The adopted name of the site, which was continuing to grow at a rapid rate on the back of displaced flood victims from Rochester taking up residence at the Rosaia Rd location, was never officially named Rochester South.
ERV developers of the site, its Elmore Field Days ownership group and other state government authorities and contractors, have never documented the Rochester South title in correspondence concerning the construction of the 400-plus-bed facility.
A good-humoured, and completely innocent, suggestion from the floor of a public meeting seems to have “grown legs’’ and — probably without sufficient consultation — has been a constant reference point by not only the Campaspe News, but also by several other community groups.
But here is where it stops, in print at least.
An underground swell of discontent within the Elmore community, which only started to raise its head last week, will be recognised by this newspaper at least and we will refer to the site as the ERV Elmore Events Centre site — or whatever official title is decided on by those who operate the location.
Being such a social media-dominated disaster, which allowed for the dissemination of vital information to the community, the adopted name of the new village has had an almost permanent fixture in our digital footprint since the late-October announcement that the site would be developed.
The Campaspe News is anticipating a more formalised, and official, announcement to be made in the coming week on the back of what is anticipated to be a lengthy stay for people now residing at the field days site.
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