT,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SAWMILL,"An establishment in which timber is sawn into planks, boards, etc. by machinery",MILL,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SCHOOL CAMP,,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
SCHOOL,"A place or establishment where instruction is given, especially one for children",EDUC,Registered,Department of Education and Early Childhood Development,Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
SCRUB,"A tract of bushland, undergrowth, or stunted trees",WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SEA,"One of the smaller divisions of the OCEANS, especially if partly enclosed by land",SEA,Registered,,
SECONDARY SCHOOL (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Department of Education,Department of Education
SECONDARY SCHOOL (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
SETTLEMENT,"Any form of human habitation, usually implying more than one dwelling, although most would regard a single isolated building as constituting a SETTLEMENT",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council or Heritage Victoria,Municipal Council
SEWERAGE FARM,A FARM equipped with apparatus for treatment and disposal/recycling sewerage,FARM,Registered,,
SHAFT,"A vertical hole serving as access to a MINE or other underground workings which is used for entry, transport, etc.",MINE,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SHALLOWS,An indefinite term applied to expanses of SHOAL or shallow water,SHOL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SHERIFFS OFFICE,,JUST,Registered,Department of Justice,Department of Justice
SHOAL,A ridge of sand or rocks just below the surface of the SEA or a RIVER and therefore dangerous ,SHOL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SHOPPING CENTRE,The concentration of retailing and other service activities at a nodal and accessible point,SHOP,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SHOPPING PRECINCT,,SHOP,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SHORE,The narrow strip of land in immediate contact with any body of water including the area between high and low water lines,COST,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SHORELINE,The line where SHORE and water meet; SHORELINE and COASTLINE are generally used as synonymous,COST,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SHOWGROUNDS,A tract of land with pavilion(s) and arena(s) for exhibition and display of livestock and produce,RESV,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SHRINE,"An object or place, with or without buildings, memorialising a person, deity or event",SHR,Registered,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SIDING,"A short branch off a RAILWAY track, often connected at both ends to the mainline track, and used for shunting or for loading, unloading, and storing goods trucks",RLY,Registered,Department of Transport,Department of Transport
SKATE PARK,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SLOPE,A gradient on the side or end of an elevated relief feature,SLP,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
SOAK,Damp or swampy spots around the base of granite ROCKS or in otherwise dry watercourse,SOAK,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SOUND,"A relatively long ARM of the SEA, forming a CHANNEL between an ISLAND and the mainland, or connecting two larger bodies of water, as a SEA and the OCEAN, or two parts of the same body, but usually wider and more extensive than a STRAIT",SND,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SPECIAL PURPOSE FARM,"A tract of land, designated for special agricultural or horticultural purposes",FARM,Recorded,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
SPECIAL SCHOOL (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
SPECIAL SCHOOL (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
SPIT,A small POINT of land or narrow SHOAL projecting into a body of water from the SHORE,PT,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SPORTS COMPLEX,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SPORTS GROUND,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SPRING,"A flow of water issuing naturally out of the ground, either continuously or intermittently",SPRG,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SPUR,"A minor linear projection off a RANGE, RIDGE, MOUNTAIN, HILL, TABLELAND or PLATEAU being not more than 2 km in length and decreasing in altitude from the parent feature",SPUR,Registered,,
STADIUM,An enclosed athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators,STDM,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
STEEL WORKS,"An establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.",FTRY,Recorded,,
STOCKYARD,,STOCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
STRAIT,A narrow PASSAGE connecting two larger bodies of water,STR,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
STREAM,"A course of running water; a BROOK, CREEK or RIVER",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
SUBURB,see LOCALITY,SUB,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
SUGARLOAF,"A HILL or MOUNTAIN, conical or conoidal in shape, thus resembling a sugarloaf, i.e. a solid cone of refined sugar, the form in which it was previously distributed",HILL,Registered,,
SUMMIT,See PEAK,PEAK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Depatment (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Depatment (Parks Victoria or DSE)
SWAMP,"A tract of low-lying land which is permanently saturated with moisture, and is usually overgrown with vegetation",SWMP,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
SWIMMING POOL,See POOL,POOL,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
SYNAGOGUE,,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
TABLELAND,A PLATEAU bounded by steep cliff-like faces which lead abruptly down to the SEA or the adjoining lowlands,PL,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TANK,A large receptacle or structure for holding water or other liquids or gas,TANK,Recorded,,
TANNERY,A building where hides and skins are processed into leather,FTRY,Recorded,,
TARN,A small mountain lake,LAKE,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE,A central office where connections of lines used in telephone calls are made,TPEX,Registered,Telstra,Telstra
TELEVISION STATION,"The site, studios, offices, etc. of  an organisation which broadcasts television programs",TVST,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
TELEVISION TOWER,An antenna for transmission of sound and images by radio waves to a widely dispersed audience through television receivers,TOWR,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
TENNIS COURT,,RECR,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
TERRACE,"A nearby level strip of land extending along the edge of a SEA, RIVER or LAKE, or on the sides of a HILL or VALLEY; it is bounded above and below by rather abrupt slopes",SLP,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TERTIARY INSTITUTION (PRIVATE),,EDUC,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Department of Education
TERTIARY INSTITUTION (PUBLIC),,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education,Department of Education
THICKET,"A small WOOD, or group of closely set trees, especially one with dense undergrowth",WOOD,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TIDAL FLAT,"A large area of nearly level land, usually of mud, covered at high water and attached to the SHORE",COST,Registered,Municipal Council or Water Authority,Municipal Council or Water Authority
TOR,"An isolated mass of ROCK, usually granite, which has been subject to considerable weathering, and often assumes peculiar shapes",ROCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE,,TOUR,Recorded,Municipal Council or Local Tourism Authority,Municipal Council
TOURIST PRECINCT,,TOUR,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
TOWN,"A compact SETTLEMENT larger than a VILLAGE, with a community pursuing an urban way of life; does not have officially recognised and registered boundaries; for this reason a town name cannot be used for addressing purposes",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
TOWN HALL,,BLDG,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
TOWNSHIP,"A tract of land in Australia laid out with streets, and subdivided into lots for the subsequent development of a TOWN; does not have officially recognised and registered boundaries; for this reason a township name cannot be used for addressing purposes",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
TRACK - TRACK,,ROAD,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Authority (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TRACK - WALKING,"A formed and/or marked way for passage by foot, bicyle, motorcycle or horse",TRK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TRAIL,A TRACK or PATH for passage from one point to another,TRK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
TRAM STOP,,TRAM,Registered,Department of Transport,Department of Transport
TRAMWAY,"Usually a system of grooved tracks laid in urban streets, forming routes for the conveyance of passengers in trams",TRAM,Registered,Department of Transport,Department of Transport
TREE FARM,A FARM for the propagation of trees,FARM,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
TRENCH [MARINE],"A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides",DEEP,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
TRIGONOMETRICAL STATION,"A point on the ground, the geographic position of which has been determined by geodetic survey",TRIG,Registered,,
TROUGH [MARINE],A deep or trench in the OCEAN floor; the term is also sometimes applied to a long deep VALLEY,DEEP,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
TUNNEL,"An artificial subterranean passage through a HILL, etc. or under a ROAD, or RIVER, etc., especially for RAILWAY or ROAD",TUNN,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
UNIVERSITY,An educational institution for both instruction and examination in the higher branches of knowledge with the power to confer degrees,EDUC,Registered,Department of Education and Early Childhood Development,Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
VALE,"A VALLEY, usually of a broad, level type",VAL,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
VALLEY,"A long narrow depression in the Earth's surface, usually with a fairly regular downward slope",VAL,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
VELODROME,An arena with a suitably banked track for cycle races,RTRK,Registered,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council or Facility's Administrative Body
VIADUCT,"A BRIDGE consisting of a series of narrow masonry arches with high supporting piers, for carrying a ROAD, RAILWAY, etc., over a VALLEY, RAVINE, or similar",VDUC,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department  ,Municipal Council or Government Department  
VIHARA ,Buddhist place of worship,RELG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
VILLAGE,"A grouping of buildings (houses, farms, shops, places of worship, etc.) in rural surroundings, smaller than a TOWN, larger than a HAMLET; does not have officially recognised and registered boundaries ",POPL,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
VINEYARD,,WINE,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
VINEYARDS,"A plantation of grapevines, for producing grapes for winemaking, etc.",WINE,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
WALK,See PATH,TRK,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
WAREHOUSE,,BLDG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
WATER TOWER,A supported elevated tank to secure pressure for distributing a water supply,WTR ,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WATERCOURSE,"A STREAM of water, a RIVER or a BROOK; also an artificial CHANNEL for the conveyance of water",STRM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WATERFALL,"A sudden descent of water over a step in the bed of a STREAM. In place names, commonly shortened to FALL or FALLS",WTRF,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WATERHOLE,"(a) A natural HOLE or hollow containing water, often in the dry bed of an intermittent RIVER (b) A SPRING in the DESERT",WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WATERSHED,The elevated boundary line separating the headstreams which are tributary to different river systems or basins ,WTSD,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WATERWAY,"A RIVER, CHANNEL or other water feature which can be used for communication or transport",CNAL,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WAYSIDE STOP,A loop at the side of a ROAD or HIGHWAY for vehicles to stop away from traffic; with toilet and possibly picnic facilities,CRPK,Registered,Municipal Council or VicRoads,Municipal Council or VicRoads
WEIR,"A DAM across a STREAM over which the water is allowed to flow, although it raises the water level; it is also used to measure the flow and control the depth of water impounded",DAM,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WELL,A HOLE or pit dug in the ground to obtain water or drilled to obtain oil,BORE,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WELL,A natural SPRING or small POOL fed by a SPRING or SOAK,WTRH,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WET DOCK,A DOCK in which the water can be maintained at any level by closing a gate when the water is at the desired level: see DRY DOCK,DOCK,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
WETLAND,"Areas inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation typical of SWAMPS, MARSHES, bogs, etc.",SWMP,Registered,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority,Municipal Council or Catchment Management Authority
WHARF,"A platform, contiguous to and more or less parallel with the SHORELINE, alongside of which ships may be secured for loading or unloading cargo or passengers",PIER,Registered,Municipal Council or Port Authority,Municipal Council or Port Authority
WINERY,A place where wine is manufactured,WINE,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
WOODS,"A large and thick collection of growing trees, usually less extensive than a FOREST",FRST,Registered,Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE),Municipal Council or Government Department (Parks Victoria or DSE)
WOOLSHED,"A structure where sheep are shorn, the wool is classed, baled and stored",BLDG,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Municipal Council
WORKS,"The equipment, machinery, etc. and often the buildings, necessary to carry on any industrial business; a manufacturing works",FTRY,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
WRECK,The ruined remains of a stranded or sunken vessel which has been rendered useless,WRCK,Registered,Water Authority,Water Authority
YARD(S),"An enclosure forming a pen for livestock etc., a stockyard",YD,Registered,Municipal Council,Municipal Council
ZOO,,ZOO,Recorded,Facility's Administrative Body,Facility's Administrative Body
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